Chicago | Reuters — Corn and soybean futures retreated on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projected that U.S. farmers would devote more acres to the two crops […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn slump on record USDA acreage projections
Wheat gains on harsh U.S. cold, surging European wheat
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end mixed after five-session rally
Feeder cattle up on corn supply projection
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures ended mixed on Tuesday following five straight sessions of contract highs that triggered technical and speculative selling and profit taking in some […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn tumbles as USDA projects supplies above market expectations
USDA slashes global wheat supply as feeding to increase
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures dropped on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projected supplies of the grain above market expectations in a monthly report, taking […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rise on China disease worries
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rallied to new contract highs on Monday on rising concerns about the spread of a deadly pig disease in China, the world’s […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn resumes climb ahead of monthly USDA report
Frigid weather in U.S. grain belt lifts wheat
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rallied to a 7-1/2 year peak on Monday on buying ahead of a monthly U.S. government crop report that is expected to show […] Read more
USDA can steer farm aid money to fight climate change, Vilsack says
Reuters — The White House wants to tap a pool of funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corp. (CCC) to support on-farm efforts to fight climate change, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Futures surge to highest since 2014 as USDA cuts supply outlook
Wheat futures at six-year high; corn, soy at 6-1/2 year highs
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures surged to fresh multi-year highs on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said 2020 U.S. corn and soy […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures rise as corn surge seen squeezing supply
Cash prices pressure nearby live cattle futures
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures firmed Tuesday on higher cash hog prices and improving pork packer margins and as soaring feed costs stoked concerns about tighter hog […] Read more
U.S. grains: Futures slip on South American rains
USDA report seen cutting U.S. soy, corn supply estimates
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slipped from 6-1/2-year highs on Monday on crop-boosting rains in South America and as investors squared positions ahead of eagerly awaited U.S. government […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle sink on profit-taking, technical selling
Lean hogs, feeder cattle mixed
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures fell on Monday in a profit-taking and technical-selling setback amid concerns about weaker demand for cattle and beef, traders said. Position rolling by […] Read more