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Mar. 9, 2022 at 5:30 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Of the changes to 2021-22 ending stocks in the latest supply and demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday, the global carryover for wheat was perhaps the most significant, according to Steve Georgy of Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill. In its March world agricultural […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Mar. 9, 2022 at 3:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures hit their daily trading limit on the downside for the second straight day on Wednesday, as the U.S. government cut domestic wheat exports and global markets continue to be roiled by supply disruptions stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Soybean futures turned lower […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

Mar. 9, 2022 at 2:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures fell sharply on Wednesday, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to fuel worries about the health of global and domestic economies, traders said. The livestock market also followed a slump in grain and oilseed futures, which continued […]

By Reuters

Dec. 10, 2021 at 5:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rebounded from a one-month low on Friday, gaining 1.1 per cent on a round of bargain-buying and renewed interest on the export market, traders said. Soybeans also were firm but corn was weaker on a technical setback. News that Chinese buyers had booked […]

By Mark Weinraub

Dec. 9, 2021 at 4:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures slumped to a one-month low on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast larger-than-expected global production and stocks in a monthly report that reinforced a recent spate of bearish news. Corn and soybean futures tracked wheat lower, but promptly rebounded from their […]

By Karl Plume, Mark Weinraub