Chicago lean hog contracts dipped as a U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed inventories slightly up. Cattle futures were unchanged to slightly up.
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U.S. livestock: Chicago hogs down on USDA report, cattle slightly up
U.S. grains: Chicago corn, soy linger at multi-month lows as weather weighs
Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures hovered around multi-month lows on Thursday, with corn again notching life-of-contract lows, as favourable U.S. weather and expectations of record Brazilian crops maintained supply pressure.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures mixed as consumer and retail demand declines
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures ended mixed on Wednesday as market players weighed waning demand from consumers and retailers while hog futures turned higher, following a seasonal pattern, traders said.
U.S. grains: Chicago corn drops to more contract lows as heavy supply weighs
Chicago Board of Trade front and back-month corn futures notched lifetime lows on Wednesday on expectations of a hefty Brazilian corn crop and a lack of weather threats for the large U.S. corn crop that has recently been seeded, traders said.
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat falls on harvest pressure; corn hits contract lows
Chicago wheat futures sank on Tuesday on pressure from the ongoing harvest in the U.S. Plains and Black Sea as well as a lack of weather threats, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tick down on technical selling, cattle mixed
Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures edged lower on Tuesday on technical selling after setting contract highs in the previous session as traders weighed whether a seasonal peak in cash hog prices has petered out, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle slip; feeders, hogs make small gains
Chicago live cattle futures slipped on Monday while feeder and lean hog contracts eked out gains.
U.S. grains: Soybeans slump on ‘greenhouse’ weather in US
Chicago soybean futures eased on Monday as favorable U.S. crop weather took the focus away from U.S. strikes on Iran conducted over the weekend.
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans slip on profit-taking, favourable Midwest weather
U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Friday as favourable weather in much of the Midwest boosted crop production potential and as traders squared positions ahead of the weekend, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle fall, hogs made modest gains
Chicago cattle futures fell while hog contracts made modest gains after trading resumed on Friday following the Juneteenth holiday.