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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain on cash price discount

Jul. 8, 2016 at 6:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained modestly on Friday, but eased from session highs, helped by their discounts to this week’s cash prices that fell shy of expectations, traders said. August ended 0.425 cent/lb. higher at 112.225 cents, and October finished up 0.1 cent, to […]

U.S. grains: Bargain hunting, weather concerns support soy, corn gains

Jul. 8, 2016 at 6:26 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Danone to buy U.S. organic foods group WhiteWave

Jul. 8, 2016 at 10:25 am CDT

By Dominique Vidalon Michel Rose

U.S. GMO food labeling bill passes Senate

Jul. 7, 2016 at 4:58 pm CDT

By Chris Prentice

Monsanto, DuPont sign supply deal for dicamba

Jul. 7, 2016 at 4:25 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall, pull corn from highs

Jul. 7, 2016 at 3:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures plunged 4.7 per cent to their lowest in nearly two months on Thursday, weighed down by forecasts for good weather for crop development across the U.S. Midwest. The sharp drop in soybeans weighed on corn, which settled close to unchanged as traders locked […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle drop as funds roll August positions

Jul. 7, 2016 at 3:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Thursday following the roll by funds out of August into deferred months ahead of similar moves beginning on Friday, traders said. Friday is the first of five days in which funds in CME’s live cattle and lean […]

By Theopolis Waters

CBOT weekly outlook: Favourable weather drops corn, soy prices

Jul. 6, 2016 at 9:09 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade recorded losses during the week ended Wednesday, feeling pressure from favourable weather. Further declines are likely given the nearby forecasts, according to an analyst. “It’s all about the weather right now,” said Terry Reilly of Futures International […]

By Erin DeBooy

U.S. livestock: Supply worries sink lean hogs to one-month low

Jul. 6, 2016 at 8:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Wednesday slid to a one-month low, pressured by concerns over possibly more supplies ahead, traders said. July ended down 0.475 cent/lb. to 81.575 cents (all figures US$). Most actively traded August finished 2.625 cents lower at 80.625 cents. The government’s […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Good weather sparks selling in CBOT corn, soybeans

Jul. 6, 2016 at 8:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures tumbled 2.4 per cent to a 21-month low on Wednesday, falling for a fifth session in a row as good weather for crop development raised expectations of a bountiful harvest in the fall. Soybeans also fell on pressure from an outlook for good […]

By Mark Weinraub