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U.S. grains: Corn, soy gain as market wrestles with export, crop prospects

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and soybean futures settled up on Friday as investors weighed trade talks between the United States and China and expected cooler U.S. weather against uncertainty over acreage levels following a rain-soaked spring. Some analysts said there may be some technical buying pushing up futures, especially soybeans. They also looked […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs top five-week high on China demand expectations

By Tom Polansek 1 day ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures reached their highest prices in more than five weeks on Friday on expectations for increased pork demand from China, the world’s top importer. Live cattle futures ended higher after dropping to their lowest prices in more than a week. Hog traders expect China, the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy falls on cooler weather, China cancellation

By Barbara Smith 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures settled down following a choppy day of trading on Thursday, after hitting the lowest level in more than a week on forecasts for cooler weather and export data showing China had canceled soy purchases for the first time since April. U.S. Agriculture Department data showed the world’s top […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise amid hopes of China pork demand

By Tom Polansek 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures reached their highest prices in about a month on Thursday on expectations of bigger pork imports by China, traders said. A recent rise in Chinese pork prices, linked to an outbreak of a fatal hog disease in Asia, is fueling expectations that buyers there […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans slightly lower after midday rise

By Barbara Smith 3 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat and soybean futures settled slightly lower on Wednesday as forecasts for cooler weather lifted expectations for better crop conditions after this week’s hot spell, though corn edged higher. Markets had been falling since Monday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) weekly crop progress report, which showed conditions for soy and […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs near limit up on renewed pork export hopes

By Tom Polansek 3 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures soared by the daily limit and approached a one-month high on Wednesday on renewed hopes that China will increase pork imports to compensate for pigs killed in a widespread outbreak of a fatal swine disease. China’s agriculture ministry said a new outbreak of African swine […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

U.S. to move BLM headquarters to Colorado

By Reuters 4 days ago

Reuters — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will move its headquarters to Colorado from Washington, officials said on Tuesday, sparking ire from conservationists who said the decision would weaken the agency dedicated to managing the country’s vast public lands. The Department of Interior, which oversees BLM, announced the move in letters to key congressional […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy slip on rains, crop ratings

By Tom Polansek 4 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures extended losses on Tuesday as crops in the U.S. Midwest were poised to benefit from rains, traders said. Technical selling and better-than-expected U.S. Department of Agriculture crop condition ratings added pressure on prices. Showers in parts of the Midwest and Mississippi Delta temporarily eased concerns about […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures weaken as beef prices decline

By Tom Polansek 4 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle and feeder cattle futures slumped on Tuesday as concerns about declining beef prices continued to hang over the markets. Decreasing beef prices have spurred expectations that meat packers such as Tyson and Cargill may be less aggressive when bidding to buy cattle, said Mike Sands, […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sag as traders eye lower boxed-beef prices

By Tom Polansek 5 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures ended mostly lower on Monday as weak boxed beef prices fueled concerns about increasing supplies. Select-grade boxed beef was $189.21/cwt on Monday afternoon, down 2.7 per cent from a week ago, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data issued after the close of trading […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, soy gain as market wrestles with export, crop prospects

U.S. livestock: Hogs top five-week high on China demand expectations

U.S. grains: Soy falls on cooler weather, China cancellation

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise amid hopes of China pork demand

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans slightly lower after midday rise

U.S. livestock: Hogs near limit up on renewed pork export hopes

U.S. to move BLM headquarters to Colorado

U.S. grains: Corn, soy slip on rains, crop ratings

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures weaken as beef prices decline

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sag as traders eye lower boxed-beef prices

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