Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures sank to contract lows on Friday on concerns over anemic U.S. demand for pork, analysts said. The dramatic price decline […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Weak pork demand knocks lean hogs to contract lows
June live cattle up; feeder cattle down
U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle stumble to three-week low
June live cattle, lean hogs also lower
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures slumped to their lowest price in more than three weeks on Thursday, while live cattle futures also eased. Traders said […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat up on Black Sea deal doubts
Cancelled China sales weigh on corn prices
Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago wheat hit a one-week high and closed up on Thursday as markets cautiously eye developments on the Black Sea grains corridor following a wave […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle extend setback to six-week low
Lean hogs follow cattle futures lower
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures tumbled to a six-week low on Wednesday, extending a setback from an all-time high last month as technical selling and […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat rallies as tensions rise between Russia, Ukraine
Recent rains may not be enough to save U.S. wheat, traders say
Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago wheat rebounded from a 25-month low to close higher on Wednesday, edging up on fresh tensions between Russia and Ukraine that cast doubt on […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit five-week low
Technical selling, economic worries add pressure; June hogs up
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped to their lowest level in more than five weeks on Tuesday as technical selling and concerns about the U.S. […] Read more
EU sets Ukraine grain import restrictions in five countries until June 5
Supports pledged for farmers in those countries
Brussels | Reuters — The European Commission said on Tuesday it set restrictions until June 5 on imports of Ukrainian wheat, maize, rapeseed and sunflower seed to ease the excess […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat hits 25-month session low on good crop conditions
Market eyes talks on Black Sea grain corridor
Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago wheat hit a 25-month low in the session to close lower on Tuesday, on weather that looked good for U.S. crop development and improving […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat futures sink on rains, global supplies
U.S. winter wheat conditions likely improved in past week
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures tumbled to fresh lows on Monday on ample world supplies, sluggish U.S. export demand and beneficial rains in key production areas of the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago grains up off new lows, end week higher
Wheat rebounds off another 21-month low
Reuters — Chicago grain and soybean futures ended higher on Friday after posting fresh lows earlier as traders anticipated hefty global supplies and kept an eye on weather in the […] Read more
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