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CBOT weekly outlook: Weather fuels rallies in grain prices

Jun. 21, 2023 at 7:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Weather and less-than-stellar crop conditions were the primary factors that caused week-long rallies on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) for the week ended Wednesday. Ongoing dryness in most areas of the U.S. saw crops begin to deteriorate. The corn crop dropped six points to 55 per cent […]

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat rally to multi-month highs on weather concerns

Jun. 21, 2023 at 7:34 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle down as corn extends rally

Jun. 21, 2023 at 7:30 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs rally to nine-month high; cattle ease

Jun. 20, 2023 at 6:43 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures steady; wheat mixed

Jun. 20, 2023 at 6:42 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

ICE canola futures see record daily trade volume

Jun. 16, 2023 at 7:31 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market on Friday saw its busiest day ever, with over 90,000 contracts traded during the session, according to preliminary data. Intermonth spreading accounted for roughly half of the trade volumes on Friday as investors were busy rolling out of the front month. Daily trade […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat set multi-month highs on weather worries

Jun. 16, 2023 at 7:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures all closed higher on Friday and all set multi-month highs during the session as worries about stressful dry conditions in key portions of the Midwest prompted a flurry of buying ahead of a three-day holiday weekend, analysts said. “We have […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up as beef prices climb

Jun. 16, 2023 at 7:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rose on Friday ahead of a long U.S. holiday weekend, supported by strong beef prices and profitable margins for beef packers, traders said. CME’s benchmark August live cattle contract settled up 0.65 cent at 171.725 cents/lb. (all figures […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle inch higher in technical bounce

Jun. 15, 2023 at 7:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed modestly higher on Thursday on rising wholesale beef prices and a technical bounce after the benchmark August contract dipped to a two-week low. The cattle market has been consolidating after a surge to contract highs on June […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures soar on dry weather worries

Jun. 15, 2023 at 5:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit their highest levels in nearly two months and soybeans hit a one-month high on Thursday as forecasts for continued dry weather in portions of the Midwest crop belt raised concerns about yield prospects, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures […]

By Julie Ingwersen