Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose on Tuesday for a fourth straight session, with deferred months setting life-of-contract highs as robust demand for beef lifted packer profit […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Rising beef prices buoy CME live cattle futures
Colder spell in U.S. Midwest, Plains lifts hogs
U.S. grains: Corn, soy up on bargain-buying after Friday’s slump
Chicago wheat also climbs
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rallied on Monday as commercial and technical buyers stepped in to take advantage of Friday’s steep declines, analysts said. Wheat futures […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle end firm, led by rising beef prices
Lean hog futures edge higher
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Monday as support from strong wholesale beef prices and expectations of firm cash cattle prices overshadowed pressure from bearish […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures drift lower on technical selling
Back months in hogs, cattle draw speculators' interest
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures closed lower on Friday on light technical selling, with the spot February contract pressured as speculators rolled long positions into forward months, traders […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans to 6-1/2-year top on expectations of tightening stocks
Corn futures up, wheat retreats
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures resumed their rally on Friday after a light setback a day earlier, climbing to 6-1/2-year highs on signs of fresh export demand and […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle end mixed, feeders firm
Cattle take cues from pause in corn rally
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures closed narrowly mixed on Thursday with the spot February contract drifting lower in rangebound trade, awaiting direction from cash markets, while back months […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures ease off six-year highs
New USDA reports awaited
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures declined on Thursday for the first time in seven sessions, pausing after concerns about dry weather in South America and export disruption in […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle rally on fund-driven buying
CME lean hogs end narrowly mixed
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose two per cent on Tuesday, bouncing back from a sell-off a day earlier, lifted by speculative buying and broad strength in […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans set fresh high on supply worries, technical buying
Chicago wheat, corn also close higher
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures soared on Tuesday, climbing to fresh 6-1/2-year highs on a mix of fund-driven technical buying and worries about South American supplies, analysts said. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle sag as Wall Street retreats, grain prices rise
Wholesale ham prices supportive for hogs
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell more than two per cent on Monday, pressured by ample beef supplies and fund-driven selling as Wall Street equities declined, analysts […] Read more
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