Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures plunged on Friday but were set for weekly gains, as weather forecasts indicated positive news for crops in the central United States.
U.S. grains: Soy tumbles as U.S. rain forecast offers relief
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle gain strength as corn prices plunge
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures ticked up Friday on steep losses in the U.S. grains market, while lean hogs mostly firmed on short-covering, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures firm on technical trade; cattle futures mixed
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures ticked up on technical trading on Wednesday, while cattle futures were mixed to lower, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm as forecasts call for hot, dry weather
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago wheat and corn gained strength on Wednesday as the market monitored a hot, dry spell forecast in parts of North America, but gains were capped by sizeable global supplies.
U.S. livestock: Technical trading sends CME livestock futures higher
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures turned higher on Tuesday, with cattle futures continuing to firm amid signals that cash market prices may ease, market analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn touch two-week highs on short-covering, weather
Reading Time: 2 minutes The price rally in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures extended into a second day on Tuesday, with the most-active contract Cv1 reaching a two-week high, as traders began to focus on weather-related impacts on the U.S. crop and short-covering, market analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound as market unwinds some of its ‘Trump trade’
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped on Monday on a flurry of short covering, with prices rebounding from last week's 2020 lows as traders re-evaluated the U.S. political landscape after U.S. President Joe Biden abandoned his reelection bid on Sunday.
U.S. livestock: Livestock futures turn higher on technical trading
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures ended higher on Monday on technical trading, and as futures prices continued to hover well below the cash market levels, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end mixed; traders question slowed slaughter pace
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) nearby live cattle futures ended higher on Friday, amid technical trading ahead of a monthly government cattle supply report, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds on short covering, global weather worries
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed on Friday on short-covering and concerns over weather in wheat-growing areas of the U.S. Plains and globally.
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