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U.S. livestock: Short-covering drives CME live cattle higher

Oct. 7, 2015 at 2:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Wednesday, fuelled by active short-covering in anticipation of cash and wholesale beef prices bottoming out soon, traders said. Spot October finished 4.225 cents/lb. higher at 129.35 cents, and December up 2.925 cents at 136.15 (all figures US$). “So […]

U.S. grains: Corn tops two-month high

Oct. 6, 2015 at 3:34 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle limit up on beef bounce

Oct. 6, 2015 at 3:23 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Prices rise on technicals, positioning before reports

Oct. 5, 2015 at 6:54 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Sagging beef prices drag on CME live cattle

Oct. 5, 2015 at 6:48 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on profit-taking

Oct. 2, 2015 at 5:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures sank on Friday on a round of end-of-week profit taking after prices hit an 8-1/2 week high on Thursday, traders said. Soybeans also fell, pressured by the expanding harvest of what is expected to be a bumper crop in the U.S., while corn […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle snap four-day losing streak

Oct. 2, 2015 at 4:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle finished the week on a positive note, fueled by short-covering and bargain hunting that halted future’s four-day skid, traders said. Spot-October settled 1.675 cents higher at 123.075 cents/lb., and December 1.375 cents higher at 131.375 cents (all figures US$). CME live […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat extends rally, soybeans slip

Oct. 1, 2015 at 3:50 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago wheat rose more than one per cent on Thursday, extending a rally triggered by Wednesday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture data that put the 2015 U.S. crop below market estimates. Corn futures rose slightly on technical buying and spillover support from wheat. Soybeans slumped on pressure from an […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle again sag to two-year bottom

Oct. 1, 2015 at 3:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday slid to a two-year low for a second consecutive session, after investors sold October and bought deferred months in anticipation of more cash price weakness, traders said. Spot-October settled at 121.4 cents/lb., down 3.275 cents, and December 0.925 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures jump as USDA cuts production outlook

Sep. 30, 2015 at 6:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rebounded on Wednesday, after a government report showed that wheat production was less than traders had expected. Meanwhile, corn futures lost ground, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly grain stocks report showed that both corn and soybean supplies were plentiful and U.S. […]

By P.J. Huffstutter