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CME December 2023 live cattle, Sept. 20, 2023.

U.S. livestock: CME cattle end firm, consolidate below recent highs

Sep. 20, 2023 at 6:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday as the market consolidated just below life-of-contract highs touched a day earlier. Tightening U.S. cattle supplies remain a supportive backdrop to the market, but fresh bullish news was lacking, traders said. Wholesale beef prices fell, extending […]

U.S. grains: Corn futures extend bounce from multi-year low

Sep. 20, 2023 at 6:35 pm CDT

By Zachary Goelman

‘Shocking’ farm videos barred at egg-price antitrust trial in Chicago

Sep. 20, 2023 at 3:34 pm CDT

By Mike Scarcella

Kyiv acts on ‘compromise’ plan after filing WTO complaint over food ban

Sep. 20, 2023 at 1:12 am CDT

By Pavel Polityuk Yuliia Dysa

U.S. livestock: Chicago hogs turn upward

Sep. 19, 2023 at 7:51 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. grains: Corn up off near-three-year lows

Sep. 19, 2023 at 5:06 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Tuesday on bargain-buying after prices touched the lowest levels in nearly three years, but gains were limited by expectations of an ample harvest and weak export demand, traders said. Soybeans ended lower after choppy trading, setting a one-month low on […]

By Zachary Goelman

Will oil hit US$100? It already did in some markets

Sep. 18, 2023 at 8:07 pm CDT

London | Reuters –– With oil investors and traders focused on an oil-price rally that has come close to US$100 a barrel, some grades of crude oil are already trading above that milestone, highlighting an expectation of tight supply. The outright price of Nigerian crude Qua Iboe surpassed $100 a […]

By Alex Lawler

Farm trade dispute creates rift between Ukraine and its allies

Sep. 18, 2023 at 6:27 pm CDT

Brussels/Kyiv | Reuters — A dispute over agricultural trade created a rift on Monday between Ukraine and some of its strongest allies in the European Union after three member states imposed unilateral measures to restrict imports from the war-torn country. Poland, Slovakia and Hungary announced restrictions on imports on Friday […]

By Julia Payne Yuliia Dysa

Fund long position drops in canola

Sep. 18, 2023 at 5:58 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Fund traders have been busy liquidating long positions and putting on new bearish canola bets in early September. The net managed money long position in the ICE Futures market dropping sharply during the week ended Tuesday (Sept. 12), according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn down on harvest pressure, demand woes

Sep. 18, 2023 at 5:45 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — U.S. corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) hit their lowest levels in nearly three years on Monday as the Midwest harvest expanded, adding to fears of a supply glut at a time of weak export demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. The […]

By Zachary Goelman