Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday drew pressure from funds that sold, or “rolled,” June positions into back months before similar moves lasting five […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag as funds roll positions
U.S. livestock: Higher cash prices rally CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Thursday led by better-than-expected cash prices that halted the market’s three-session losing skid, said traders. Fund buying and […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag despite fundamentals
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle nearby contracts on Wednesday were weakened by funds that sold, or “rolled,” June positions into back months ahead of similar moves […] Read more
Germany plans to toughen conditions for insecticide use
Berlin | Reuters — Germany plans to make it more difficult for farmers to use crop insecticides in a bid to preserve biodiversity, an environment ministry document showed. “Insect biomass […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Supply growth worries extend CME live cattle losses
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle finished lower for a second consecutive day on Tuesday amid concerns about increased supplies ahead, said traders. “Everybody keeps talking about […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Profit-taking upends CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed lower on Monday, pressured by profit-taking after three consecutive days of market advances, said traders. Worries about burdensome supplies in […] Read more
World wine output falls to 60-year low
Paris | Reuters — Global wine output fell to its lowest level in 60 years in 2017 due to poor weather conditions in the European Union that slashed production in […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on strong cash markets
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Friday, with nearby contracts supported by firm cash markets and strong wholesale beef values, traders said. Deferred offerings […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped on Thursday on profit-taking and fund liquidation ahead of the U.S. Agriculture Department’s monthly Cattle on Feed report. Feeder […] Read more
Supreme Court finds for provinces in ‘Free the beer’ case
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s top court on Thursday ruled against a New Brunswick man who had argued he had the constitutional right to buy beer more cheaply in a […] Read more