MarketsFarm — Surprising acreage estimates released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture last Friday could remain a major feature in soybean and corn markets for the foreseeable future, as traders […] Read more
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CBOT weekly outlook: Acreage at forefront in soy, corn markets
USDA estimates were bullish for soy, bearish for corn
U.S. grains: Wheat surges on slow harvesting, poor crop conditions
Corn hits 2-1/2-year low and ends mixed, soy mostly firm
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged on Wednesday as slow winter wheat harvesting and deteriorating spring crop conditions fuelled buying and short covering that lifted prices from 2-1/2-week […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans rally on supply worries
Plantings weigh on corn; CBOT wheat also falls
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures on Monday rallied for a second consecutive session, following a shockingly low plantings estimate from the U.S. Department of […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle firm on choppy corn trade
Live cattle, lean hogs mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased and feeder cattle futures ticked up on Monday, as corn prices faced a choppy trading day at the start […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy soars after USDA slashes plantings estimate
CBOT corn dives, wheat follows; soyoil runs limit-up
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures surged about six per cent on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported much lower-than-expected 2023 soy plantings and June 1 […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle up as corn prices slide
Chicago lean hog futures end mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures set a three-week high on Friday, lifted by a surge in feeder cattle futures as corn prices tumbled, traders said. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME nearby hog futures up ahead of herd data
Cattle up on bullish fundamentals
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange nearby lean hog futures ended higher on Thursday, as wholesale pork prices rose, cash hog prices firmed and traders awaited quarterly hog data […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn futures near three-week low
Soy mostly firm ahead of USDA reports; wheat follows corn lower
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest in nearly three weeks on Thursday as rains bolstered production prospects in the Midwest and traders braced for key […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy tumble on forecasts for much-needed rains
CBOT September wheat also lower
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than four per cent and soybeans more than two per cent on Wednesday, pressured by forecasts for beneficial rains in the […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle climb on firm cash markets
Chicago lean hogs end mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher for a second session on Wednesday, lifted by strength in the cash market tied to tightening U.S. cattle supplies, […] Read more