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U.S. grains: Virus worries, export sales drag on soybeans

Mar. 5, 2020 at 5:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday on poor export demand coupled with declines in global equity markets tied to worries about an economic slowdown due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, analysts said. Corn followed soybeans lower while nearby Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures clung to modest […]

U.S. livestock: CME cattle retreat on demand worries

Mar. 5, 2020 at 5:11 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy up on export hopes, financial market gains

Mar. 4, 2020 at 7:45 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn recover

Mar. 4, 2020 at 2:45 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease with equities

Mar. 3, 2020 at 4:14 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn up on economic stimulus hopes

Mar. 3, 2020 at 3:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures rose on Tuesday on technical buying and expectations for a co-ordinated global effort to offset the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak. The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates in an emergency move designed to shield the world’s largest economy from […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybean futures touch five-week high

Mar. 2, 2020 at 6:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures set a five-week high and corn futures advanced on Monday as markets rebounded from selling last week that was fueled by concerns over the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak. Equity markets around the world rose on speculation that central banks will cut interest rates to […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise in recovery from contract lows

Mar. 2, 2020 at 5:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Monday recovered from contract lows reached last week as concerns temporarily eased about the economic impact from the global coronavirus outbreak. Equity markets also rose on speculation that central banks will cut interest rates to soften the economic blow […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle dive as coronavirus slams global markets

Feb. 28, 2020 at 5:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures extended a steep sell-off on Friday on growing worries that the spread of coronavirus would dent global economic growth and could tip the world economy into recession. Global stocks and oil prices fell sharply as traders fretted over the economic […]

By Karl Plume

ICE weekly outlook: New lows in, but canola stabilizing

Feb. 26, 2020 at 10:09 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market dropped to fresh contract lows on Tuesday but managed to find some support to the downside and may stabilize for the time being amid oversold price sentiment. The May canola contract, which had started 2020 trading in the $490 area, touched a low […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin