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U.S. livestock: CME cattle higher on surging cash market

May. 6, 2025 at 4:38 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures crept higher on Tuesday as strong wholesale beef prices and a tight cattle supply compelled meatpackers to pay up for each head of cattle, lending support to the cash market and cattle futures, analysts said.

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U.S. livestock: Cattle set fresh highs, hogs dip

May. 5, 2025 at 4:12 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

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U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as traders await US-China trade talks

May. 5, 2025 at 2:37 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle gallop to new highs on record cash prices

May. 2, 2025 at 4:57 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise amid hopes for easing US-China trade tensions

May. 2, 2025 at 3:27 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Chicago, Illinois, USA - March 28, 2022: Chicago Board of Trade office in Chicago. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the world's oldest futures and options exchanges.

U.S. grains: Soybean futures end up in recovery from two-week low

May. 1, 2025 at 3:55 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended higher on Thursday as prices rebounded after sliding to a two-week low amid worries about U.S. export demand, analysts said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures hover near highs as cash prices jump

May. 1, 2025 at 3:52 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures hovered near recent contract highs on Thursday as traders said cash prices galloped to new highs.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures drop on signs of economic contraction

Apr. 30, 2025 at 5:35 pm CDT

Chicago cattle and hog contracts fell across the board as U.S. advance gross domestic product data pointed to the first quarterly decline in three years.

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. grains: Corn futures end higher on solid US export sales

Apr. 30, 2025 at 4:34 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures advanced on U.S. export demand on Wednesday, while bargain-hunting lifted wheat futures after prices set contract lows, traders said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Chicago grains, soy futures drop as U.S. planting pace accelerates

Apr. 29, 2025 at 4:30 pm CDT

Chicago corn and soybean futures ended lower on a volatile day of trading Tuesday, as U.S. farmers raced to plant their fields and investors bemoaned a lack of fresh news over the U.S.-China trade war, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters