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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit new contract lows before report

Apr. 22, 2016 at 5:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures sped to new contract lows, accelerated by bearish fundamentals and positioning before the government’s monthly Cattle on Feed report at 2 p.m. CT, traders said. Simultaneously, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will issue its monthly cold storage data that will […]

Australia to defer decision on China land deal

Apr. 21, 2016 at 7:00 pm CDT

By Colin Packham

California communities beg for relief from drought restrictions

Apr. 21, 2016 at 6:48 pm CDT

By Sharon Bernstein

Russian farming firm to test investor appetite

Apr. 21, 2016 at 6:37 pm CDT

By Olga Popova

Venezuela ordered to pay U.K. firm for ranch takeovers

Apr. 21, 2016 at 6:21 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit eight-month high

Apr. 21, 2016 at 4:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans surged to the highest levels in eight months on Thursday on technical buying and bull-spreading as investors eyed outlooks for lower output due to rains in Argentina. Corn and wheat futures tumbled more than two per cent in a profit-taking setback at the Chicago […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ends mostly weak

Apr. 21, 2016 at 3:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed weak on Thursday after investors sold deferred months and bought April futures based on preliminary cash prices, traders said. April live cattle closed up 0.2 cent/lb. to 126.5 cents. June ended down 0.375 cent/lb. to 116.9 cents, and […]

By Theopolis Waters

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy expected to correct lower

Apr. 20, 2016 at 6:29 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are both likely to correct lower after sharp gains on the week, according to one U.S. analyst. Corn prices are slightly overdone, and will likely decline in coming sessions, said Terry Reilly of Futures International. Reilly said […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains on fund buying

Apr. 20, 2016 at 6:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans shrugged off early losses to surge two per cent on Wednesday, hitting new eight-month highs and extending the gains of a dramatic April rally linked to investment fund buying and rain-related delays in Argentina’s harvest. Chicago Board of Trade soybeans reached the psychological threshold […]

By Michael Hirtzer

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

Apr. 20, 2016 at 5:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts slid for an eighth day in a row on Wednesday as long liquidation continued, said traders. April live cattle closed 1.025 cents/lb. lower at 126.3 cents, and June ended down 1.3 cents/lb. at 117.275 cents (all figures US$). Both contracts […]

By Theopolis Waters