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U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits 12-week peak on Black Sea tensions

Sep. 13, 2024 at 5:38 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures reached a 12-week high on Friday as escalating tensions in Russia's war with Ukraine increased uncertainty about Black Sea exports.

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking pushes down CME cattle futures after gains

Sep. 13, 2024 at 5:34 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn ends higher despite USDA raising US yield outlook

Sep. 12, 2024 at 5:44 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs to one-week high; soy, corn firm ahead of USDA data

Sep. 11, 2024 at 5:37 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures end lower in consolidation

Sep. 10, 2024 at 6:11 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans to 1-week low on better-than-expected crop ratings

Sep. 10, 2024 at 5:06 pm CDT

Chicago soybean futures fell to a one-week low on Tuesday, with the benchmark contract Sv1 retreating back under $10 a bushel as better-than-expected U.S. crop ratings bolstered production prospects and eased worries about recent dry weather.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on export demand, dry weather in US and Brazil

Sep. 9, 2024 at 5:11 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures rose about one per cent on Monday, supported by fresh export demand, dry weather in the Midwest crop belt and uncertainty about the start of planting in Brazil, traders said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally in turnaround from slide last week

Sep. 9, 2024 at 5:05 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures rallied on short covering on Monday, analysts said, as the markets recovered from a slide last week.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

USDA forecasts smaller drop in 2024 farm income

Sep. 5, 2024 at 3:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. farm income will fall for a second consecutive year in 2024, but not as much as previously expected as prices of livestock and egg products boom and production expenses ease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday. Declining farm income could ripple across the […]

By P.J. Huffstutter