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U.S. livestock: Live cattle again sink to nine-month bottom, but off lows

Aug. 18, 2017 at 4:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures pared losses on Friday after falling to their lowest level in nine months, led by this week’s steep cash price drop and seasonally downward-trending wholesale beef values, said traders. Bargain buying and traders covering their short positions lifted contracts from […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit nine-month low

Aug. 17, 2017 at 6:34 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to contract lows on fund selling

Aug. 17, 2017 at 5:15 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Troops to help cull fowl in Philippines’ bird flu battle

Aug. 16, 2017 at 9:16 pm CDT

By Reuters

JBS still seeks U.S. unit IPO

Aug. 16, 2017 at 8:30 pm CDT

By Ana Mano

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures ease, soy firms

Aug. 16, 2017 at 3:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures sank to contract lows on Wednesday as ample global supplies provided overseas buyers with cheaper alternatives to U.S. offerings in export deals, traders said. Corn futures also were lower, pressured by the drop in wheat as well as good weather […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle give back Tuesday’s gains

Aug. 16, 2017 at 3:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday reversed some of Tuesday’s advances, led by fund liquidation and expectations for softer prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle this week, traders said. “We obviously still see liquidation by funds that are still long the market,” West Oak […]

By Theopolis Waters

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy struggle under heavy supplies

Aug. 16, 2017 at 2:59 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Corn and soybean traders continue to assess the fallout from last week’s world supply and demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The monthly report stunned analysts with predictions for U.S. corn yields at 169.5 bushels per acre, and soybean yields of 49.4 bu./ac. “That just […]

By Terry Fries

U.S. grains: Corn slips to 10-month low on U.S. crop conditions

Aug. 15, 2017 at 5:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn tumbled to a 10-month low on Tuesday and soybeans fell to a six-week low as rains boosted expectations for bumper U.S. crops, traders said. Some CBOT wheat and K.C. wheat futures dropped to life-of-contract lows on technical selling and as a […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rebound after bargain hunters step in

Aug. 15, 2017 at 4:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed sharply higher on Tuesday, ignited by bargain buying after burdensome supplies recently sank the contract to eight-month lows, said traders. “Everybody was just overly bearish and we had lots of long liquidation by funds pushing the market down. So […]

By Theopolis Waters