Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rose more than 2 percent on Tuesday as European wheat markets climbed on concern about tightening global supplies, traders said. Soybean futures firmed […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat higher on global supply fears; soybeans climb, corn eases
U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures tumble on uncertain pork demand
Chicago | Reuters – Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell sharply on Monday, with the benchmark October contract down its daily limit on worries about a seasonal […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy retreat on U.S. rains, broad declines in commodities
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn and soybean futures declined on Monday, pressured by beneficial weekend rains in the Corn Belt and spillover weakness from outside commodity markets including crude […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures sag on end-of-month selling
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn and soybean futures fell about 2 percent on Friday on technical selling and long liquidation at the end of the week and month, and […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mixed as traders eye Dominican hog disease
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed mixed on Thursday as pressure from news of a deadly hog disease in the Dominican Republic offset support from […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat climbs as dry weather hits U.S. spring crop; corn, soy follow
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures rose on Thursday, with the front contract rising above $7 a bushel for the first time in a week […] Read more
African swine fever confirmed in Dominican Republic pigs: USDA
Chicago | Reuters – The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the deadly hog virus African swine fever in samples from pigs in the Dominican Republic, the agency said on Wednesday, fuelling concerns […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on signs of drought damage in northern U.S. Plains
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rose more than 2 percent on Wednesday on increasing concerns over U.S. supplies of top-quality spring wheat after early results from an annual […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Firm cash markets lift hog futures
Cattle futures extend slide
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Friday as firm U.S. cash markets and rising pork prices underscored tight hog supplies, analysts said. News […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat posts biggest weekly climb in six years
Weather woes in North America, Russia, Europe spur concerns
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rose about three per cent on Friday and recorded their largest weekly gain in six years as parched conditions for North American spring […] Read more
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