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U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop to contract lows on demand woes

May. 22, 2023 at 5:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures sank to contract lows on Monday, with the market under pressure from plentiful supplies and weak demand for pork at grocery stores and on the export market. “The story remains one of a slow-to-move product market,” brokerage StoneX said in a […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on falling corn prices

May. 12, 2023 at 6:35 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall on weak export data

May. 11, 2023 at 5:21 pm CDT

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U.S. grains: Bargain buying pulls soy up off lows

May. 11, 2023 at 3:49 pm CDT

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U.S. grains: Corn futures firm; wheat, soybeans lower

May. 10, 2023 at 7:57 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures fall on poor fundamental outlook

May. 10, 2023 at 7:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell on Wednesday, as poor demand for pork smothered any bargain-buying attempts to pull prices away from contract lows hit earlier this week. Cattle contracts also were lower, but the declines were kept in check by expectations that corn prices will […]

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U.S. grains: CBOT corn, soy, wheat fall on bearish weather

May. 9, 2023 at 6:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures dropped on Tuesday, under pressure from a fast pace of planting across key production areas of the U.S. Midwest and an outlook for good growing weather once seeding is finished, traders said. Soft red winter wheat futures also […]

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures rebound on technical bounce

May. 9, 2023 at 6:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures recovered from contract lows on a round of technical buying on Tuesday, traders said. Traders also noted the recent declines may spark interest in the export market. “U.S. pork has become some of the cheapest in the world and it […]

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures extend losing streak

May. 8, 2023 at 6:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell for the fourth straight session on Monday, with the most-active June contract hitting a new low, with traders focused on cash market weakness and light demand for pork. In CME cattle futures, feeder cattle contracts rebounded from six straight […]

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U.S. grains: Corn hits eight-month low

Apr. 24, 2023 at 6:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures slumped on Monday to an eight-month low after the government announced that China canceled some purchases of U.S. supplies of the grain. The cancellations, which also weighed on wheat and soybean futures that hit one-month lows on Monday, highlighted concerns […]

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