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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures strengthen ahead of USDA report

Jan. 19, 2021 at 7:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group live cattle futures gained on Tuesday as traders began positioning ahead of Friday’s monthly Cattle on Feed report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, traders said. Feeder cattle futures also rose, supported by weaker feed grain futures. Lean hog futures declined after gaining on […]

USDA unveils more COVID-19 aid, mostly for livestock farmers

Jan. 15, 2021 at 5:31 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on Russian export tax plan

Jan. 15, 2021 at 5:20 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn, wheat rally

Jan. 14, 2021 at 4:17 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures fall as corn rises

Jan. 14, 2021 at 3:51 pm CST

By Reuters

ICE weekly outlook: WASDE spillover boosts canola

Jan. 13, 2021 at 8:01 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Sharp increases in soybean, corn and wheat futures on Tuesday, following the release of the latest supply and demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in turn spilled over into canola. The most significant factors in USDA’s world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE) were further […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: CBOT corn touches 7-1/2-year high

Jan. 13, 2021 at 7:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose 1.4 per cent on Wednesday, hitting a 7-1/2-year high with the market focused on prospects for tight global supplies after the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut production estimates for the U.S., Brazil and Argentina. “The number on corn was a game changer […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Futures surge to highest since 2014 as USDA cuts supply outlook

Jan. 12, 2021 at 8:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures surged to fresh multi-year highs on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said 2020 U.S. corn and soy harvests were smaller than expected and stocks of key crops were thinner that previously thought. Corn jumped by as much […]

By Karl Plume

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 […]

By Karl Plume

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

Jan. 11, 2021 at 8:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slipped from 6-1/2-year highs on Monday on crop-boosting rains in South America and as investors squared positions ahead of eagerly awaited U.S. government crop forecast data due on Tuesday. Corn and wheat futures also pulled back from multi-year peaks posted last week as […]

By Karl Plume