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U.S. livestock: Cattle limit down after bearish USDA report

Sep. 25, 2017 at 4:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures tumbled about two per cent on Monday after government data on Friday showed bigger-than-expected placements of cattle on feed in August. Most-active CME December live cattle dropped by the daily price limit of three cents to finish at 114.425 cents per […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle hit one-month high ahead of USDA data

Sep. 22, 2017 at 7:27 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. cattle placements spike in August

Sep. 22, 2017 at 5:35 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy at six-week top on exports, yield uncertainty

Sep. 22, 2017 at 4:14 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME October hogs fall to contract low

Sep. 21, 2017 at 5:39 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-month top on technical buying

Sep. 21, 2017 at 5:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures posted a one-month high Thursday on technically driven trade while U.S. soybean and corn futures eked out modest advances as traders waited for the harvest to expand in the Midwest. Chicago Board of Trade December what settled up 2-3/4 cents at $4.52-1/2 per […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm on broad commodity strength, soy sales

Sep. 20, 2017 at 5:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Wednesday, supported by strength in commodities and resurgent soy export demand, traders said. Wheat and corn followed the higher trend, with both grains rebounding after a two-session slide as the U.S. corn harvest got under way. Chicago Board of Trade November […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn falls one per cent as harvest looms

Sep. 19, 2017 at 6:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell nearly one per cent on Tuesday on chart-based selling as the harvest of a large U.S. crop loomed, traders said. Soybeans followed the weak trend, declining in the absence of fresh supportive news, and wheat closed mixed, with front-month December fractionally lower. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit two-month high

Sep. 19, 2017 at 5:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures gained on technical buying on Tuesday, with feeder cattle rising to a two-month high and lean hogs climbing by as much as 2.6 per cent, traders said. Fresh news remained scant, but traders were more optimistic about higher cash prices for both cattle […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hog futures ease on big supplies, spreading

Sep. 18, 2017 at 6:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures were mostly lower on Monday, pressured by bear-spreading and big U.S. supplies that continued to weigh on cash markets, traders said. The front-month October hogs contract notched the biggest declines, easing 0.975 cent, or about 1.7 per cent, to settle […]

By Michael Hirtzer