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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 […]

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

Jun. 29, 2021 at 7:16 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: CBOT corn, soy, wheat rally as hot forecasts trump rains

Jun. 28, 2021 at 5:27 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures firm on technical buying

Jun. 25, 2021 at 7:12 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: July hogs limit-down to lowest since late March

Jun. 24, 2021 at 7:17 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on long-term forecast, China demand

Jun. 21, 2021 at 3:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures advanced on Monday on renewed buying by China and as concerns lingered about dry conditions in western portions of the Midwest farm belt despite scattered storms over the weekend. Corn futures were mostly lower as rain in the central corn belt boosted crop […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit down for second consecutive day

Jun. 17, 2021 at 6:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell by an exchange-imposed limit for a second consecutive session on Thursday as commodities declined broadly. Selling by index funds fueled losses in markets from hogs to cattle and corn, after the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled it might raise […]

By Tom Polansek

ICE weekly outlook: Weather, soy complex weaken canola

Jun. 16, 2021 at 6:53 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wet weather on the Prairies and U.S. northern Plains has brought downward pressure on ICE Futures canola prices, taking the market off the contract highs hit in early June. Losses in palm oil and soyoil were also bearish. While precipitation, or the potential of it falling over canola-growing […]

By Adam Peleshaty

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather market expected for rest of month

Jun. 16, 2021 at 6:41 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The weather is just one of the factors guiding futures values at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), according to Terry Reilly, grains analyst for Futures International in Chicago. As prices have fluctuated with hot and dry weather interrupted by rain, Reilly noted there’s more to the ebbs […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. ag secretary backs proposed meatpacking investigator

Jun. 15, 2021 at 5:31 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Tuesday threw his support behind a proposal to establish a special investigator to address concerns about anti-competitive practices in the meat and poultry industries. Republican U.S. Senators Mike Rounds of South Dakota and Charles Grassley of Iowa and Democratic Senator Jon Tester […]

By Reuters