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U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat inch higher ahead of holiday weekend

Feb. 17, 2023 at 5:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn, soybean and wheat futures closed modestly higher on Friday as traders squared positions ahead of a three-day U.S. weekend and weighed contrasting crop prospects in South America, analysts said. Uncertainty about the future of a Black Sea grain export corridor underpinned […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans end higher in choppy trade

Feb. 16, 2023 at 6:53 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: CME spot live cattle futures near eight-year top

Feb. 15, 2023 at 7:51 pm CST

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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy down on stronger U.S. dollar, interest rate fears

Feb. 15, 2023 at 6:15 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease on profit-taking

Feb. 14, 2023 at 6:52 pm CST

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U.S. grains: Soy eases off multi-month highs

Feb. 14, 2023 at 6:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Tuesday on profit-taking after Monday’s multi-month highs and fundamental pressure from the advancing harvest of a likely record-large soy crop in Brazil, analysts said. Corn and wheat drifted lower in technical moves with worries about a global recession adding to bearish […]

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

Feb. 14, 2023 at 3:22 am CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures climbed to contract and multi-year highs on Monday on optimism about firming cash cattle prices and tightening U.S. cattle supplies. Most-active April live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange settled up 1.15 cents at 165.1 cents/lb. after recording a contract high […]

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U.S. grains: Soymeal touches highest since 2014

Feb. 13, 2023 at 5:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soymeal futures hit their highest in almost nine years on Monday on speculative buying and uncertainty about crop prospects in Argentina, despite recent rains, analysts said. Surging soymeal values lifted soybean futures, while corn and wheat rose on worries about the future of Ukraine’s safe […]

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U.S. grains: Soymeal futures set multi-year high while soybeans decline

Feb. 3, 2023 at 7:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures declined on Friday on spillover weakness from crude oil prices and expectations of a massive Brazilian soy harvest, but most-active soymeal futures set an 8-1/2-year high on tight supplies of the feed ingredient, analysts said. Wheat futures fell on profit-taking after rising to […]

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle climb as smaller U.S. herd attracts spec buyers

Feb. 3, 2023 at 7:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures set life-of-contract highs on Friday as a government report this week showing reduced U.S. cattle supplies continued to inspire speculative buying, traders said. A seasonal slide in wholesale beef prices capped rallies. But traders remained fixated on longer-term supplies after […]

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