Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures slid on Friday as grain futures rallied, underpinned by strong commodities and equities markets, brokers said. The downward trend started […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME futures fall on grain rally
Beef cutout price drops
U.S. grains: Chicago futures slide on profit taking, slumping dollar
Wheat slips following USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn, wheat and soybean futures all fell on Thursday as investors across the board sought to take profits amid global supply questions, even as the […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle firm as grain markets pressured
Hogs under seasonal price pressure
Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures firmed at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) on Thursday, as grain markets came under pressure from investor profit-taking even as the U.S. dollar […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Trader sees canola topping $900 mark soon
Crush margins at 'very, very extreme levels'
MarketsFarm — Despite surpassing the $900 per tonne mark at times during the week ended Wednesday, ICE Futures’ January canola contract never settled above that psychological level. Rising prices prior […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Rising U.S. corn, soy yields ‘a little surprising’
'Somehow the USDA found higher yields'
MarketsFarm — Updated estimates in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply/demand report, released Wednesday, saw larger than expected increases to soybean and corn yield estimates in the country. However, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle settle lower as Wall Street slides
Feeder cattle, lean hogs also weaker
Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures slipped at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) on Wednesday as the market came under pressure from steep losses in equities and a lack […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat drops as USDA raises global supply view
USDA lifts U.S. corn, soy yield views; stocks still tight
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unexpectedly raised its global supply outlook in a monthly report, citing larger crops […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy ease as traders await crop data
Wheat traders eye Black Sea supplies
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures on Tuesday eased on long liquidation ahead of the release of widely followed government crop forecasts on Wednesday, analysts said. The […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end lower, consolidate after rally
December live cattle futures flat
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures pulled back on Tuesday as the market consolidated after climbing nearly five per cent during the previous session, brokers said. […] Read more
Fund short position in canola dips to four-month low
Net long increases in CBOT soybeans
MarketsFarm — Speculators were busy covering short positions and putting on some fresh longs in the canola market during the week ended Nov. 1. That lowered the net short position […] Read more