Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a one-week low on Friday, declining for a third straight session as traders fixated on forecasts for welcome rains in drought-hit Argentina, […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on improving Argentine crop weather
Chicago wheat up on weekly sales data
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures hit one-month low
USDA data awaited; hogs down on wholesale pork price weakness
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Thursday with the most-active April contract hitting a one-month low on technical selling, soft cash cattle markets and […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, corn slide on forecasts for much-needed Argentine rains
New survey calls for expanded U.S. wheat acres
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday, retreating from seven-month highs set a day earlier as forecasts for beneficial rains in drought-hit Argentina sparked a round of […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hog futures sag as pork prices hover near two-year lows
Live cattle mixed, March feeder cattle up
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Wednesday as cash hog prices remained soft and wholesale pork prices lingered near two-year lows, traders said. “We […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn retreat off multi-month highs
Putin's comments on exports underpin wheat
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures settled lower on Wednesday as traders booked profits after both markets set multi-month highs and as weather forecasts promised much-needed rains […] Read more
China driving crude oil price increases
Bulls on crude oil expect a 'very shallow' recession
MarketsFarm — China has largely been behind the current upticks in global crude oil prices, according to Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis for Oil Price Information Services in […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola’s steady week takes late turn
Outlook 'neutral to bearish'
MarketsFarm — While canola prices turned lower Wednesday, the week ending that day was full of rangebound trade activity with little movement. The March canola contract traded within a range […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn markets’ eyes on South America
Wheat market remains sensitive to Ukraine news
MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were boosted by last Thursday’s bullish supply/demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, but attention has since […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures sag on long liquidation, rising grains
Hogs end mixed as traders' net long position shrinks
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Tuesday, on spillover weakness from feeder cattle futures and long liquidation as market players responded to a hefty […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy up off early declines on export data
Chicago wheat follows suit
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean futures rallied to multi-month highs on Tuesday as signs of export demand and follow-through support from last week’s […] Read more
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