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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn ends higher on lower-than-expected crop ratings

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures rose about 1.4 per cent on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s initial condition ratings for the crop fell below trade expectations. Nearby soybeans also closed firm while wheat turned lower toward the close, after spending most of the session higher. Chicago Board of Trade July corn […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans near 14-month low as weather worries recede

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest level in nearly 14 months on Tuesday on better-than-expected weather conditions over a long holiday weekend and worries about export demand for new-crop supplies, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures declined about two per cent on improving U.S. weather outlooks. Chicago Board of Trade […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Bearish USDA report rattles CME live cattle

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday finished sharply lower, hit by fund liquidation and the morning’s bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture Cattle on Feed report, said traders. The report showed the number of cattle placed in feedlots in April hit a 14-year high for the month. Traders said fund […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Funds, bargain buying rally live cattle

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Thursday reversed some of their recent losses, stirred by fund buying and bargain hunting as the U.S. Memorial Day holiday approaches, said traders. They said futures’ discounts to this week’s cash prices attracted would-be buyers. June closed 1.8 cents/lb. higher at 123.925 cents, and above […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs gain, cattle ease on spread unwinding

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose to a three-month high on Tuesday while live cattle declined as some investors unwound hog-cattle spreads, traders and analysts said. Traders locked in profits on long cattle-short hog spreads, with Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle declining for the first time in four sessions and easing from […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn falls on reassuring crop progress data

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell 1.5 per cent on Tuesday, halting a two-session advance as weekly U.S. planting progress data eased concerns about rain-related delays in the Midwest, analysts said. Soybean and wheat futures also declined, with wheat pressured by better-than-expected weekly U.S. condition ratings. Chicago Board of Trade July corn settled […] Read more
Taste-testing during a Canadian Beef Advantage Seminar in Shanghai in 2013. (Canada Beef via YouTube)
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S., China accelerate beef talks

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Talks on restarting U.S. beef exports to China are moving fast and final details should be in place by early June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday, allowing U.S. farmers to vie for business that has been lost by rival Brazil. As part of a trade deal, U.S. ranchers […] Read more

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