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U.S. livestock: Cattle up for week, first time since October

Nov. 27, 2015 at 6:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures edged higher on Friday, capping their first weekly gain in five weeks as wintry weather across the central U.S. slowed the movement of cattle to market. Storms from New Mexico to Illinois that brought ice, snow and pounding rain caused […]

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs hit three-week high as cash prices stabilize

Nov. 25, 2015 at 5:52 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy rallies off multi-year low ahead of U.S. holiday

Nov. 25, 2015 at 3:30 pm CST

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Wheat drops on improving crop conditions, big stocks

Nov. 24, 2015 at 7:36 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on profit-taking after one-week highs

Nov. 24, 2015 at 6:51 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce from 6-1/2-year low

Nov. 23, 2015 at 5:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybeans rebounded on Monday on technical buying and short covering after hitting a 6-1/2-year low following the weekend election in Argentina of a president who has promised to cut export taxes and boost production. Corn and wheat prices on the Chicago Board of Trade recovered […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle snap back ahead of holiday

Nov. 23, 2015 at 5:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts ended up sharply on Monday, driven by active short-covering as some investors prepare for Thanksgiving holiday vacations, traders said. “Some of these guys are so frustrated with market volatility and uncertainty that they’re looking forward to some time off,” a […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans fall on good crop weather

Nov. 20, 2015 at 7:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell on Friday, pressured by improving crop conditions in the U.S. Plains and Midwest while corn and soybeans dropped on beneficial crop weather in South America, traders said. The burgeoning harvest prospects threatened to add to the already ample global […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slide before USDA report

Nov. 20, 2015 at 6:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures lost modest ground on Friday, amid caution ahead of Friday afternoon’s cash prices and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report, traders said. Analysts expect the report to show fewer cattle placed into feedlots last month than […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies 1.5 per cent

Nov. 19, 2015 at 4:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures all firmed on Thursday on support from better-than-expected export sales reports for all three commodities, traders said. Gains in soybeans were limited by a huge global supply base following bumper harvests across the U.S. Midwest as well as improving crop […]

By Mark Weinraub