Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned higher on technical trading on Monday, as live cattle contracts rose on expected consumer demand and hopes of some cash market prices firming, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm on corn weakness, expected holiday demand
U.S. livestock: Cattle largely steady; July placements top estimates
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures were mostly stable on Friday on pre-weekend positioning following a technical-driven selloff this week, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soy rises on short-covering, wheat stays weak
Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybeans rose while corn eased on Friday as traders covered short positions ahead of the weekend while monitoring an incoming heatwave that could threaten some crops in the U.S. Midwest, traders said.
US crop tour finds record Iowa corn crop prospects; Minnesota sub-par
Reading Time: 2 minutes Iowa's corn yield potential set a new record high for the Pro Farmer Crop Tour while excessive June rains drove Minnesota's corn yield prospects to the lowest levels since 2012, scouts on an annual tour of top U.S. production states found on Thursday.
U.S. grains: Wheat falls to new lows, corn and soy down on yield forecasts
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures hit contract lows on Thursday as low prices for Black Sea wheat and a stronger dollar undercut the competitiveness of U.S. grains, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain on bargain buying
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle futures ticked higher on Thursday on a spree of bargain buying as industry players believed cattle futures were oversold, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle up on signs of bargain buying
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle ticked up on Wednesday on a rebound in bargain buying following a steep dive in the previous session.
U.S. grains: Wheat falls on large world supply; corn and soy edge up
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures Wv1 fell on Wednesday as heavy world supplies and cheap Black Sea exports weighed on prices, ahead of a potential Canadian rail stoppage on Thursday.
ICE Canada Weekly: Little confidence in AAFC, StatCan reports
Reading Time: 2 minutes There is skepticism in the trade towards the latest numbers from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and those to come from Statistics Canada on Aug. 28, according to broker Ken Ball of Ventum Financial in Winnipeg.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall dramatically on technical selling
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle futures took a steep dive on technical selling on Tuesday, analysts said, while lean hogs ticked down following cattle's slide.
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