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U.S. livestock: CME cattle firm on cash market optimism

Nov. 1, 2023 at 6:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures closed modestly higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark December contract extending its rebound from a four-month low set last week, buoyed by technical buying and expectations of rising cash cattle prices. Sellers in the Kansas and Texas cash markets […]

U.S. grains: Corn drops to seven-week low

Nov. 1, 2023 at 4:19 pm CDT

By Brendan O'Brien Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Demand, not interest rates, affecting markets

Nov. 1, 2023 at 3:31 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

More affordability, usage of fertilizers in 2024, analyst says

Nov. 1, 2023 at 12:56 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat down on supply concerns, soft demand

Oct. 31, 2023 at 6:54 pm CDT

By Brendan O'Brien

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise on hopes for cash prices

Oct. 31, 2023 at 6:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures crept higher on Tuesday as the cattle markets continued to rebound from multi-month lows reached last week. Expectations for higher cash prices this week and beyond helped to underpin futures, analysts said. Cash prices improved on Friday, compared to the middle […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle recover off recent slide, eye cash prices

Oct. 30, 2023 at 5:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures topped a one-week high on Monday as the market recovered from steep losses last week. Firm prices in the cash market on Friday supported the rebound in futures, brokers said. CME December live cattle futures ended up 1.025 cents at […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: South America rains push soy futures down

Oct. 30, 2023 at 4:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures declined about one per cent on Monday on profit-taking and pressure from beneficial rains over the last few days in South American crop areas, offsetting a weather premium that had been building for the oilseed crop. Corn and wheat futures also fell. Benchmark […]

By Brendan O'Brien Julie Ingwersen

Fund short position hits new record in ICE canola

Oct. 30, 2023 at 10:34 am CDT

MarketsFarm — The net speculative short position in the ICE Futures canola market rose to its largest level ever recorded as fund traders put on fresh bearish bets and liquidated previously placed long positions, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle recover off May-level low

Oct. 27, 2023 at 7:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures fell to their lowest level since May on Friday before ending higher, while live cattle recovered from June lows reached earlier this week. Strength in the cash market helped boost futures, traders said. Reports of meatpackers paying $185/cwt in Texas […]

By Tom Polansek