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U.S. livestock: Live cattle pull back on demand uncertainty

Jul. 21, 2020 at 6:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed lower on Tuesday for a second consecutive session after key contracts reached more-than-four-month highs last week as processors continued to cut into a surplus of market-ready cattle, traders said. Concerns about a piecemeal economic reopening as coronavirus cases flare up across […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans trim back on improved crop conditions

Jul. 21, 2020 at 5:17 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Corn weakens on rain across Midwest

Jul. 20, 2020 at 5:33 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live cattle backslide amid cautious slaughter improvements

Jul. 20, 2020 at 5:19 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live cattle up with cash values, technical buying

Jul. 15, 2020 at 7:58 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy up after crop ratings dip

Jul. 14, 2020 at 7:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures edged higher on Tuesday after weekly crop condition ratings declined, but improving weather in the Midwest crop belt kept a lid on rallies by backing expectations for large harvests, traders said. Corn closed lower, shrugging off news of a massive Chinese purchase of […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy down as weather favours yield prospects

Jul. 13, 2020 at 8:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than two per cent on Monday, nearing a two-week low as Midwest weather forecasts turned milder for the crop’s key growth phase this month, raising the potential for a large harvest, analysts said. The rosy weather outlook also pushed soybean futures […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans drop on favourable weather

Jul. 10, 2020 at 4:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures prices fell on Friday on expectations for beneficial rains in crop-growing areas and as President Donald Trump said the country’s relationship with trading partner China was severely damaged. A monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report pegged America’s harvests below analysts’ […]

By Tom Polansek

USDA’s July WASDE has little effect on markets

Jul. 10, 2020 at 3:41 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — There were some notable changes in the carryovers for corn, soybeans and wheat in the July supply and demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Friday. However, the monthly world agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE) had very little effect on the markets, according to MarketsFarm […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Ham prices lead lean hog futures higher

Jul. 9, 2020 at 6:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose on Thursday as firmer cash markets for hogs and some pork products supported thinking that the market may have bottomed out after declining for much of 2020, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) August lean hog futures settled up 2.275 cents […]

By Julie Ingwersen