Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures drifted lower on Thursday in lacklustre trade, with disappointing weekly export sales data and softening wholesale beef cutout prices adding […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle drift lower
Lean hog futures end mixed
U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on stressful northern Plains weather
Chicago soybean futures sag
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Thursday, led by Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) spring wheat futures, which hit an 8-1/2-year high near US$9 a bushel as drought […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle fall on corn rally
CME lean hogs end lower
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower Wednesday, led by weakness in feeder cattle futures and profit-taking after a near two-week high, traders said. CME […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans up on weather worries
MGEX, CBOT September wheats also gain
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures hit their highest in nearly two weeks on Wednesday as forecasts called for dry weather in the Midwest crop belt next […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle firm on cash market optimism
CME lean hogs also advance
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday for a second session, supported by expectations for a slowdown in supplies of market-ready cattle that […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn up on supply worries
Soy futures follow veg oils higher
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Tuesday on concerns about tightening grain supplies while soybean futures advanced on strong global vegetable oil markets, analysts said. Wheat futures […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle up on bargain-buying
CME lean hogs mostly lower; feeder cattle down on corn's bounce
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures firmed on bargain-buying on Friday after a steep plunge a day earlier, with expectations of steady to higher cash cattle prices next […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat up after sell-off
Some traders feel Thursday's sell-off overdone
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose sharply on Friday, rebounding from steep declines a day earlier on bargain-buying ahead of the weekend and uncertainty about […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy plunge on weather, broad commodities sell-off
CBOT wheat follows trend lower
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell sharply on Thursday, pressured by outlooks for rain and cooler temperatures in the Midwest crop belt, as well as spillover […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs limit down on new China stats
Live cattle futures up with cash values
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell their daily three-U.S.-cent limit on Wednesday, pressured by falling U.S. wholesale prices for pork products and news of […] Read more
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