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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn recover after slide; soy hits 2020 low

Jul. 9, 2024 at 4:04 pm CDT

Chicago wheat and corn futures ticked higher on Tuesday after sharp declines on Monday, while most-active soybean futures closed at their lowest point in nearly four years, as expectations of ample supplies from northern hemisphere harvests hung over the market.

Klassen: Buyers tasting feeder cattle prices for fall run

Jul. 9, 2024 at 9:25 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Soybean, grain futures drop on expectation of positive crop report

Jul. 8, 2024 at 4:46 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures lower, hogs mostly down on demand questions

Jul. 8, 2024 at 4:43 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: US wheat futures up on strengthening demand

Jul. 5, 2024 at 3:30 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures continue rally on steady demand

Jul. 5, 2024 at 3:27 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Friday as consumer demand for beef remains high and as U.S. cattle herds continue to undergo a period of contraction, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end higher in light pre-holiday trade

Jul. 3, 2024 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher for a second session on Wednesday, supported by strong wholesale beef prices and light technical trading ahead of the U.S. July Fourth holiday, traders said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean futures recover from four-year low

Jul. 3, 2024 at 4:20 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on short covering on Wednesday after nearing a four-year low this week on concerns about large supplies and lackluster U.S. export demand, analysts said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

CBOT Weekly: Still at the behest of the weather

Jul. 3, 2024 at 2:04 pm CDT

United States corn and soybean crops continued to remain at whatever whims the weather brings, according to John Weyer of Walsh Commercial Hedging Services in Chicago.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures rise on technical trading, weather questions

Jul. 2, 2024 at 4:22 pm CDT

Chicago corn futures extended gains on Tuesday on short-covering and U.S. crop condition questions, while soybean prices also turned higher on technical trading and unfavorable weather in some soybean growing areas of the central U.S., traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters