Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures fell about 1.5 per cent on Wednesday as worries about global export demand and a year-on-year rise in U.S. inventories overshadowed support from a shrinking Russian wheat crop, analysts said. Corn futures firmed while soybeans declined after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply/demand reports offered few market-moving surprises. Chicago Board […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat sags on uncertain demand outlook; corn firm, soy lower
U.S. livestock: Live cattle, lean hog futures end lower
Chicago | Reuters – Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed lower on Tuesday in dull technical trade as market players await cash cattle trade to develop, brokers said. CME August live cattle LCQ24 settled down 1.050 cents at 178.925 cents per pound, although the contract stayed above its 100- and 200-day moving averages. CME August […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat climbs three per cent in rally from one-month lows; soy, corn sag
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rallied on Tuesday after a nine-session slide, with the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) July WN24 wheat contract lifted by bargain buying and renewed worries about crops in top global exporter Russia, brokers said. CBOT soybean and corn futures declined as market players awaited fresh direction from monthly […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat to 1-month low on harvest pressure; corn, soybeans firm
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures hit their lowest in more than a month on Monday on seasonal pressure from the expanding Northern Hemisphere harvest and declining Russian wheat prices, analysts said. Corn and soybean futures firmed, consolidating after last week’s multi-week lows as traders awaited updated weekly U.S. crop ratings. On the Chicago […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle end higher ahead of monthly USDA data
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended modestly higher on Thursday as traders squared positions ahead of a monthly feedlot report due on Friday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), traders said.
USDA to halt July cattle report and some crop data, citing budget levels
Cancelation a 'major blow' to livestock sector, ag economist says
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is canceling its July cattle inventory report as well as county-level estimates for crops and livestock, the government said in a statement on Tuesday, citing budget constraints.
U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on rising Black Sea tensions, soy slips
U.S. wheat futures rose 2.7 per cent on Monday as Russia's weekend attacks on Ukrainian ports underscored risks to exportable grain supplies from the Black Sea region, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures touch three-week low
CME live cattle futures also declined in range-bound trade
Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Wednesday for a third straight session in largely technical trade, analysts said, with the benchmark April contract LHJ24 dipping to a three-week low.
U.S. grains: Corn, soy hit multi-year lows as South American supply fears wane
Rising stockpiles, falling Chinese demand spurred massive short in corn, soy
U.S. corn and soybean futures fell to three-year lows on Thursday, dragged down by expectations of ample South American harvests and rising stockpiles at a time of uncertain demand, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Corn slides to three-year low near $4 a bushel on ample supplies
Soybeans followed corn lower; wheat ended mostly weaker
Chicago | Reuters -- U.S. corn futures fell to three-year lows on Wednesday, nearing $4 a bushel as ample domestic grain supplies and strong South American crop prospects weighed on sentiment, analysts said.
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
