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U.S. livestock: CME cattle soar as cash markets firm
U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on disappointing US export data; corn also down
Demand for U.S. soy hampered by strong competition from Brazil, China's economic woes
U.S. soybean futures fell about 1.5 per cent on Thursday on disappointing weekly U.S. export sales data coupled with strong competition from Brazil, where the soy harvest is expanding, traders said.
U.S. grains: Wheat futures sag; corn, soybeans hover near multi-year lows
South American rainfall, Chinese demand, good production outlook for U.S., Russian wheat weighing on prices
U.S. wheat futures fell on Wednesday on technical selling and spillover weakness from European wheat markets amid thin export demand, while corn and soybeans stabilized after setting multi-year lows a day earlier.
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans close higher, rebounding after multiyear lows
Wheat followed the firm trend, bouncing after a slide to one-week lows
U.S. corn and soybean futures rallied on Tuesday, closing higher on a round of bargain buying after both commodities fell to multiyear lows, although supportive news about supply and demand was lacking, analysts noted.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures ease on profit-taking after 2-1/2-month peak
Lean hog futures ended modestly higher; firm cash hog prices lent support
CME April live cattle futures LCJ24 settled down 0.450 cent at 181.225 cents per pound, retreating after rising to 183.450 cents, the contract's highest point since Nov. 7. Last week's firm cash cattle prices and technical buying underpinned the market, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soy hits 2-yr lows on South American crop prospects, demand worries
Chinese demand less certain as real estate crisis deepens there
U.S. soybean futures fell to two-year lows below $12 a bushel on Monday, pressured by improving prospects for large South American harvests and worries about demand as top global soy buyer China struggles with a real estate crisis, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn pressured by South American supply prospects
Outlooks for large soy and corn crops in Argentina, optimism about Brazil's harvest set the tone
U.S. soybean futures sank to a one-week low on Friday and corn fell more than 1 per cent as traders focused on improving prospects for South American harvests, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soybean, soyoil futures slide on weak demand
KC wheat firms on demand optimism
U.S. soybean futures Sv1 fell 1.4 per cent on Thursday, pressured by weak export demand for U.S. supplies of the oilseed given strong competition from Brazilian supplies, along with sliding values for soybean oil, traders said.
U.S. grains: Corn up 1.3 per cent on South America weather worries, softer dollar
Wheat futures ended up 2.4 per cent on technical buying and weakness in the dollar
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures rose 1.3 per cent on Wednesday as uncertainty about crop prospects in South America and a setback in the dollar triggered a round of short-covering and lifted the benchmark corn contract Cv1 from three-year lows set last week, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans rise, led by soyoil and crude oil; wheat up, corn choppy
Crude oil futures rose almost 2 per cent on supply disruptions, supporting soy
U.S. soybean futures climbed on Monday as soyoil futures jumped 2.7 per cent on short-covering and strength in crude oil, traders said.