Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybeans and corn futures turned lower on Friday, with both also notching a third weekly loss, as farmers kept clearing out their grain bins ahead of a U.S. harvest that is forecast to see massive yields, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on bumper yield forecasts; wheat steadies
U.S. livestock: cattle futures dip on stronger dollar, slow cash trade
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle futures eased on Thursday, as generally quiet cash market and a strengthening U.S. dollar left cattle futures in a range-bound trade, traders said.
U.S. grains: Wheat loses overnight rally; soybeans and corn futures dip
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures ended lower on Thursday as cheap Black Sea exports kept weighing on the market, which had risen overnight on a rally sparked by a Russian attack on Ukrainian port infrastructure.
US undercounts bird flu in cattle as farmers shun testing
Farmers fear economic losses from positive tests, leading to under-reporting; USDA offers partial compensation
Reading Time: 4 minutes The U.S. bird-flu outbreak in dairy cattle is much larger than official figures suggest due to farmers' reluctance to test their animals and risk the economic consequences of a positive result, according to Reuters interviews with dairy experts, veterinarians, and farmers in six states with known cases.
U.S. grains: Soybeans firm after bouncing back from latest four-year low
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybeans rose on Wednesday, bouncing back on technical trading after hitting another four-year low, according to analysts.
U.S. livestock: Cattle firms on technical buying as Labor Day nears
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures rose on Wednesday on technical buying and increasing beef demand ahead of the upcoming U.S. Labor Day holiday, analysts said.
CBOT Weekly: Conditions for U.S. soybeans, corn ‘just ideal’
Reading Time: < 1 minute With rain forecast for most of the United States Corn Belt, the prospects for larger than expected soybean and corn crops is pretty much certain, according to broker Scott Capinegro of AgMarket Inc. in Chicago.
U.S. grains: Soybeans set another four-year low following USDA report
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures lost more ground on Tuesday, setting another four-year low a day after U.S. Department of Agriculture data reinforced the prospect of a bumper U.S. harvest.
U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on stronger beef demand, lower corn prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures rose on Tuesday with beef demand increasing ahead of the approaching Labor Day holiday and as corn futures dipped following the U.S. Department of Agriculture's weekly crop progress and condition report.
US to expand bird-flu testing of beef in slaughterhouses
Reading Time: 2 minutes The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday it will expand bird-flu testing of beef entering the food supply as part of its response to the ongoing outbreak among dairy cattle, adding that U.S. beef and dairy products remain safe to consume.
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