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U.S. livestock: Funds, beef demand fuel CME live cattle rally

Feb. 28, 2017 at 3:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished sharply higher on Tuesday, driven by fund buying and brisk wholesale beef demand, said traders. They said deferred-month contracts’ discounts to this week’s expected cash prices provided additional market support. February live cattle, which expired at noon CT, closed […]

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall after firming overnight

Feb. 27, 2017 at 6:21 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures score 10-month high

Feb. 27, 2017 at 6:07 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Barge glut chokes U.S. shipping sector despite record harvest

Feb. 24, 2017 at 11:18 pm CST

By Karl Plume Michael Hirtzer

Mexico eyes Brazil farm products as hedge on Trump threat

Feb. 24, 2017 at 10:08 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn hit two-week lows on long liquidation

Feb. 24, 2017 at 5:06 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to a two-week low on Friday and corn hit a 2-1/2-week low on technical selling including fund long liquidation, analysts said. Soybeans closed modestly higher, bouncing after the spot March contract hit a six-week low. Chicago Board of Trade March wheat settled […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. ag sector seeks opportunities in face of challenges

Feb. 24, 2017 at 4:55 pm CST

CNS Canada — With shrinking farm income and a rising debt-to-asset ratio, the U.S. agriculture industry’s leaders are eyeing opportunities that could help it return to a point of profitability. U.S. net farm income is forecast to decline in 2017, with projections from the U.S. Department of Agriculture showing an […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking pressures cattle futures, boosts hogs

Feb. 24, 2017 at 4:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly lower on Friday while lean hog futures gained sharply as investors took profits in each livestock contract, traders and analysts said. Cattle fell after Thursday’s nearly four-week high and hogs rebounded from a roughly two-month low. “It’s just […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Glencore ready for deals and dividends after profit boost

Feb. 23, 2017 at 7:15 pm CST

London | Reuters –– Commodities trader and miner Glencore reported an 18 per cent rise in full-year profit on Thursday, buoyed by a rebound in raw materials prices, and said it was well-placed financially for small acquisitions or a special dividend payout. Analysts said the results beat expectations, driving the […]

By barbara-lewis Dmitry Zhdannikov

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend losses on cash expectations

Feb. 23, 2017 at 6:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell more than one per cent on Thursday, extending losses to their third straight session, on pressure from expectations for declines in Midwest cash hog markets, traders and analysts said. Lower wholesale pork prices this week, especially pork belly cuts, also weighed […]

By Michael Hirtzer