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StoneX raises forecast for Brazil’s 2024-2025 soybean crop

Jan. 2, 2025 at 10:17 am CST

Brazil's 2024-2025 soybean crop is expected to reach 171.4 million metric tons, consultancy firm StoneX said on Thursday, increasing its forecast from the 166.2 million tons it had estimated in December.

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures fall on year-end position squaring, demand doubts

Dec. 31, 2024 at 5:00 pm CST

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago soy, grain futures settle up, but fall for the year

Dec. 31, 2024 at 4:37 pm CST

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Klassen: Feeder market has many factors to digest in 2025

Dec. 31, 2024 at 9:15 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

ADM shareholder presses CEO to resign as criminal probe continues

Dec. 30, 2024 at 6:03 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures fall on domestic, export demand uncertainty

Dec. 30, 2024 at 5:57 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell to two-month lows on Monday, hit by profit-taking and growing uncertainty over domestic and export demand in the coming months, market analysts said.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn falls on profit-taking after reaching 6-month high

Dec. 30, 2024 at 5:52 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures turned lower on profit-taking after the benchmark contract Cv1 hit a six-month high in choppy trade ahead of the year's end, market analysts said.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Winter wheat conditions to worsen in central Russia and Volga, weather agency says

Dec. 30, 2024 at 8:15 am CST

Conditions for winter wheat crops will worsen in Russia's Central and Volga areas in January as warmer-than-usual weather and excess moisture causes sprouts to keep growing during the winter, the state weather agency said on Saturday.

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on strong beef, cash cattle markets

Dec. 27, 2024 at 6:22 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures ended higher on Friday, buoyed by rising wholesale beef prices and firm cash cattle markets, traders said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters