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U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rally as corn prices sag

Jun. 23, 2023 at 7:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group feeder cattle contracts rallied on Friday, their second day of gains, as weakening corn prices cut into feed costs and boosted profit margins at packers. Hog futures were weaker on follow-through selling after Thursday’s sharp decline. The August CME feeder cattle contract gained 3.275 […]

U.S. grains: Soy, corn down off multi-month highs

Jun. 22, 2023 at 5:36 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise, hogs fall

Jun. 22, 2023 at 5:31 pm CDT

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U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat rally to multi-month highs on weather concerns

Jun. 21, 2023 at 7:34 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle down as corn extends rally

Jun. 21, 2023 at 7:30 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: Hogs rally to nine-month high; cattle ease

Jun. 20, 2023 at 6:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures rose to a nine-month high as a recent slowdown in the pace of slaughter limited the amount of retail supplies. Cattle futures were weaker on an expected seasonal slowdown and a round of profit-taking, traders said. CME July hogs jumped three […]

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U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures steady; wheat mixed

Jun. 20, 2023 at 6:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures steadied on Tuesday after the market rallied sharply at the end of last week on concerns that hot and dry weather will lead to harvest shortfalls. The market remained underpinned by the most recent forecasts, which remained unfavourable for key growing […]

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U.S. grains: Wheat futures rebound

Jun. 8, 2023 at 5:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Thursday, bouncing back from a sharp sell-off a day earlier on support from technical buying and concerns about supply disruptions stemming from the Russia-Ukraine war, traders said. Corn and soybeans also closed in positive territory, with old-crop contracts supported by expectations […]

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle down second day in a row

Jun. 8, 2023 at 5:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell Thursday on a wave of follow-through selling after contracts posted their first losses in more than a week on Wednesday. Hog futures closed firm but remained below recent peaks. Benchmark CME August live cattle futures settled down 0.95 cent at […]

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U.S. grains: Wheat futures snap winning streak

Jun. 7, 2023 at 4:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Wednesday, with the most-active Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract snapping a five-session rally that had pushed prices to their highest in nearly three weeks, traders said. But concerns about export demand for U.S. supplies pulled wheat prices […]

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