Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures climbed on Friday, largely supported by positioning ahead of a key hog inventory report issued by the U.S. Department […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs rise, live cattle slip ahead of USDA reports
Cattle on feed top trade estimates
Minnesota grain handler targeted in ransomware attack
Company instead issuing handwritten tickets for grain deliveries
Chicago | Reuters — Minnesota agricultural co-operative Crystal Valley said it had been targeted in a ransomware attack in recent days, making it the second Midwestern farm-services provider in a […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy jump despite rising harvest as oil, equities gain
Accelerating harvest amid dry U.S. forecast caps gains
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rebounded on Wednesday from four sessions of declines in a technical and fund-buying bounce fueled by rising crude oil and equities markets, more […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mixed, hogs lower
Futures under pressure as equity markets slump
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mixed on Monday as late-session bargain buying only partly offset pressure from adequate cattle supplies and global economic concerns […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans slump with harvest pressure, equities, oil
Favourable weather boosting U.S. corn, soy harvests
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures retreated on Monday as harvesting accelerated across the Midwest farm belt and sinking energy and equities prices weighed on market sentiment. […] Read more
Some grain terminals restart after Ida as Nicholas rains arrive
Reuters — Another grain export terminal near Louisiana’s Gulf Coast shuttered for two weeks by Hurricane Ida restarted operations this week even as heavy rains from Tropical Storm Nicholas battered […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rise, narrowing discount to cash market
Technical selling drags on live cattle
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures firmed on Friday, led by the nearby October contract, in a technical and bargain-buying rally that narrowed the market’s sizeable […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans ease as Midwest’s rains seen boosting crop
CBOT December corn up, wheat down
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for a second straight session on Friday as rains were seen boosting harvest prospects in some dry areas of the Midwest farm […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans rally as crop conditions drop, soyoil prices rise
Hot weather forecast for heart of Midwest farm belt
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rallied on Tuesday on eroding Midwest crop conditions and improving export demand, and as soyoil prices rose another three per cent amid further […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures post new highs, end mixed
Hogs down on supply outlook
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied to contract highs on Tuesday but ended mixed, with nearby contracts pressured by ideas that beef prices are topping […] Read more