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U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures rise as corn surge seen squeezing supply

Jan. 12, 2021 at 8:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures firmed Tuesday on higher cash hog prices and improving pork packer margins and as soaring feed costs stoked concerns about tighter hog supplies. Corn futures prices surged more than five per cent on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) slashed […]

U.S. grains: Futures slip on South American rains

Jan. 11, 2021 at 8:00 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures drift lower on technical selling

Jan. 8, 2021 at 7:56 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans to 6-1/2-year top on expectations of tightening stocks

Jan. 8, 2021 at 5:43 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures ease off six-year highs

Jan. 7, 2021 at 3:18 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans set fresh high on supply worries, technical buying

Jan. 5, 2021 at 4:54 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures soared on Tuesday, climbing to fresh 6-1/2-year highs on a mix of fund-driven technical buying and worries about South American supplies, analysts said. Corn followed soybeans higher but stayed below psychological resistance at the $5 per bushel mark (all figures US$). Wheat rose […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures weaken on technical setback

Dec. 21, 2020 at 6:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures eased on Monday, setting back on some mild technical selling after three days of gains, while hog futures edged higher, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) February live cattle futures settled 0.2 cent lower at 114.65 cents/lb. (all figures US$). The contract […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm

Dec. 17, 2020 at 6:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures rose to a two-week high on Thursday, their second straight day of gains, on technical buying, traders said. Hog futures were weaker despite signs of strong pork exports and firm demand from China. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) February live cattle futures settled up […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: $12 soybeans possible

Dec. 16, 2020 at 8:26 pm CST

MarketsFarm — There’s a good chance that soybeans on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) could reach US$12 per bushel before the end of December, according to grains analyst Terry Reilly of Futures International in Chicago. “It’s very possible. We’re not too far away from it. We also got close […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

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

Dec. 15, 2020 at 7:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose slightly on Tuesday on follow-through buying from a rally on Monday, traders said. Cattle futures eased, pressured by recent weakness in the cash markets as well as some technical sales. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) February lean hogs rose 0.775 cent to […]

By Mark Weinraub