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U.S. grains: Corn, soy shrug off benign USDA data

By Karl Plume January 10, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybeans were steady to higher on Friday as investors looked past revised U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) supply-and-demand projections and focused on improved prospects for exports to China, which is due to sign an interim trade deal with the United States next week. The USDA data, released during […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on firm cash market, harsh Plains weather

By Karl Plume January 10, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures climbed to the loftiest levels of the week on Friday on expectations for higher cash cattle sales at Plains feedlot markets and as harsh weather in parts of the region increased stress on the animals. Some feedlot cattle in the central and northern Plains have traded at […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat up, corn and soy down awaiting USDA data

By Karl Plume January 9, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped on Thursday in a rebound from the market’s recent slide and soybeans and corn eased as investors squared positions ahead of an eagerly awaited U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) supply-and-demand report due on Friday. Rising global prices and forecasts for reduced U.S. plantings this season gave wheat […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs sink on big supply, premium to cash prices

By Karl Plume January 9, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Thursday on ample supplies of hogs and a weak cash market, and as traders remain uncertain about how much additional pork China would buy as part of a Phase One trade deal with the United States. The actively traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) February contract […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide as rain boosts South American crops

By Karl Plume January 7, 2020

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures ended mostly lower on Tuesday on crop-boosting rains in South America and as investors squared positions ahead of a key U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) crop report due on Friday, although short-covering trimmed losses late in the session. Corn and wheat futures were mostly flat as late-session short […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle pull back after Monday rally

By Karl Plume January 7, 2020

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. live cattle futures eased on Tuesday in a profit-taking setback from the prior session’s steep jump after weeks of rising cattle prices that have eroded beef packer margins. Live cattle futures were due for a pullback after scaling to an 8-1/2 month peak last week on strong beef demand and […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle rally on tightening supplies, strong cash market

By Karl Plume January 6, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures jumped by as much as two per cent on Monday and feeder cattle futures rose by up to three per cent, propelled by strong cash market prices and tightening supplies of animals, analysts said. A $2 jump in cash cattle prices at southern Plains feedlot markets late […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce on China trade hopes

By Karl Plume January 6, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures recovered slightly on Monday from steep declines in the previous session as hopes for improved exports to China outweighed worries about rising tensions in the Middle East. Corn and wheat futures declined on technical selling and profit-taking from last week’s multi-month highs and as investors look ahead to […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

Grain flow shifts from China trade war may last years, CHS says

By Karl Plume, P.J. Huffstutter December 19, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S.-China trade war has accelerated Brazilian efforts to erode the United States’ share of the world soybean export market, and some of the shifts in global grain flows could last for years, according to executives at CHS Inc., the largest U.S. farmer co-operative. Even with a so-called ‘Phase One’ trade […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm on trade deal hopes

By Karl Plume December 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Tuesday, rising for a sixth consecutive session on hopes that the United States and China will continue to progress toward an interim trade deal. Corn futures also edged higher on an improved trade outlook as Canada, Mexico and the United States approved changes to a preliminary […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, soy shrug off benign USDA data

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on firm cash market, harsh Plains weather

U.S. grains: Wheat up, corn and soy down awaiting USDA data

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs sink on big supply, premium to cash prices

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide as rain boosts South American crops

U.S. livestock: Cattle pull back after Monday rally

U.S. livestock: Cattle rally on tightening supplies, strong cash market

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce on China trade hopes

Grain flow shifts from China trade war may last years, CHS says

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm on trade deal hopes

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