Chicago | Reuters – Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade ended higher on Tuesday after two-sided trade, as export demand optimism won out over forecasts for cooler, wetter […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on export hopes; corn, wheat remain weak
Wheat slips again as Black Sea competition continues
U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures climb on strong demand
SubtitleCattle futures were pressured by softer cash prices and uncertain consumer demand
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures climbed to nearly four-month highs on Monday, supported by strong demand. “Cash trade got off to a good start. There’s margin […] Read more
U.S. grains: corn, soy fall as US weather improves
Wheat dropped despite Black Sea supply concerns
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybeans and corn fell on Monday, pressured by expectations of cooler, wetter weather across the U.S. Midwest in August. Wheat also dropped, despite worries over […] Read more
Strike’s impact on grain movement yet to come
Port workers union, employers reached a tentative agreement Monday morning but backlog likely to linger
MarketsFarm, Reuters – Despite grain movement at Canada’s West Coast ports not being really affected by the British Columbia port workers strike in July, there’s a good chance for issues […] Read more
NFU claims victory for wheat producers after CGC reversal
The changes would've seen the export grade standard applied to deliveries to country elevators
The National Farmers Union (NFU) is calling a reversal of wheat-grading changes a “tremendous success for farmers,” according to news release, Friday. On Friday morning, the Canadian Grain Commission repealed […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures reach one-week high
For beef processors, margins are worsening
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures rose on Friday, with the hog market reaching its highest price in a week as profit margins improved for pork processors. […] Read more
U.S. grains: grain, soy futures drop on milder US weather, with eyes on Black Sea
Markets have retreated since touching multi-week highs on Monday
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures fell to their lowest prices in more than a week on Friday on hopes that U.S. crop weather […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat slide sharply on promise of rain, yield potential
Soybeans steady to higher, boosted by weak U.S. dollar, export news
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and wheat futures slid on Wednesday on technical trading and news of a better-than-expected spring wheat forecast in parts of North Dakota, even as […] Read more
CBOT weekly update: U.S. Fed decision one of many factors
Russia’s withdrawal from Black Sea Grain Initiative, attacks on Ukrainian ports have caused erratic price movement
Marketsfarm – The decision by the United States Federal Reserve on July 26 to raise its key interest rates mostly served as a distraction on the Chicago Board of Trade […] Read more
U.S. livestock: feeder cattle futures gain boost from corn market weakness
Meat packers continued to see profit margins stay in the red
Meat packers continued to see profit margins stay in the red