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U.S. livestock: Live cattle set fresh highs, lean hogs slide

Apr. 29, 2025 at 4:02 pm CDT

Chicago live cattle futures settled around contract highs, Tuesday, while lean hogs fell.

U.S. grains: Wheat futures set contract lows on forecasts for beneficial US rain

Apr. 28, 2025 at 4:52 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Black Angus breed cattle in a feedlot or feed yard. Ear tags and electronic monitoring tags have been touched up to removed distinguishing numbers and features

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise as Mexican imports questioned

Apr. 28, 2025 at 3:14 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. grains: Soybeans weaken on positioning, China’s tariff talk denials

Apr. 25, 2025 at 4:03 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Chicago lean hogs resume climb

Apr. 25, 2025 at 3:11 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. livestock: Hogs slip on news China cancelled some U.S. pork shipments

Apr. 24, 2025 at 4:28 pm CDT

Most Chicago lean hog futures slid on Thursday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported China had canceled 12,000 metric tons of U.S. pork exports in the week ending April 17.

By Geralyn Wichers

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: Soybeans gain strength as investors hope for more demand outside China

Apr. 24, 2025 at 3:54 pm CDT

Chicago soybean futures rose for a fourth session on Thursday to hold at a two-month high as the potential for demand outside of China appeared to be rising, and comments by U.S. officials on a possible de-escalation in the trade standoff with that country continued to lend some support to the oilseed market.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans jump on hopes of easing US-China trade tensions

Apr. 23, 2025 at 3:11 pm CDT

Soybean prices rose to a two-month high on Wednesday, underpinned by expectations of a de-escalation in the U.S.-China trade conflict, while wheat and corn futures ticked lower.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Food processing plant interior with fresh pig carcasses hanging in the cold storage.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise, nearby hogs edge down

Apr. 23, 2025 at 3:07 pm CDT

Chicago cattle futures continue to rise on Wednesday while nearby lean hog contracts edged downward.

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans get a technical bounce, corn and wheat ease

Apr. 22, 2025 at 4:27 pm CDT

Chicago soybean futures bounced on Tuesday while corn and wheat eased as broader financial markets recovered from a day-earlier slide and the dollar held near a multi-year low.

By Renee Hickman Reuters