Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

U.S. livestock: Bird-flu testing of US ground beef sinks CME cattle futures

May. 1, 2024 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures took a dive on Wednesday on concerns that U.S. government tests of ground beef for the bird flu virus will harm consumer demand.

U.S. grains: Wheat resumes fall after rain, soy up on technical trading

May. 1, 2024 at 4:36 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle sink as bird-flu beef tests fuel demand fears

Apr. 30, 2024 at 5:41 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide as soyoil plummets; wheat, corn sag

Apr. 30, 2024 at 5:34 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

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U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles as Russian rain forecast spurs profit taking

Apr. 29, 2024 at 4:10 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat rallies for seventh trading day on weather, crop conditions

Apr. 26, 2024 at 4:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures turned higher for a seventh trading day on Friday on a weather driven surge that pushed the most-active wheat contract on a continual chart Wv1 to prices not seen since December. Soybean futures inched down, and corn stayed fairly flat, as traders watched […]

By Renee Hickman

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn higher, hogs ease on technical trade

Apr. 25, 2024 at 6:44 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned higher on Thursday on technical trading, bouncing off the previous sessions lows in response to the U.S. government announcing plans to expand testing of dairy cows for avian influenza, market analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs with dry weather fears continuing

Apr. 25, 2024 at 4:58 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures hit highs not seen since January for a second day, as anxiety over dry weather conditions persisted for top exporter Russia.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures rally on dry weather concerns, Black Sea attacks

Apr. 24, 2024 at 4:27 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures continued their steady climb on Wednesday, as dry weather raised concerns in key growing regions and Russian attacks in the Black Sea area threatened to disrupt supply chains.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slump as US requires bird flu tests for dairy cattle

Apr. 24, 2024 at 3:29 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures fell sharply on Wednesday after the U.S. government announced plans to expand testing of dairy cows for avian influenza - even though the virus has not been identified in beef cattle herds, market analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters Tom Polansek