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CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. Midwest weather in focus for soy, corn

Jul. 7, 2021 at 5:05 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have seen some wide price moves over the first trading week of July, as a surprisingly bullish acreage report at the end of June was quickly superseded by the weather. “Right now it’s weather; the weather has trumped […]

U.S. grains: Soy futures rebound on declining crop condition

Jul. 7, 2021 at 4:54 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn limit down as crop weather improves

Jul. 6, 2021 at 7:57 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn futures retreat on profit-taking

Jul. 2, 2021 at 7:22 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat fall

Jul. 1, 2021 at 7:39 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs retreat from one-week high

Jun. 30, 2021 at 6:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended lower on Wednesday in a retreat from early gains in which the most-active contract topped a one-week high. Traders watched a rally in grain prices that makes it more expensive to feed livestock. Corn and soy futures soared at […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA reports generate immediate turnaround

Jun. 30, 2021 at 5:27 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Commodity prices for corn, soybeans and wheat made a very quick turnaround on Wednesday following the release of two major reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “At 11 o’clock corn was down 14 cents per bushel and went limit up 40 cents,” commented Scott Capinegro of […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soy surge as U.S. farmers plant fewer acres than expected

Jun. 30, 2021 at 5:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures surged on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture surprised traders with lower-than-expected plantings estimates and inventory data. Corn climbed by their daily exchange-imposed limit after USDA pegged plantings of the crop at 92.692 million acres, below analysts’ […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn, soy mixed ahead of plantings, stocks reports

Jun. 29, 2021 at 7:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures were mixed on Tuesday as traders adjusted positions ahead of key U.S. reports on crop plantings and inventories. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday is expected to increase its estimate for corn plantings by about three per […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures touch one-week high

Jun. 29, 2021 at 7:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures touched a one-week high on Tuesday in a rebound from recent losses, while live cattle futures were mixed. The hog market is recovering after dropping last week to a nine-week low, traders said. Hopes for improved export demand helped support […]

By Tom Polansek