Insights and Stories on Exports

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U.S. grains: Soybeans notch two-month low on rain forecasts

Jun. 20, 2024 at 5:21 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade corn slid on Thursday while soybeans closed at their lowest in two months as forecasts for heavy rains alleviated concerns about a heat wave in the central U.S. stressing crops.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed, lean hogs lower on signs of cooling economy

Jun. 20, 2024 at 4:54 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: corn, soybean futures firm as traders track heat wave, crop conditions

Jun. 18, 2024 at 5:12 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures drift lower, lean hogs down

Jun. 18, 2024 at 3:46 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs turn higher on news of China-EU trade fight

Jun. 17, 2024 at 4:14 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Grain futures slump, as wheat drops to 8-week low

Jun. 17, 2024 at 3:08 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat and soybean futures fell sharply on Monday, with wheat at a near two-month low as fund selling pressure rolled into a short holiday trading week, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

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

Jun. 7, 2024 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mixed on Friday as wholesale beef price firmed and packer margins improved, but traders remain concerned that cash market values may be near a seasonal peak, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

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

Jun. 7, 2024 at 4:39 pm CDT

Chicago wheat futures Wv1 fell for an eighth day on Friday for their lowest close in a month after Turkey said it would halt wheat imports in a blow to the global demand outlook.

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