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U.S. grains: CBOT wheat gains on small harvest outlook

May. 12, 2023 at 6:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday, with traders focused on forecasts for crop shortfalls in the drought-stricken U.S. Plains, while corn and soybeans were mostly lower on a government outlook for record-large harvests of both crops. K.C. hard red winter wheat futures posted the biggest gains, […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on supportive USDA data

Mar. 31, 2023 at 6:47 pm CDT

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U.S. grains: Wheat down off Wednesday’s one-month high

Mar. 30, 2023 at 6:16 pm CDT

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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn rally from multi-month lows

Mar. 14, 2023 at 6:41 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle highest since 2015 as corn sags

Mar. 8, 2023 at 7:35 pm CST

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U.S. grains: Wheat below US$7 on hopes for Ukraine export extension

Mar. 6, 2023 at 7:44 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark Chicago wheat futures dropped below US$7 per bushel on Monday for the first time in 17 months, pressured by reminders of adequate global supplies and optimism that the safe corridor to export grain from war-torn Ukraine will be extended, traders said. Corn futures also declined. […]

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U.S. livestock: CME hog futures sag as pork prices retreat

Feb. 22, 2023 at 7:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed lower on Wednesday, retreating from six-week highs set a day earlier as wholesale pork prices backed down after spiking higher early in the week. Live cattle futures closed mixed, underpinned by surging beef prices. At the CME, April hogs […]

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U.S. grains: Wheat nears one-month low on Black Sea competition

Feb. 22, 2023 at 6:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to their lowest in nearly a month on Wednesday as an Egyptian purchase tender highlighted export competition from the Black Sea region, tempering worries about war disruption to Ukrainian supplies, analysts said. Soybean futures fell on profit-taking and expectations of increasing soy […]

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U.S. grains: Soy, corn hit one-week highs on Argentina weather worries

Feb. 21, 2023 at 6:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures hit their highest in a week and soyoil touched a one-month peak on Tuesday as worries about crop prospects in drought-hit Argentina supported prices, analysts said. “It’s all about drought in Argentina… and adding more risk premium,” said Don Roose, president […]

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle post near-eight-year highs

Feb. 17, 2023 at 6:28 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange set life-of-contract highs on Friday and the front contract hit its highest since 2015 as shrinking cattle supplies lifted cash prices, traders said. Market-ready cattle traded in southern Plains cash markets at $160-$162 per hundredweight (cwt), traders […]

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