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U.S. grains: Wheat prices fall on hefty supplies

Jan. 14, 2016 at 2:59 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat fell for the second straight day on Thursday, pressured by technical selling, ample global supplies and lacklustre demand for U.S. shipments and dragged by Paris futures which hit a contract low early in the session. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures extended declines after […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy steady on technicals after big gains

Jan. 13, 2016 at 6:12 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Beef price rebound pulls CME live cattle higher

Jan. 13, 2016 at 5:09 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat surges as USDA cuts acreage view

Jan. 12, 2016 at 4:35 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Speculative buying rallies CME lean hogs

Jan. 12, 2016 at 4:30 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cash price unease drags on CME live cattle

Jan. 11, 2016 at 7:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished lower on Monday, pressured by uncertainty over cash prices later this week, traders said. February live cattle closed 0.65 cent/lb. lower at 132.225 cents, and April ended down 0.775 cent, to 133.05 cents (all figures US$). Typically, cash bids […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls from three-week high

Jan. 11, 2016 at 3:07 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dropped two per cent on Monday on technical selling and profit-taking after touching three-week highs last week, while traders eyed an eagerly awaited series of government reports on crops due on Tuesday. Corn and soybeans also fell, with declines in broader commodities markets […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower after choppy session

Jan. 8, 2016 at 4:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts settled lower following Friday’s volatile session, stirred by funds that sold February and bought deferred contracts in accordance with the Standard + Poor’s Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (S+PGSCI), said traders. Friday was the first of five days of the S+PGSCI […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat surges on short covering

Jan. 8, 2016 at 4:08 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures firmed on Friday on technical buying and short-covering as investors squared positions before a key government crop report due to be released on Tuesday. Stabilizing global equities markets following steep losses to start the year offered underlying support to grains. Wheat […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn approaches seven-month low on poor exports, big supply

Jan. 7, 2016 at 5:09 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures neared a seven-month low on Thursday on concerns about poor export demand and large world supplies. Soybean futures also traded mostly lower, while wheat futures jumped on technical buying. Corn traders focused on exports and stockpiles before the release next week of U.S. […]

By Tom Polansek