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CBOT weekly outlook: Pointing towards more soybean acres in 2024/25

Jan. 24, 2024 at 4:34 pm CST

As farmers in the United States get ready to plant their crops in 2024, there has been speculation of how much corn and soybeans they will plant.

U.S. grains: Corn up 1.3 per cent on South America weather worries, softer dollar

Jan. 24, 2024 at 4:25 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise in technical rebound; corn ends firm, wheat flat

Jan. 23, 2024 at 5:35 pm CST

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise, led by soyoil and crude oil; wheat up, corn choppy

Jan. 22, 2024 at 5:14 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn futures decline for sixth week in a row

Jan. 19, 2024 at 5:15 pm CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs sag as traders track US slaughtering

Jan. 19, 2024 at 5:06 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures eased on Friday as the market retreated from November highs, and hog futures also closed lower.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Follow-through buying carries CME cattle to eight-week highs

Jan. 18, 2024 at 5:33 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures stormed to their highest levels in about eight weeks on Thursday amid follow-through buying, traders said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures end higher after setting multi-year lows

Jan. 18, 2024 at 5:25 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures dropped to their lowest level in more than two years on Thursday and corn futures set a three-year low before the markets turned higher on short covering and technical buying, analysts said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy futures drop near two-year low, corn sets three-year low

Jan. 17, 2024 at 5:12 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures tumbled near a two-year low on Wednesday as Brazilian crops benefited from improved weather and challenged U.S. exports on the global market, analysts said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit November highs as traders focus on harsh US winter

Jan. 17, 2024 at 5:03 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures touched their highest prices since November on Wednesday after severe winter weather has slowed weight gains for livestock and disrupted slaughtering, analysts said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek