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U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle

Nov. 24, 2017 at 3:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday were weakened by profit-taking during a shortened session following the U.S. Thanksgiving Day holiday. CME livestock markets closed early at 12:15 p.m. CT and will resume on Monday at 8:30 a.m. CT. Technical selling, and potential cattle supply […]

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to contract lows on export data

Nov. 24, 2017 at 3:42 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Finnish baker launches bread made from crushed crickets

Nov. 23, 2017 at 5:33 pm CST

By Tuomas Forsell

Bunge widens exec takeover payout scheme after Glencore approach

Nov. 22, 2017 at 7:28 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Brazil pushes back decision on Bayer-Monsanto tie-up

Nov. 22, 2017 at 7:21 pm CST

By Ana Mano

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans excite ahead of holiday

Nov. 22, 2017 at 5:10 pm CST

CNS Canada — While corn futures sat quietly this week on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), soybean futures were another story ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving weekend. On Tuesday, “there was a lot of talk that Argentina was going to have some very good rains; the (soybean) market was […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy nears US$10 a bushel ahead of holiday

Nov. 22, 2017 at 4:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures approached a two-week high near US$10 a bushel Wednesday on technical buying ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, analysts said. Additional support stemmed from worries that the La Nina weather phenomenon, expected to emerge next month, could stress soy and corn crops in […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Fund buying rallies CME lean hog futures

Nov. 22, 2017 at 4:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs settled higher on Wednesday, with support from fund buying and short-covering before the U.S. Thanksgiving Day holiday, traders said. CME livestock markets will be closed for Thursday’s holiday, but resume on Friday at 8:30 a.m. CT and close early at 12:15 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat up as crop ratings, Russia news spur short-covering

Nov. 21, 2017 at 5:44 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rose on Tuesday as a decline in U.S. crop ratings and news of radioactive pollution in the Ural mountains triggered a round of short-covering and concern about wheat exports from Russia, the world’s top supplier. Corn and soybean futures closed little changed after […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rebound on cash, beef prices

Nov. 21, 2017 at 5:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday rallied from Monday’s losses, ignited by short-covering as investors digested initial cash prices and firmer wholesale beef values, said traders. Technical buying contributed to market advances along with unwinding of Monday’s short live cattle futures long hog spreads, […]

By Theopolis Waters