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U.S. grains: Wheat joins broad commodities weakness

Sep. 23, 2022 at 6:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell about three per cent on Friday, joining a broad sell-off in commodity and equity markets tied to fears of an economic downturn that would dent demand, analysts said. Corn and soybean futures joined the weaker trend, pressured by recession fears and favorable […]

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs sag on macroeconomic concerns

Sep. 22, 2022 at 7:34 pm CDT

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U.S. grains: Wheat reaches two-month high on Ukraine worries

Sep. 22, 2022 at 5:01 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs down on weak pork prices, macroeconomic fears

Sep. 21, 2022 at 7:53 pm CDT

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U.S, grains: Wheat climbs as Ukraine war escalation feared

Sep. 21, 2022 at 6:22 pm CDT

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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans bounce ahead of long weekend

Sep. 2, 2022 at 7:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures rose on Friday on a short-covering bounce ahead of a three-day U.S. holiday weekend, led by strength in crude oil and other commodities as fears waned about aggressive interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. A rally in world stocks […]

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb on cash market optimism

Sep. 2, 2022 at 7:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended higher on Friday on expectations of higher cash cattle prices next week and position-squaring ahead of a long U.S. holiday weekend, traders said. Benchmark CME October live cattle futures settled up 1.75 cents at 144.55 cents/lb., with December up […]

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up as corn prices sag

Sep. 1, 2022 at 7:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled mostly higher on Thursday as lower grain prices propped up feeder cattle futures, signaling cheaper feed costs, traders said. Benchmark CME October live cattle futures settled up 0.225 cent at 142.8 cents/lb., a day after dipping to a four-week […]

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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall on economic concerns

Sep. 1, 2022 at 5:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell more than four per cent and corn and soybeans slipped on Thursday on mounting concerns about a global economic slowdown, analysts said, just as the Midwest crop harvest nears. Wall Street stocks came under pressure as data showing that U.S. manufacturing grew […]

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U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures follow cash hogs lower

Aug. 31, 2022 at 7:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Wednesday on profit-taking after a two-session climb and pressure from softening cash hog prices, traders said. CME benchmark October lean hogs settled down 2.075 cents at 91.525 cents/lb. and December hogs ended down 1.625 cents at 83.875 cents/lb. […]

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