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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy down on harvest, worries about biodiesel

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a one-week low on Tuesday on technical selling combined with better-than-expected yield reports from the Midwest, analysts said. Wheat and corn futures followed the weak trend, with wheat retreating after climbing to a one-month high. Chicago Board of Trade November soybeans settled down 7-3/4 cents at […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag as harvest gets rolling

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell about 1.3 per cent on Monday as anecdotal reports of better-than-expected yields from the early harvest in the Midwest began to trickle in, traders said. Wheat futures turned higher on fund short-covering ahead of a key U.S. government crop report on Friday while corn was little changed. […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle hit one-month high ahead of USDA data

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures jumped to the highest levels in over a month on Friday, lifted by technical buying and expectations for bullish government supply data that was due after the close of trading. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Cattle on Feed report, however, was deemed bearish by analysts, and […] Read more
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Finishers, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. cattle placements spike in August

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers placed 1.93 million cattle in U.S. feedlots in August, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday, in a stronger-than-expected report likely to weigh on futures early next week. Cattle placements rose about three per cent from August in 2016, USDA said. Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted a decline […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy at six-week top on exports, yield uncertainty

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a six-week high on Friday on stepped-up export demand and uncertainty about the size of the U.S. crop, analysts said. Corn followed the firm trend, supported by chart-based buying. Chicago Board of Trade December wheat set a one-month high but turned lower. Chicago Board of Trade November […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME October hogs fall to contract low

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange October lean hog futures fell sharply to a contract low on Thursday, weighed down by a months-long decline in cash prices and abundant supplies, traders said. Deferred hog futures contracts as well as most live cattle and feeder cattle contracts also eased on technical selling and profit-taking. Traders […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-month top on technical buying

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures posted a one-month high Thursday on technically driven trade while U.S. soybean and corn futures eked out modest advances as traders waited for the harvest to expand in the Midwest. Chicago Board of Trade December what settled up 2-3/4 cents at $4.52-1/2 per bushel after reaching $4.54-1/2, its […] Read more
Ripe soybeans near Morden, Man. on Sept. 14, 2017. (Allan Dawson photo)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm on broad commodity strength, soy sales

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Wednesday, supported by strength in commodities and resurgent soy export demand, traders said. Wheat and corn followed the higher trend, with both grains rebounding after a two-session slide as the U.S. corn harvest got under way. Chicago Board of Trade November soybeans settled up 4-1/2 cents […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit two-month high

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures gained on technical buying on Tuesday, with feeder cattle rising to a two-month high and lean hogs climbing by as much as 2.6 per cent, traders said. Fresh news remained scant, but traders were more optimistic about higher cash prices for both cattle and hogs. Declining prices for […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn falls one per cent as harvest looms

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell nearly one per cent on Tuesday on chart-based selling as the harvest of a large U.S. crop loomed, traders said. Soybeans followed the weak trend, declining in the absence of fresh supportive news, and wheat closed mixed, with front-month December fractionally lower. “The biggest thing is, there […] Read more

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