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U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up on China swine virus fears

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures soared by the company’s daily price limit to new contract highs on Wednesday on increasing worries about the spread of a deadly hog disease in China. Traders expect that China, the world’s biggest hog producer and pork consumer, will need to import more U.S. pork […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit contract highs on weather woes

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News 1 day ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose Tuesday, with the benchmark June contract hitting a high as poor feedlot conditions in portions of the U.S. Plains raised concerns about beef supplies, traders said. Lean hogs closed lower in a profit-taking setback from contract highs set a day earlier. Fat cattle futures […] Read more

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat drift lower on weak export demand

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News 1 day ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures closed nearly unchanged on Tuesday, with commodity funds reluctant to add to a heavy net short position despite pressure from slowing export demand for U.S. grains, analysts said. Soybean futures declined as traders awaited news from ongoing U.S. trade negotiations with China, the world’s top soybean […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise on pork export optimism

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. front-month hog futures surged on Monday, extending last week’s advances on expectations of additional export sales to China, where African swine fever has decimated the world’s largest hog herd, traders said. “We had that huge sale of pork to China last week, and the market is anticipating more sales,” said […] Read more

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn down on disappointing export data

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Monday, halting a four-session rebound from contract lows set last week, as traders worried about export prospects for U.S. grains, analysts said. Soybeans and wheat futures also declined. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) May corn settled down 1-3/4 cents at $3.71-1/2 per bushel (all figures US$). […] Read more

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat close strong

By GFM Network News 5 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 1.7 per cent on Friday as traders unwound bearish bets they placed on the grain when the market spiraled to a 14-month low earlier this week. The most-active Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract hit its highest since March 6 as investment funds were […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up as swine fever cuts Chinese herd

By GFM Network News 5 days ago

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. hog futures rallied to a five-month high on Friday, closing at their daily trading limit on improving export prospects due to a sharp reduction in China’s domestic supplies, traders said. China’s pig herd slid 16.6 per cent in February from the previous year, as African swine fever swept the country, […] Read more

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat rallies on short-covering

By GFM Network News March 14, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rallied on Thursday for the second time in three days, hitting their highest in more than a week as investors scrambled to unwind short positions, traders said. The short squeeze came as the winter wheat crop in the U.S. has been breaking dormancy. “I think […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally on improving export prospects

By GFM Network News March 14, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures jumped 3.5 per cent on Thursday, supported by signs that exports could pick up due to rising Chinese demand, traders said. China bought 23,846 tonnes of U.S. pork last week, its biggest purchase in nearly two years, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed on Thursday. Chinese hog prices […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hog futures mixed after hitting three-month high

By GFM Network News March 13, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures were mixed on Wednesday, with the front-month contract easing on profit-taking after rallying to a three-month high while deferred contracts rose on expectations of tight supplies, traders said. Live cattle contracts were firm following two straight days of declines with concerns about a massive U.S. storm system […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up on China swine virus fears

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit contract highs on weather woes

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat drift lower on weak export demand

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise on pork export optimism

U.S. grains: Corn down on disappointing export data

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat close strong

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up as swine fever cuts Chinese herd

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat rallies on short-covering

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally on improving export prospects

U.S. livestock: Hog futures mixed after hitting three-month high

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