Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end flat, demand for US pork underpins prices

Dec. 24, 2024 at 2:13 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures finished flat on Tuesday as strong demand for U.S. pork underpinned the market a day after federal data showed the nation's herd was slightly bigger than expected, analysts said.

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U.S. grains: Soy futures extend recovery from four-year low hit last week

Dec. 24, 2024 at 2:09 pm CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle mixed, feeder cattle firm on technical trading

Dec. 23, 2024 at 4:37 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans ease, grains rise, on choppy day of trading

Dec. 23, 2024 at 3:23 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on fund buying

Dec. 20, 2024 at 4:33 pm CST

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains in technical rebound, wheat hits new lows

Dec. 20, 2024 at 2:48 pm CST

Chicago soybean futures rose on Friday, driven by short-covering ahead of the weekend and technical buying, after forecasts for a bumper South American crop sent soy futures plunging to a four-year low a day earlier.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound after sinking to a new four-year low

Dec. 19, 2024 at 4:02 pm CST

Chicago soybean futures rebounded on technical buying on Thursday after plunging to a four-year low, while wheat fell to lifetime lows as a strong dollar added to concerns about competition from other exporting zones, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures tick down on weak equity markets

Dec. 19, 2024 at 3:59 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle contracts slid on Thursday as weakness in equities, a strong dollar and technical trading pressured futures, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures tip down on profit-taking

Dec. 18, 2024 at 4:57 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle contracts slid on Wednesday as profit-taking, a stronger dollar and a selloff across agricultural commodities weighed on futures, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans plummet to four-year low on Brazil crop outlook

Dec. 18, 2024 at 3:44 pm CST

Chicago soybean futures fell to a four-year low on Wednesday, pressured by bumper crop prospects in Brazil and a slide in soyoil prices after a proposed U.S. government spending bill failed to include support for biodiesel, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters