Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures jumped nearly five per cent on Monday on bargain buying after the benchmark December contract on Friday dipped to its […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rally on bargain buying
Chicago live cattle firm

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn sag on worries about China demand
Upcoming USDA data in focus
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped on Monday, retreating from a six-week high, pressured by fears about export demand after top buyer China denied it was considering easing […] Read more

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy end higher but below session peaks
Weaker U.S. dollar supportive
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures edged higher on Friday, recovering from overnight weakness on spillover support from friendly outside markets, traders said. “Equities went from […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on robust beef, pork demand
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog and cattle futures rose on Friday, with strong consumer demand for pork and beef pushing prices higher, traders said. Live cattle received […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soy futures rally on strong exports
Chicago corn, wheat also firm
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose 1.4 per cent on Thursday as strong export data buoyed hopes that overseas buyers will book more deals in coming weeks. Corn […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures extend gains
Chicago hog futures weak
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade live cattle contracts rose on Thursday, touching a fresh seven-year high, with tight supplies boosting cash market prices and lending support to […] Read more

ICE weekly outlook: Canola sees choppy, sideways month-end trade
Wide crush margins remain bullish
MarketsFarm –– ICE Futures canola contracts held within a narrow range during the week ended Wednesday, lacking any clear direction with the rolling of positions out of the nearby November […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on cash market strength
November feeder cattle also end higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade hog and cattle futures rose on Wednesday, following gains made in the cash market earlier this week, traders said. CME December lean […] Read more

CBOT weekly outlook: Ukraine talks, low Mississippi River pressure prices
Outside forces pile on seasonal harvest pressures
MarketsFarm — Ongoing harvests for corn, wheat and soybeans in the U.S. and a strong U.S. greenback are putting pressure on markets in the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). However, […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat weak on export concerns
Chicago November soybeans end firm
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures fell on Wednesday as weak demand on the export market weighed on prices. Soybeans ended in positive territory, but concerns that […] Read more