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U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures slip on waning consumer demand

Sep. 16, 2024 at 5:43 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures slipped on Monday as boxed beef prices retreated and consumer demand fell, traders said.

U.S. grains: Wheat and corn slip on profit taking, soy also falls

Sep. 16, 2024 at 5:04 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

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U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits 12-week peak on Black Sea tensions

Sep. 13, 2024 at 5:38 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking pushes down CME cattle futures after gains

Sep. 13, 2024 at 5:34 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn ends higher despite USDA raising US yield outlook

Sep. 12, 2024 at 5:44 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs to one-week high; soy, corn firm ahead of USDA data

Sep. 11, 2024 at 5:37 pm CDT

U.S. wheat futures hit a one-week high on Wednesday, supported by signs that supply pressure from the Black Sea export region may be easing, analysts said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures end lower in consolidation

Sep. 10, 2024 at 6:11 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Tuesday, consolidating after Monday's bounce, while feeder cattle futures firmed as corn prices declined, signaling cheaper feed costs.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans to 1-week low on better-than-expected crop ratings

Sep. 10, 2024 at 5:06 pm CDT

Chicago soybean futures fell to a one-week low on Tuesday, with the benchmark contract Sv1 retreating back under $10 a bushel as better-than-expected U.S. crop ratings bolstered production prospects and eased worries about recent dry weather.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on export demand, dry weather in US and Brazil

Sep. 9, 2024 at 5:11 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures rose about one per cent on Monday, supported by fresh export demand, dry weather in the Midwest crop belt and uncertainty about the start of planting in Brazil, traders said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally in turnaround from slide last week

Sep. 9, 2024 at 5:05 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures rallied on short covering on Monday, analysts said, as the markets recovered from a slide last week.

By Reuters Tom Polansek