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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rally on bargain buying

Nov. 7, 2022 at 8:22 pm CST

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 lowest in nearly three weeks, traders said. CME December hogs settled up 4.075 cents at 87.05 cents/lb., surging in early […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn sag on worries about China demand

Nov. 7, 2022 at 8:02 pm CST

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U.S. grains: Soy, grains climb as energy prices rise, dollar cools

Nov. 4, 2022 at 4:52 pm CDT

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U.S. grains: Soybeans end lower, halting win streak; corn, wheat also slide

Nov. 3, 2022 at 4:24 pm CDT

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U.S. grains: Wheat slumps as Russia says it will resume Black Sea grain deal

Nov. 2, 2022 at 6:40 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sag on long liquidation; cash trade awaited

Nov. 1, 2022 at 7:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed lower in range-bound trade on Tuesday as speculators exited long positions amid a lack of supportive news, traders said. CME December live cattle LCZ2 settled down 0.525 cent at 151.950 cents per lb but stayed inside of Monday’s […]

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U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on short-covering; wheat, corn also higher

Nov. 1, 2022 at 7:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose about 2 per cent on Tuesday, buoyed by short-covering as the U.S. harvest winds down, hopes for export sales to China and uncertainty about the availability of South American supplies, traders said. Wheat futures turned higher, rallying from early declines as traders […]

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U.S. grains: Wheat up 6 per cent after Russia quits Black Sea pact; corn, soy firm

Oct. 31, 2022 at 6:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures jumped 6 per cent, hitting a two-week high, and corn rose more than 1 per cent on Monday as Russia’s withdrawal from a Black Sea export agreement raised concerns over global supplies. Soybeans followed the trend, with the most-active January SF3 contract setting a one-month […]

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U.S. winter wheat growers seed into dust as Plains drought persists

Oct. 17, 2022 at 5:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — With seeding roughly halfway complete, the 2023 U.S. hard red winter wheat crop is already being hobbled by drought in the heart of the southern Plains, wheat experts said. Seeding plans may be scaled back in the U.S. breadbasket despite historically high prices for this time […]

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs up off 10-month low on bargain-buying

Oct. 5, 2022 at 7:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Wednesday on bargain buying, a day after the benchmark December contract fell to a 10-month low, traders said. CME December lean hog futures settled up 2.075 cents at 76.5 cents/lb. (all figures US$). Front-month October hogs ended […]

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