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U.S. livestock: CME cattle fall amid fears over labour market

Sep. 6, 2024 at 4:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures fell on Friday on a dip in equities markets, slowing momentum in the labour market and a weak cash cattle trade, analysts said. Lean hog futures also fell as industry players anticipated a large supply of heavy […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat and corn fall on profit taking

Sep. 6, 2024 at 4:24 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz

U.S. livestock: CME cattle fall as consumers opt for cheaper meats

Sep. 5, 2024 at 5:03 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures ease after short-covering wave

Sep. 5, 2024 at 4:57 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz

U.S. livestock: CME cattle dip on weak cash market, rising corn prices

Sep. 4, 2024 at 4:55 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz

U.S. grains: Soy, corn rise on weather risks, wheat up on short covering

Sep. 4, 2024 at 4:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soy futures rose on Wednesday on support from short-covering and weather risks. Corn on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) rose on spillover support from soy futures while wheat increased as harvest pressure eased and traders covered short positions. Industry players have been assessing whether overly […]

By Heather Schlitz

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, lean hog futures turn higher as wholesale prices firm

Sep. 3, 2024 at 4:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures turned higher on Tuesday, as wholesale prices firmed and the slaughter pace temporarily shrank as some plants shuttered over the holiday weekend, analysts said. Strong boxed beef prices continued to underpin cattle markets, traders said. Select boxed beef prices rose […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans gain ground as canola tumbles on Chinese import probe

Sep. 3, 2024 at 4:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures turned higher on Tuesday, at one point reaching a near four-week high, bolstered by export demand, crop condition concerns and news that China plans to launch an anti-dumping investigation into imports of Canadian canola, traders said. The ICE canola contract […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on European supply issues, corn and soy on greater demand

Aug. 30, 2024 at 5:39 pm CDT

Chicago wheat rose on Friday, and registered its biggest weekly gain in more than three months on concerns over lower production in Europe.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live hog prices tick up, seasonal dip less sharp than expected

Aug. 30, 2024 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog prices ended up slightly on Friday as analysts said a seasonal drop in pork prices toward the end of summer looked less drastic than expected.

By Renee Hickman Reuters