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U.S. grains: Soybeans turn higher, grains lower, on raft of government data

Feb. 8, 2024 at 2:51 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended the day higher on Thursday on a flurry of late-session buying, as the market struggled to gain clarity on the size of the Brazilian crop, traders said.

USDA raises U.S. carryout, tightens Brazilian production

Feb. 8, 2024 at 2:17 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans touch new multi-year lows on grain glut worries

Feb. 7, 2024 at 5:33 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Cowboy rides through a pen of steers at a feedlot.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures lower, hogs mixed on technical trading

Feb. 7, 2024 at 5:28 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

USDA attaché sees improvement in Argentina wheat, corn

Feb. 7, 2024 at 11:02 am CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on bargain-buying ahead of USDA report

Feb. 6, 2024 at 5:40 pm CST

U.S. soybean futures firmed on Tuesday for a second straight session as short-covering and technical-buying fueled a bounce from multi-year lows a day earlier, though concerns about weak demand limited gains.

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans move higher on technical trading ahead of government reports

Feb. 5, 2024 at 5:28 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade soybeans futures on Monday rose on technical trading ahead of a slew of key government crop reports, after the most-active contract Sv1 touched the lowest price since December of 2020, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures turn lower on profit-taking

Feb. 5, 2024 at 5:05 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures ended the day lower on Monday, as market participants sought to take profits after live cattle futures hit a nearly three-month high in the previous session, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Total US cattle herd drops to lowest level since 1951 – USDA

Feb. 2, 2024 at 9:37 am CST

Chicago | Reuters - The total number of U.S. cattle fell to its lowest level since 1951 as of Jan. 1, in the herd's fifth consecutive year of decline, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed on Wednesday.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on disappointing US export data; corn also down

Feb. 1, 2024 at 5:20 pm CST

U.S. soybean futures fell about 1.5 per cent on Thursday on disappointing weekly U.S. export sales data coupled with strong competition from Brazil, where the soy harvest is expanding, traders said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters