Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures closed lower on Thursday on technical selling as well as declines in Wall Street equity markets that raised concerns about consumer demand for beef, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sag as Wall Street indexes dip; hogs mixed
U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce from near 4-year low; corn and wheat decline
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures rose on Thursday on bargain buying and signs of renewed export demand after the most-active contract Sv1 fell to a nearly four-year low in early trading, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Wheat ends higher on bargain buying; corn firm, soy mixed
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. wheat futures rose 1.6 per cent on Wednesday on bargain buying one day after a drop in prices to four-month lows appeared to spur fresh export business, traders said.
U.S. grains: Oversold corn and soy bounce back after lows
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean and corn futures firmed on Tuesday after hitting multi-year lows on bargain buying and forecasts for lower harvests in some parts of the world, according to analysts.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle, lean hog futures turn higher as wholesale prices firm
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures turned higher on Tuesday on technical trading and as wholesale prices indicated that consumers demand for select cuts remained firm, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans near 4-year low; corn, wheat sag on supply prospects
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest level in nearly four years on Monday and corn and wheat futures followed the weaker trend as rains bolstered Midwest production prospects and traders worried about demand for big crops, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle futures firm, hog futures turn lower
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures ticked higher on Monday and live cattle futures ended mostly lower, as the market struggled to find clear direction, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle and hog futures up on strong wholesale prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle futures bounced on Friday as strong cash prices buoyed futures markets, traders said.
U.S. grains: Corn futures turn higher on surprise old-crop stocks forecast
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn futures rebounded off of multi-year lows on Friday, and soybean futures briefly turned higher, as a government report forecast tighter stocks than traders had expected.
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn and soybeans rebound ahead of data
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago wheat, corn and soybean futures regained ground on Thursday after Wednesday's dramatic losses as investors covered short positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's supply and demand report set to be released on Friday.
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