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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally on short-covering, bargain buying

Feb. 12, 2018 at 5:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied more than two per cent on Monday in a short-covering and bargain-buying rebound from steep declines last week and as cash pork prices rose. The actively-traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange April contract touched a 4-1/2 month low early in the […]

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy futures jump on weather woes

Feb. 12, 2018 at 4:31 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn lower in pause after multi-month highs

Feb. 9, 2018 at 5:31 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Weaker cash, pork prices drop CME hogs

Feb. 9, 2018 at 5:19 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. Congress near deal on tax law’s impact on grain market

Feb. 8, 2018 at 8:30 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit one-week top

Feb. 8, 2018 at 5:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures set a one-week high on Thursday as worries about dry weather curtailing Argentina’s harvest overshadowed bearish data in a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report (USDA), analysts said. Corn futures firmed on strong export demand while wheat retreated on profit-taking after multimonth highs. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

La Nina seen likely to fade by spring

Feb. 8, 2018 at 5:00 pm CST

Reuters — The current La Nina weather cycle is likely to transition into more neutral conditions by spring, a U.S. government weather forecaster said Thursday. La Nina is characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean and is linked with floods and droughts. It is the opposite […]

By Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report delivers no surprises

Feb. 8, 2018 at 3:38 pm CST

CNS Canada — The latest report released from the U.S. Department of Agriculture had no surprises for traders at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), leaving the March corn and soybean contracts little changed. “I think that brokers right now are on the phone talking to their customers, probably some […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mostly weaker

Feb. 8, 2018 at 3:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts on Thursday posted modest losses after a volatile session, as investors waited for cattle in the U.S. Plains to change hands, traders said. February futures drew support from wintry weather across the western Corn Belt that threatens to disrupt […]

By Reuters

USDA lowers U.S. corn stocks view as exports rise

Feb. 8, 2018 at 12:57 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — Surging export demand for U.S. corn will cut into domestic stockpiles of the grain by more than expected, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday. But U.S. soybean stocks were forecast to rise as a bumper harvest in Brazil will allow overseas buyers to source their […]

By Mark Weinraub