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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn higher, hogs ease on technical trade

Apr. 25, 2024 at 6:44 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned higher on Thursday on technical trading, bouncing off the previous sessions lows in response to the U.S. government announcing plans to expand testing of dairy cows for avian influenza, market analysts said.

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs with dry weather fears continuing

Apr. 25, 2024 at 4:58 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Canadian corn imports expected to slow in 2024/25

Apr. 25, 2024 at 12:47 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

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U.S. grains: Wheat futures rally on dry weather concerns, Black Sea attacks

Apr. 24, 2024 at 4:27 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slump as US requires bird flu tests for dairy cattle

Apr. 24, 2024 at 3:29 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: May futures winding down, coming rains factor into prices

Apr. 24, 2024 at 2:48 pm CDT

As the last full of week of April is set to wind down, two factors will determine the course of United States soybean, corn and wheat futures. Those are the rain forecast for the weekend of Apr. 27 and 28, and last day for May futures on Apr. 26, according to hedging strategist Scott Capinegro of AgMarket.net.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

US requires bird flu tests for dairy cattle moving between states

Apr. 24, 2024 at 2:11 pm CDT

The U.S. government will require dairy cattle moving between states to be tested for bird flu starting on Monday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Wednesday, as federal officials ramp up their response to an outbreak in herds.

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat extends rally as US crop rating fall keeps weather in focus

Apr. 23, 2024 at 5:38 pm CDT

Chicago wheat surged to a two-month high on Tuesday as a decline in U.S. winter wheat conditions focused attention on weather risks to northern hemisphere crops.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally on pork demand outlook, rising commodities prices

Apr. 23, 2024 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures rallied in tandem with other commodities markets on Tuesday as signs of tightening supplies and a favorable pork demand outlook supported prices, traders said.

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures rally as weather risks rattle markets

Apr. 22, 2024 at 5:42 pm CDT

U.S. wheat futures rallied to their highest point in more than two months before the session closed on Monday as crop weather concerns in the Northern Hemisphere supported prices and triggered technical buying and short covering, which accelerated the climb, analysts said.

By Renee Hickman Reuters