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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally ahead of USDA report

Jan. 22, 2016 at 5:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained for a second day in row on Friday, supported by follow-through buying after contracts settled up by their 3-cent-per-lb daily price limit on Thursday, said traders. Investors also tweaked positions before Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly Cattle-On-Feed report […]

U.S. livestock: Equities spike drives CME live cattle limit-up

Jan. 21, 2016 at 5:03 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn snaps winning streak but wheat, soy firm

Jan. 21, 2016 at 3:42 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Retreating equities undermine CME live cattle

Jan. 20, 2016 at 5:56 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans set back on profit taking

Jan. 20, 2016 at 2:30 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans close firm; wheat gains muted

Jan. 19, 2016 at 5:08 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean and corn futures closed firmer on Tuesday, hitting four-week highs on concerns about rains slowing the early soybean harvest in Brazil and investor hopes of stimulus measures in China, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures followed corn and soybeans higher. Traders also […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Bargain hunting pares CME live cattle losses

Jan. 19, 2016 at 5:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended higher on Tuesday, driven by short-covering and bargain-hunting that helped contracts recover some of their lost ground over the past two sessions, traders said. February live cattle ended 1.75 cents/lb. higher at 129.3 cents, and April closed up 1.65 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat up on short-covering ahead of long weekend

Jan. 15, 2016 at 5:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and wheat futures each jumped one per cent or more on Friday, shrugging off earlier losses as investors took profits on bearish short bets ahead of a three-day holiday weekend, traders and analysts said. Soybeans eased at the Chicago Board of Trade, pressured by […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Equities rout plunges CME live cattle limit down

Jan. 15, 2016 at 5:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled down by their three-cent/lb. daily price limit on Friday after U.S. stock futures plummeted amid global economic jitters, traders said. February live cattle and April closed at 127.55 cents and 128.5 cents, respectively (all figures US$). Live cattle’s trading […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag despite supportive fundamentals

Jan. 14, 2016 at 8:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Thursday, dragged down by technical selling that offset higher cash and wholesale beef prices, traders said. February live cattle closed 1.55 cents/lb. lower at 130.55 cents, and April had fallen 1.525 cents, to 131.5 cents (all figures […]

By Theopolis Waters