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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures, boxed beef prices weaken

Jul. 8, 2020 at 7:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live and feeder cattle futures weakened with boxed beef prices on Wednesday as large supplies of heavy livestock are ready for slaughter, commodity brokers said. Cattle heading to slaughter weigh more, analysts said, because they put on pounds as animals backed up in feedlots when […]

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago.

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade looks to weather for support

Jul. 8, 2020 at 6:05 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits one-month high

Jul. 8, 2020 at 5:57 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn, soy slip on less-threatening weather

Jul. 7, 2020 at 5:47 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Large supplies push cattle, hogs mostly lower

Jul. 7, 2020 at 5:32 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit four-month high on hot, dry weather

Jul. 6, 2020 at 5:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Monday as expectations for unfavourably hot, dry weather increased concerns over the crops, after the federal government said last week that U.S. farmers planted fewer acres than expected. Soybeans touched a four-month high and corn traded near last week’s […]

By Tom Polansek

ICE weekly outlook: Canola stronger after Canada Day

Jul. 3, 2020 at 1:49 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Canola contracts have made small gains this week after pausing on Wednesday for Canada Day. As the July canola contract has expired, attention turns to new-crop contracts. Areas of the Prairies have received significant rain lately, with flood warnings and high water advisories across southwestern and western Manitoba […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn pauses after fund buying spree, watches weather

Jul. 2, 2020 at 8:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures trimmed from a near 3-1/2 month high on Thursday, following strong gains after the U.S. government reported farmers had planted fewer than expect corn acres. The corn market remained on pace for the strongest gain in a year, as investors watched weather reports. […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise as corn prices ease

Jul. 2, 2020 at 6:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures rose on Thursday with feeder cattle leading the pack, as corn prices eased on profit taking ahead of the long holiday weekend, analysts said. Thursday’s feeder cattle rally was due in part to a slump in corn futures, traders said. Earlier this week, […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures rise on new-month buying

Jul. 1, 2020 at 8:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday on what appeared to be technical and speculative buying at the start of a new month and quarter, analysts said. Yet the benchmark August live cattle contract on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange remained rangebound, with rallies capped by […]

By Julie Ingwersen