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U.S. livestock: Corn prices drop CME feeder cattle limit down

Jun. 30, 2015 at 4:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Thinly traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures closed down their 4.5-cent/lb. maximum daily limit on Tuesday, responding to steep corn market gains, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade corn futures jumped nearly eight per cent after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s bullish grain report. Pricey […]

U.S. corn, soy stocks grow less than expected

Jun. 30, 2015 at 4:12 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rebound on short-covering

Jun. 29, 2015 at 3:33 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Less-potent pig virus fuels U.S. hog herd growth, but rate slows

Jun. 27, 2015 at 8:42 am CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs gain on short covering before USDA report

Jun. 26, 2015 at 3:58 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn futures seen hinging on USDA data

Jun. 24, 2015 at 6:48 pm CDT

CNS Canada — CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybean futures posted solid gains over the past week, but backed away Wednesday, which could be a sign of further losses to come as market participants await direction from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s acreage report on Tuesday. John Weyer, co-director of […]

By Jade Markus

Groups urge tighter controls as U.S. considers GM crop regulation

Jun. 22, 2015 at 6:08 pm CDT

Reuters — Dozens of consumer and food groups and businesses asked the U.S. government on Monday for tighter regulation of genetically engineered crops, calling the current system a “failure.” The U.S. Department of Agriculture has said it was considering changes to the way it regulates biotech crops and set a […]

By Carey Gillam

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit six-week high on weather jitters

Jun. 22, 2015 at 5:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to a six-week high on Monday on concerns about tightening old-crop supplies and excessive rains trimming new-crop yield prospects, traders said. Wheat and corn also rose. At the Chicago Board of Trade, the July soybean contract settled up 18 cents at $9.89-1/2 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Fewer cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in May than anticipated

Jun. 19, 2015 at 6:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots last month was lower than anticipated, a government report showed on Friday, reflecting healthy pastures that allowed ranchers to grow livestock longer outside of feedyards, said analysts. Producers retained more heifers to help restore the U.S. cattle herd, […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally before USDA report

Jun. 19, 2015 at 3:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday gained for the first time in seven sessions, partly buoyed by short-covering and positioning before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report at 2 p.m. CT. Analysts on average expect Friday’s report to show 7.2 […]

By Theopolis Waters