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U.S. livestock: Lower beef quote undermines CME live cattle

Nov. 19, 2015 at 4:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed lower on Thursday after profit-taking and a drop in the day’s wholesale beef price ended a two-day rally, traders said. Spot December and February finished 1.075 cents/lb. lower at 129.9 and 132.05 cents, respectively (all figures US$). Thursday morning’s wholesale […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat close lower

Nov. 18, 2015 at 5:58 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat firms but weak exports limit gains

Nov. 12, 2015 at 6:29 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs continue gains for second day

Nov. 12, 2015 at 6:23 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rebound after USDA data-driven decline

Nov. 11, 2015 at 4:57 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs surge on bargain-buying after selloff

Nov. 11, 2015 at 4:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — The Chicago Mercantile Exchange saw live cattle and feeder cattle futures bounce back strongly from contract lows on Wednesday, with prices hitting their daily limits as traders snapped up bargains and investors covering their short positions. Meanwhile, CME lean hog futures also saw a turnaround as […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans likely headed down, corn sideways

Nov. 10, 2015 at 5:53 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade plunged on Tuesday as fresh estimates hit the market. Near-term, soybeans aren’t expected to improve much, one U.S. analyst said, though a lack of farmer selling could bring some upside to corn. The U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

By Jade Markus

ICE weekly outlook: Canola drops below range

Nov. 10, 2015 at 4:36 pm CST

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts finished the week ended Tuesday below their recent range, pressured there by a bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture report that sent grain and oilseed markets tumbling across North America. “Technically the chart looks like it is breaking down, we’re underneath the 50-day […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Corn, soy sink to new lows after bearish USDA report

Nov. 10, 2015 at 4:19 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell to contract lows on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its 2015 harvest forecasts by more than expected and increased estimates for end-of-season stocks. Wheat futures slumped for a third straight session and hit a two-week bottom on […]

By Karl Plume

World corn stocks hit record high on cut in China use: USDA

Nov. 10, 2015 at 4:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture unexpectedly revised its global coarse grain supply estimate on Tuesday, saying Chinese feed millers were using feeds other than corn at a higher rate than previously thought over the past three years. Along with an increase in USDA’s 2015 U.S. corn […]

By Karl Plume