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U.S. Livestock: CME lean hogs hit 5-mth peak on demand, cattle range bound

Oct. 7, 2024 at 5:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures advanced on Monday to the highest point in nearly five months on technical buying and seasonal strength, analysts said. Live cattle futures also edged higher on a strong cash market, although large cattle weights and beef demand worries amid a slumping […]

U.S. Grains: Soybeans ease on South American rain outlook; grain higher

Oct. 7, 2024 at 3:38 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters

Warmer, drier October followed by colder, snowier November

Oct. 7, 2024 at 3:12 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Malaysia to produce less palm oil – USDA attaché

Oct. 7, 2024 at 2:47 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

wheat being loaded onto a bulk vessel at port in Russia.

Russia says grain harvest hit by Ukraine war, bad weather

Oct. 7, 2024 at 9:37 am CDT

By Gleb Bryanski Reuters

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on technical buying, economic news

Oct. 4, 2024 at 5:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose and feeder cattle touched a two-month high on Friday on technical trading, with stronger-than-expected September jobs data indicating good consumer demand, analysts said. Hog futures touched their highest level in four months before retreating. Benchmark CME December live cattle […]

By Renee Hickman

U.S. Grains: CBOT wheat, soy and corn fall as dollar rallies

Oct. 4, 2024 at 3:40 pm CDT

Chicago wheat dropped for a second day on Friday, moving further from a 3-1/2 month high reached this week as a stronger dollar made U.S. exports look less attractive.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Strong gains for red spring varieties

Oct. 4, 2024 at 11:27 am CDT

Spring wheat cash prices in Western Canada posted double-digit increases for the week ended Oct. 3, while durum bids were up much more modestly.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. port strike ends leaving cargo backlog

Oct. 4, 2024 at 8:24 am CDT

U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports began reopening late on Thursday after dockworkers and port operators reached a wage deal to settle the industry's biggest work stoppage in nearly half a century, but clearing the cargo backlog will take time.

By David Shepardson Dovinsola Oladipo Reuters

A tugboat passes shipping containers being unloaded and stacked on a pier at Port Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 19, 2021.

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures fall as U.S. port strike continues

Oct. 3, 2024 at 5:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures fell on technical trading as the session ended on Thursday, according to analysts, after trading both sides earlier in the day. Benchmark CME December live cattle futures LCZ24 settled down 1.300 cents at 186.400 cents per pound. CME November feeder cattle futures FCX24 ended down […]

By Renee Hickman