Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat and corn futures ticked higher on Tuesday after sharp declines on Monday, while most-active soybean futures closed at their lowest point in nearly four years, as expectations of ample supplies from northern hemisphere harvests hung over the market.
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn recover after slide; soy hits 2020 low
U.S. grains: Soybean, grain futures drop on expectation of positive crop report
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Board of Trade soybeans and corn futures on Monday dropped to around the lowest prices in four years, as traders expected a positive picture of U.S. crop progress from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in a report due later in the day.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures lower, hogs mostly down on demand questions
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures turned lower on Monday, shedding a post-holiday rally on demand concerns and news that beef-loving Argentines are cutting back on buying steaks as the country's economy slumps.
U.S. grains: US wheat futures up on strengthening demand
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures spiked on Friday amid an uptick in demand for U.S. wheat due to a weaker dollar and the availability of desirable new-crop wheat, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures continue rally on steady demand
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Friday as consumer demand for beef remains high and as U.S. cattle herds continue to undergo a period of contraction, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end higher in light pre-holiday trade
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher for a second session on Wednesday, supported by strong wholesale beef prices and light technical trading ahead of the U.S. July Fourth holiday, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soybean futures recover from four-year low
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on short covering on Wednesday after nearing a four-year low this week on concerns about large supplies and lackluster U.S. export demand, analysts said.
CBOT Weekly: Still at the behest of the weather
Reading Time: < 1 minute United States corn and soybean crops continued to remain at whatever whims the weather brings, according to John Weyer of Walsh Commercial Hedging Services in Chicago.
Colorado reports human case of bird flu
Dairy farm worker had mild symptoms and recovered after antiviral treatment
Reading Time: < 1 minute Public health officials in Colorado on Wednesday announced an adult man had tested positive for avian flu after reporting mild symptoms, including conjunctivitis, or pink eye.
Brazil pushing towards wheat self-sufficiency
Reading Time: 2 minutes The USDA attaché in the country’s capital of Brasilia said the expansion of wheat will include cultivating “tropical wheat” in the savanna-like region in central Brazil known as the Cerrado biome. These varieties of tropical wheat are reported to be better resistant to dry weather.
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