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U.S. livestock: Live cattle, lean hog futures end lower

Jun. 11, 2024 at 7:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed lower on Tuesday in dull technical trade as market players await cash cattle trade to develop, brokers said. CME August live cattle LCQ24 settled down 1.050 cents at 178.925 cents per pound, although the contract stayed above its 100- and […]

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs three per cent in rally from one-month lows; soy, corn sag

Jun. 11, 2024 at 4:53 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat to 1-month low on harvest pressure; corn, soybeans firm

Jun. 10, 2024 at 5:16 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end mixed, hogs rise on strong pork exports

Jun. 7, 2024 at 5:34 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

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U.S. grains: Wheat marks biggest weekly loss in nearly a year as Turkey bans imports

Jun. 7, 2024 at 4:39 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn and soy futures rise on new Brazilian tax rule

Jun. 6, 2024 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade corn Cv1 and soybean Sv1 futures rose on Thursday as news of tighter rules on industry tax credits in Brazil made traders and producers hopeful that it could boost U.S. export business, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down amid oversupply, weak retail demand

Jun. 6, 2024 at 5:29 pm CDT

Live cattle and feeder cattle futures closed mostly lower at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Thursday as slow sales of beef products such as hamburgers and steak weighed on prices, Altin Kalo, economist at Steiner Group, said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures hit five-month low on oversupply worries

Jun. 5, 2024 at 5:00 pm CDT

Lean hog futures closed at their lowest price since January at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Wednesday as traders focused on a potential oversupply of U.S. pork heading into the summer barbecue season.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls as U.S. Plains harvest advances, Russia concerns ease

Jun. 5, 2024 at 4:24 pm CDT

Chicago benchmark wheat Wv1 futures fell on Wednesday for the sixth day in a row, as progress in the U.S. winter harvest weighed on prices and concerns eased over the Russian crop, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy down as traders weigh weather and planting progress

Jun. 4, 2024 at 4:20 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade corn and soy dipped in choppy trade on Tuesday as traders weighed U.S. planting progress and strong corn ratings with adverse weather in importer Mexico and downgrades to soybean harvest forecasts in major exporter Brazil.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters