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CBOT weekly outlook: Tightening stocks underpin U.S. wheat, corn

Oct. 5, 2022 at 6:06 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Tighter-than-expected quarterly wheat and corn stocks in last Friday’s report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture provided the biggest influence on the futures markets over the past week, with larger soybean stocks putting some nearby pressure on that market. Corn stocks in the U.S., as of Sept. 1, […]

U.S. grains: Soy sags on recession fears, firm dollar

Oct. 5, 2022 at 5:48 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle lower, underpinned by tight supply

Sep. 30, 2022 at 6:42 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on exports, mixed harvest results

Sep. 29, 2022 at 5:26 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago.

CBOT weekly outlook: ‘Lots of moving parts’ in grain markets

Sep. 28, 2022 at 4:31 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report affecting corn, soybean prices

Sep. 14, 2022 at 3:25 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) monthly world agricultural supply/demand estimates (WASDE), released Monday, have since played a major role on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), one trader says. Terry Reilly, grains analyst for Futures International in Chicago, said while corn ending stocks (1.219 billion bushels) and […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn down on technical setback

Sep. 14, 2022 at 3:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Wednesday on a round of technical selling as traders adjusted their positions following a market rally sparked by the government’s Monday forecast for smaller-than-expected harvests. “That was a surprising number out of the U.S. Agriculture Department and the market […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures dip on profit-taking

Sep. 13, 2022 at 3:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures eased on Tuesday but remained near their nearly three-month highs as the government’s reduced forecasts for this year’s harvests continued to underpin prices, traders said. Wheat futures were firm, supported by uncertainty over Black Sea supplies following Russian […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures weaken

Sep. 12, 2022 at 8:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures eased on Monday as the U.S. Agriculture Department lifted its forecast for domestic pork production and lowered its price outlook for pigs for this year. The department, in a monthly report, raised its estimate for pork production in the third […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures hit June highs

Sep. 12, 2022 at 8:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures surged to their highest price since June on Monday and closed near their highs after the U.S. government made bigger-than-expected cuts to its domestic harvest estimate. Corn futures also hit their highest price in more than two months following a […]

By Tom Polansek