Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures retreated on Monday after U.S. government data showed supplies in feedlots above trade expectations and as some traders worried about […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink as on-feed supply tops estimates
Profit-taking drags on hogs
U.S. grains: Corn rebounds on technicals, sales to China
Soybeans also gain; wheat weak on improving U.S. crop
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rebounded on Friday in an end-of-week technical and bargain buying bounce from steep losses the previous day. Corn received an additional […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs resume climb on robust demand
Cattle down ahead of USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended mostly higher on Friday, rebounding from sharp declines the previous day as strong pork demand and tight hog supplies […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy slump in broad-based commodities selloff
Weekly corn export sales top estimates, China buys more
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Thursday as a firm U.S. dollar and tumbling energy prices, with crude oil down more than eight per cent, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs follow broader commodities markets lower
"We were a little top heavy coming in"
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures posted steep losses in most contracts on Thursday as a broad-based commodities market selloff, led by sinking crude oil […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on slowing exports, Argentina rains
USDA confirms more U.S. corn sales to China
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures retreated on Wednesday on slowing export sales as global demand shifts to South American supplies and as U.S. farmers prepare to dramatically increase […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs climb to 6-1/2-year high
Cattle futures follow hogs higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied for a second straight session on Wednesday and the spot contract rose to the highest in 6-1/2 years on […] Read more
U.S. grains: Nearby corn futures firm as USDA reports big sales to China
CBOT May soybeans, wheat also up
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures edged higher in actively traded nearby contracts on Tuesday on strong export demand after the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the largest sales […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs up on tightening hog supplies, strong pork demand
CME live cattle futures mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures were mostly higher on Tuesday on lofty pork prices, tightening hog supplies and hopes for improved meat demand as economies […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans rise as USDA projects tight supplies into 2022
Wheat slumps on profit taking, nearby corn also slips
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecast domestic supplies of the oilseed would remain historically tight into 2022 despite […] Read more