Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters – The U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its estimates for corn and soybean production from a month earlier on Monday, adding to expectations of hefty global supplies of both crops. The agency raised its estimate for the 2024/25 soybean crop to a record 4.589 billion bushels, above 4.435 billion bushels seen last month and exceeding 4.469 billion bushels expected by analysts. USDA forecast a […] Read more
USDA forecasts record soy, bumper corn crops
U.S. livestock: Cattle, lean hog futures firm as economy concerns ease
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures turned higher on Friday, as cattle futures rebounded from recent sharp drops in pricing amid a flurry of fund selling.
U.S. grains: Corn and soy futures near four-year low, wheat rises
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago corn and soy futures closed near four-year lows on Friday and posted weekly losses, while wheat prices rose on expectations of a poor crop in France as traders positioned for Monday's U.S. supply and demand report.
U.S. livestock: Cattle, pork futures fall amid fund selling
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures turned lower on Thursday, with cattle futures slumping amid a flurry of fund selling and weakening wholesale pricing, traders said.
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans face bearish pressure on hefty supplies
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures fell on Thursday, and soybean futures set new life-of-contract lows, as U.S. farmers scramble to sell their bins of old-crop grain and oilseeds into a global market awash in supplies, traders said.
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans ease on US crop expectations, demand concerns
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures turned lower on Wednesday as markets came under pressure from expectations of a U.S. bumper crop, moderate weather in the Midwestern corn belt and sluggish oilseed demand, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle mixed, feeder cattle lower; lean hogs ease
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mixed on Wednesday, and feeder cattle turned lower, as the U.S. dollar continued to recover and livestock traders remained uneasy about the health of the global economy, market analysts said.
Bearish Chicago grains/oilseeds in need of a new story
Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybean, corn and wheat futures in the United States are all trading near contract lows, with a lack of any significant weather threats likely to keep the bias pointed lower until something changes the narrative.
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans, corn fall; wheat up on big tender from Egypt
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybeans and corn slumped on low demand and a stronger dollar on Tuesday as financial markets recovered from an epic sell-off on Monday. Wheat futures rose after a massive tender from Egypt for 3.8 million metric tons to cover imports between October 2024 and April 2025—its largest ever according to traders.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle stabilize after sell-off
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures stabilized on Tuesday after sliding during the previous session on fears that the U.S. may be headed for a recession.
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