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USDA reports offer new oilseed insights from India, Japan

Apr. 6, 2022 at 4:47 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its weekly Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) reports on Wednesday, including new information regarding oilseeds in India and Japan. Oilseed production in India is projected to increase by one per cent at 42.1 million tonnes in […]

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat firmer on U.S. crop conditions’ decline

Apr. 5, 2022 at 6:38 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Australian canola production heading downward, but still sizeable

Apr. 5, 2022 at 5:24 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: CME hogs, cattle fall on strong slaughter, profit-taking

Apr. 4, 2022 at 6:56 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Prairie cash wheat: Peace talks, USDA report pull on wheat futures

Apr. 1, 2022 at 8:12 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soy extends slide, corn mixed

Apr. 1, 2022 at 7:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for a second session on Friday, with the spot May contract dropping below US$16 a bushel for the first time in a month after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast record soy acreage in that country. Corn futures ended mixed. The front […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs, cattle ease on profit-taking

Apr. 1, 2022 at 7:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell on Friday on follow-through technical selling one day after the benchmark June contract closed lower in a huge reversal from a life-of-contract high. CME benchmark June lean hogs settled down 0.175 cent at 120.40 cents/lb., retreating farther […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs retreat off contract highs

Mar. 31, 2022 at 7:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed lower on Thursday, shrugging off early support from a bullish U.S. government hog inventory report as traders appeared to focus instead on profit-taking at the end of the quarter and disappointing wholesale pork prices, traders said. CME […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit one-month low on record acreage view

Mar. 31, 2022 at 6:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in a month on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projected farmers would plant the most acres on record to the oilseed this spring while reducing corn acres. Corn futures rose on the acreage outlook, with the […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Soybeans to gain, corn to lose U.S. acres, USDA report predicts

Mar. 31, 2022 at 4:36 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — More soybean acres are projected to be seeded in the United States this year, while fewer corn acres will be planted according to a report that has surprised analysts. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its survey-based Prospective Plantings report on Thursday and the projected acreage numbers […]

By MarketsFarm