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Demand pushes up cash prices for oats

Cash oats uncoupled from Chicago futures values

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News June 9, 2020

MarketsFarm — While scarcity of oats on the Prairies has pushed up cash prices, there has been a drop in futures prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), two buyers said. “The weakness in the futures definitely has nothing to do with cash prices in the country,” said Scott Shiels of Grain Millers at […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle firm on economic optimism

CME lean hogs close mostly higher

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News June 4, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed for a second day on Thursday on technical buying and optimism that the U.S. economy may be on the upswing, analysts said. However, gains in nearby contracts trailed those in deferred months as a backlog of market-ready cattle and falling wholesale beef prices hung […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on economic optimism, discount to cash prices

U.S.-China tensions keep hogs in check

By Karl Plume, GFM Network News May 28, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures rallied for a second straight day on Wednesday as easing coronavirus restrictions around the country bolstered optimism about the outlook for the economy and beef demand. U.S. stocks rose, with the S+P 500 closing above 3,000 for the first time since March 5, as further easing of lockdowns […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures recover

Cargill cuts more beef shifts, Smithfield shuts more pork plants

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News April 15, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures advanced on Wednesday as the markets recovered slightly from recent losses that traders said had dropped prices too far below the cash markets. Futures prices have tumbled recently as major meat companies have shut slaughterhouses due to the spread of the new coronavirus among employees. The […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on technical buying

By Reuters December 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures rose on Wednesday, rebounding from Tuesday’s downturn, while hog futures eased. Traders said that signs of strength in the cash market added support to the strength in both live and feeder cattle contracts. Technical buyers also helped pushed prices higher after early signs of strength. Chicago Mercantile Exchange […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Firmer cash prices support CME hog futures

By Tom Polansek December 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose on Tuesday with support from stronger cash prices, while live cattle futures eased in a setback from recent advances. Gains in hog futures and cash prices reflect solid domestic demand for pork and signal that pig supplies are expected to tighten heading into the new year, said […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs plunge on fresh doubts of China trade prospects

By Julie Ingwersen November 20, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell more than four per cent on Wednesday, with the benchmark February contract at times dropping its daily three-cent limit on doubts about the prospects for a U.S. trade deal with China, the world’s top pork consumer. February lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat hits three-month high on signs of tightening supplies

By Julie Ingwersen October 18, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures touched a three-month high on Friday, buoyed by rising cash prices and signs of tightening global supplies, analysts said. Soybean futures rose on worries about the size of the U.S. harvest while corn fell on disappointing weekly U.S. export sales. At the Chicago Board of Trade, December soft […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures approach three-month high

By Julie Ingwersen October 17, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures hit their highest level in nearly three months on Thursday as signs of rising global cash prices prompted a round of short covering, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also climbed, supported by worries about the size of U.S. crops, while traders continued to monitor prospects for a […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit highest since Aug. 9

By Mark Weinraub October 2, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were mixed on Wednesday, with hog contracts easing for the second day in a row on technical follow-through selling while cattle futures firmed. The most-active December live cattle contract hit its highest in nearly two months. Traders said futures prices for hogs had rallied too sharply compared to […] Read more

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Prairie cash wheat: Bids track rally in U.S. futures

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Demand pushes up cash prices for oats

U.S. livestock: Live cattle firm on economic optimism

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on economic optimism, discount to cash prices

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures recover

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on technical buying

U.S. livestock: Firmer cash prices support CME hog futures

U.S. livestock: Hogs plunge on fresh doubts of China trade prospects

U.S. grains: Wheat hits three-month high on signs of tightening supplies

U.S. grains: Wheat futures approach three-month high

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit highest since Aug. 9

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