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CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn trending lower

Nov. 2, 2016 at 4:15 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have come down over the past week, and may be headed lower as both fundamental and technical signals look bearish. January soybeans have a downside target of $9.40-$9.50 per bushel, said Terry Reilly of Futures International in […]

Cull sows no longer stopped at U.S. border

Nov. 2, 2016 at 4:22 am CDT

By John Greig

U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall on big U.S. crops

Nov. 1, 2016 at 5:56 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on short-covering

Oct. 31, 2016 at 5:32 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rise for third straight session

Oct. 31, 2016 at 5:24 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Fundamentals undercut CME hog futures

Oct. 26, 2016 at 4:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures finished weaker for the first time in four sessions on Wednesday, pressured by profit-taking and uneasiness about cash and wholesale pork prices as October Pork Month winds down, said traders. December lean hogs finished 0.425 cent/lb. lower at 44.2 cents, […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend rally, cattle snap winning streak

Oct. 25, 2016 at 4:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Tuesday gained for a third straight session, fueled by recently improved prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, hogs and wholesale pork values despite plentiful supplies, said traders. Fund buying developed after December and February futures opened above their respective 20-day […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soy jumps on vegetable oils’ gains

Oct. 24, 2016 at 4:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to a two-month high on Monday on brisk U.S. exports and rising prices for vegetable oils. Chicago Board of Trade wheat fell more than two per cent and corn futures one per cent, weighed down by spread trading tied to abundant global […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on technical buying

Oct. 21, 2016 at 5:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Friday on technical buying, bucking pressure from the harvest of a record-large U.S. soy crop and a strengthening dollar, analysts said. Corn also advanced while wheat fell, anchored by plentiful domestic and global stocks. At the CBOT, November […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle hit two-week high on technical buying

Oct. 21, 2016 at 5:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures climbed to a roughly two-week high on Friday, boosted by chart-based buying ahead of a government supply report that was released after the close, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle extended steep gains from the previous session, with the two-day percentage […]

By Michael Hirtzer