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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn nears one-week low as harvest weighs

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures sagged to their lowest level in nearly a week on Tuesday, pressured by the ongoing harvest and softening cash markets, analysts said. Soybeans ended lower after a choppy, seesaw session while wheat futures firmed in a light technical bounce following a three-session sell-off. The Chicago Board of Trade […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs end quarter mostly higher on short-covering

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — The bulk of Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts on Friday finished higher in the final trading session for the quarter, ignited by fund buying and short-covering, said traders. They said futures rallied from earlier losses on Friday and prior to late Thursday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture quarterly hog report. The […] Read more
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures slide on larger-than-expected crop view

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell Friday, with Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) spring wheat tumbling more than three per cent after the U.S. Department of Agriculture surprised traders by raising its estimate of the U.S. spring wheat crop, despite a summer drought. Soybean and corn futures rose roughly one per cent each on […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs settle mostly lower before USDA report

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts closed lower on Thursday, pressured by profit-taking ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly hog report at 2 p.m. CT. “The industry will no doubt show herd expansion and record-large production, it’s just a question of how much,” said Archer Financial Services broker […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy at two-week low on harvest, pre-report adjustments

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a two-week low on Thursday on pressure from the expanding U.S. harvest and technical selling a day ahead of key U.S. government crop reports, analysts said. Wheat and corn followed the lower trend as traders adjusted positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s small grains […] Read more
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Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Harvest pressure to weigh on soy, corn

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — U.S. harvest operations are just getting started, which should keep soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade under pressure over the next few weeks. Both commodities are expected to “grind a little lower” over the next few weeks, according to Terry Reilly of Futures International in Chicago. The U.S. […] Read more

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