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Michael Hirtzer reports on commodity markets for Reuters from Chicago.


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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures extend rally on packer demand

By Michael Hirtzer November 25, 2016
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures extended gains to fresh multi-month highs on Friday, buoyed by technical buying and strong demand from beef and pork packers, traders […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle firm on pre-holiday technical buying

By Michael Hirtzer November 23, 2016
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures gained one per cent on Wednesday while live and feeder cattle each rose modestly, boosted by technical buying and good demand from […] Read more


(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs falter on profit-taking after two-month high

By Michael Hirtzer November 23, 2016
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures eased about one per cent on Tuesday as investors locked in profits after prices earlier climbed to the highest levels in more than […] Read more

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Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy, corn rebound on technical buying; wheat lower

By Michael Hirtzer November 10, 2016
Chicago/Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rallied on Thursday, rebounding on technical buying after the previous session’s steep losses, while corn edged higher and wheat lower in choppy trading as the […] Read more

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: U.S. soybeans extend gains on export demand, grains ease

By Michael Hirtzer November 7, 2016
Chicago/Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose for the third straight session on Monday, boosted by robust export demand, while wheat and corn futures eased due to caution ahead of Tuesday’s […] Read more


Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat edge higher on fund buying ahead of USDA report

By Michael Hirtzer November 4, 2016
Chicago/Reuters – U.S. soybean, wheat and corn futures were slightly higher on Friday, boosted by light investment fund buying ahead of next week’s presidential election and U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat drops, soy edges up after U.S. export sales data

By Michael Hirtzer November 3, 2016
Chicago/Reuters – U.S. wheat futures fell more than one per cent on Thursday and soybean and corn prices rose slightly as markets took cues from U.S. Department of Agriculture export […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
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U.S. livestock: Hogs surge on technical buying, cattle mostly higher

By Michael Hirtzer November 2, 2016
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures soared three per cent on Wednesday, rebounding on technical buying from the steep losses seen in the previous session, traders […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on short-covering

By Michael Hirtzer October 31, 2016
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed more than one per cent on Monday as traders covered short positions following U.S. regulatory data last week showing […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy eases on profit-taking after big weekly gains

By Michael Hirtzer October 28, 2016
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybeans futures fell one per cent on Friday, reversing from a two-month high while wheat and corn also eased as investors took profits after recent […] Read more

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