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U.S. livestock: Cash price spike drives CME live cattle higher

Dec. 30, 2015 at 3:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished well into positive territory on Wednesday, led by the steep climb in prices for cash cattle, traders said. Spot December, which will expire on Thursday, closed 2.8 cents/lb. higher at 133 cents, and February ended 1.2 cents higher at […]

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on bargain-buying, fund short-covering

Dec. 29, 2015 at 6:10 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle futures

Dec. 29, 2015 at 6:05 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on improved Brazil weather forecasts

Dec. 28, 2015 at 8:14 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking ends CME live cattle’s win streak

Dec. 28, 2015 at 8:08 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Rain in Brazil’s forecasts dampens soy futures

Dec. 24, 2015 at 3:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures touched a one-week low on Thursday as expectations for beneficial rains in top exporter Brazil overshadowed stronger-than-expected U.S. export sales. Concerns about large U.S. supplies and poor export demand pushed March corn to settle at a new contract low, while wheat futures reached […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Strong beef prices lift CME live cattle again

Dec. 24, 2015 at 3:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures notched gains for a fifth consecutive session on Thursday, fuelled by the recent rise in wholesale beef prices in anticipation of tight near-term supplies, traders said. CME livestock futures closed at noon CT in observance of the Christmas holiday. Spot […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat drops to three-week low on supplies

Dec. 23, 2015 at 6:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures closed at their lowest level in three weeks on Wednesday as grain markets came under renewed pressure from large global supplies and lackluster export demand. Egypt, the world’s top wheat importer, bought 120,000 tonnes of Argentine wheat in a tender that highlighted the […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally for fourth straight session

Dec. 23, 2015 at 6:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed for a fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, with December up the three-cent/lb. price limit, as the southern Plains braces for a weekend winter storm that drove cash and wholesale beef prices higher, traders said. Spot December settled limit up […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Prices fall on technical selling, abundant supplies

Dec. 22, 2015 at 3:03 pm CST

Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean prices fell on Tuesday, weighed by technical selling and abundant global supplies. Soybeans and wheat gave up earlier gains that were based on weather concerns for developing crops, while corn led the way down in choppy trading ahead of Friday’s Christmas holiday. “There’s no […]

By Michael Hirtzer Rod Nickel