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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures extend rally on packer demand

Nov. 25, 2016 at 3:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures extended gains to fresh multi-month highs on Friday, buoyed by technical buying and strong demand from beef and pork packers, traders said. Live cattle jumped more than one per cent at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, capping their fifth consecutive week of […]

U.S. grains: Exports support soybeans after U.S. holiday

Nov. 25, 2016 at 3:10 pm CST

By Gus Trompiz Julie Ingwersen

Record crops to send grain stocks to all-time peak, IGC says

Nov. 24, 2016 at 5:00 pm CST

By Nigel Hunt

CETA clears legal test hurdle in EU parliament

Nov. 23, 2016 at 6:58 pm CST

By Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn still rangebound despite recent gains

Nov. 23, 2016 at 6:36 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soyoil jumps on new U.S. biofuel targets

Nov. 23, 2016 at 5:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soyoil futures surged nearly seven per cent on Wednesday after the U.S. government released final requirements for biofuel use for next year, analysts said. The strength in soyoil lifted soybeans, but CBOT wheat closed lower and corn was narrowly mixed, pressured by […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle firm on pre-holiday technical buying

Nov. 23, 2016 at 5:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures gained one per cent on Wednesday while live and feeder cattle each rose modestly, boosted by technical buying and good demand from meat packers ahead of Thursday’s U.S. Thanksgiving Day holiday, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange December lean hogs notched a two-month […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. ups biofuel requirements in win for Big Corn

Nov. 23, 2016 at 11:58 am CST

New York | Reuters — The U.S. government on Wednesday announced finalized targets for biofuel use for next year, requiring that energy companies blend 19.28 billion gallons of renewables into the nation’s fuel supply. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a statement set the target for conventional biofuel, or ethanol, […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb to four-month high

Nov. 22, 2016 at 6:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures hit a four-month high on Tuesday on strength in Chinese soy markets and technical buying, analysts said. Corn inched higher while wheat closed mixed ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday. Chicago Board of Trade soybeans for January delivery […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs falter on profit-taking after two-month high

Nov. 22, 2016 at 6:44 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures eased about one per cent on Tuesday as investors locked in profits after prices earlier climbed to the highest levels in more than two months, traders and analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were slightly higher and feeder cattle narrowly lower, […]

By Michael Hirtzer