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USDA reports U.S. wheat stocks biggest since 1987

Sep. 30, 2016 at 1:18 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters –– U.S. wheat supplies ballooned to the biggest in nearly 30 years during the summer months, topping expectations, as a 12 per cent jump in production and weak demand on the export market filled storage bins, the government said Friday. The U.S. Agriculture Department also reported corn […]

USDA requires meat packers to report online cattle auction deals

Sep. 29, 2016 at 7:49 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs higher on short-covering after seven-year lows

Sep. 29, 2016 at 4:54 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybean futures strong, wheat weak

Sep. 29, 2016 at 2:39 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: More losses likely as U.S. harvest pressure mounts

Sep. 28, 2016 at 5:47 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans fall on harvest pressure

Sep. 28, 2016 at 4:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures weakened Wednesday on expectations that drier weather in the coming days will allow farmers in the Midwest to ramp up the harvest of what is expected to be record-large crops, traders said. MGEX spring wheat and K.C. hard red winter wheat […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat edge higher on short-covering

Sep. 27, 2016 at 2:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and oilseed futures were mostly higher on Tuesday, with soybeans rebounding from an earlier five-month low on support from investor short-covering ahead of a U.S. Department of Agriculture quarterly stocks report due on Friday. Rainfall delayed the U.S. corn and soybean harvests, while heavy […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn, soy decline to one-week lows

Sep. 26, 2016 at 5:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell one per cent or more on Monday, pressured by outlooks for drier weather conditions that should let farmers make headway in gathering record-large crops, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures also were lower as investors squared positions ahead […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle erase losses to finish flat

Sep. 23, 2016 at 5:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures finished roughly unchanged on Friday, reversing from earlier steep losses as investors squared up positions ahead of a monthly supply report that was released after the market close, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle and lean hogs also settled about flat at […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy futures follow cash market lower

Sep. 23, 2016 at 11:00 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell 1.9 per cent to a one-week low Friday morning on reports of big harvest yields and heavy farmer sales on the cash market, traders said. Wheat futures weakened as traders said ample global supplies were likely to blunt the impact of India’s […]

By Mark Weinraub