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U.S. livestock: Live cattle rebound as trade adjusts to supply shock

Oct. 27, 2020 at 7:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rebounded on Tuesday, as packers kept processing at a higher-than-usual pace, despite a bearish Cattle on Feed report, traders said. Meanwhile, hog futures eased slightly on Tuesday, as falling cutout prices have carved into packer margins, traders said. CME December live cattle […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit lowest price since June under supply pressure

Oct. 26, 2020 at 7:11 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit four-year peak on Chinese demand

Oct. 26, 2020 at 4:56 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog, live cattle futures up on bargain buying

Oct. 23, 2020 at 4:31 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall for third day in a row

Oct. 22, 2020 at 3:57 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

ICE weekly outlook: Will canola’s bull market continue?

Oct. 21, 2020 at 5:03 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canola has been seeing terrific days on ICE Futures so far in October, thanks to a bull market generated by good demand and further supported by traders looking to roll out of their November contracts as those soon expire. As October winds down, the big question is: will […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn rise on exports

Oct. 20, 2020 at 4:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Tuesday on strong export demand while wheat firmed on concerns that dry weather could limit global production, traders said. Soybean futures rose one per cent, with traders shrugging off some much-needed rain in Brazil due to the strong pace […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits 2014 high on global crop concerns

Oct. 16, 2020 at 4:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged to their highest prices in nearly six years on Friday as dry weather in key growing regions around the world fueled supply concerns. Corn futures ended lower, after touching a 14-month high on prospects for hefty sales to China, and soybeans also […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat soars to five-year high

Oct. 15, 2020 at 7:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rallied to five-year highs on Thursday, as cuts to Argentina’s wheat outlook brought into focus the potential global supply damage possible due to dryness in top wheat producing countries, trader said. Corn followed wheat, climbing to 14-month highs and soybeans ended higher as […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures climb to more than 10-month high

Oct. 15, 2020 at 7:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures on Thursday soared to their highest prices in more than 10 months, as meat demand continued to strain processor capacity and COVID-19 cases are rising in the United States, traders said. Thursday’s daily U.S. hog slaughter was 490,000 head — 2,000 fewer […]

By Christopher Walljasper