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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs snap four-session win streak

Dec. 20, 2016 at 4:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Tuesday settled lower for the first time in five sessions, hit by profit-taking and weaker cash prices before packing plants close over the Christmas holiday, traders said. February hogs ended 2.1 cents/lb. lower at 64 cents, and April 1.2 cents […]

Explosion leaves U.S. ready-made whipped cream in short supply

Dec. 19, 2016 at 8:23 pm CST

By Timothy McLaughlin

Vale sells fertilizer unit to Mosaic

Dec. 19, 2016 at 5:58 pm CST

By Gustavo Bonato Stephen Eisenhammer

U.S. grains: Soy, corn weaker on Argentina rains, profit-taking

Dec. 19, 2016 at 5:10 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mostly firmer

Dec. 19, 2016 at 5:04 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on export deal

Dec. 16, 2016 at 5:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Friday, as a fresh export deal highlighted the robust overseas demand for the oilseed and also supported by lingering concerns about dry conditions in Argentina, traders said. Wheat futures were flat, retracing losses late in the session on a round of […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle score 3-1/2 month high

Dec. 16, 2016 at 5:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday reached their highest level since late August, driven by short-covering following the morning’s strong wholesale beef prices, said traders. Buy stops and technical buying enhanced market advances, they said. December live cattle closed 1.6 cents/lb. higher to 112.325 […]

By Theopolis Waters

Tight high-protein supplies underpin Minneapolis wheat

Dec. 15, 2016 at 6:22 pm CST

CNS Canada — Spring wheat futures in Minneapolis are outpacing the Chicago and Kansas City winter wheats to the upside, and tight world supplies of higher-protein wheat should remain supportive until the 2017 North American crop becomes better known. “A lot of it is the protein market,” said analyst Bryan […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy firms on technicals

Dec. 15, 2016 at 4:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday, turning higher after testing key technical support levels, traders said. Corn and wheat futures weakened on a mild round of profit-taking. Wheat, which also was pressured by a firm U.S. dollar, had risen for the previous five days while corn […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cash price caution pressures CME live cattle

Dec. 15, 2016 at 4:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed weaker on Thursday as investors wait for remaining slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle to change hands by Friday, traders said. December live cattle closed down 0.375 cent/lb. at 110.725 cents, and February was 0.425 cent lower at 113.275 cents (all […]

By Theopolis Waters