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CME December 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle lower, underpinned by tight supply

October lean hogs also lower

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Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange eased on Friday, pressured by softening cash trade across the U.S. Plains, though markets remain supported by tightening supplies as producers continue to liquidate their herds, analysts said. “Our short-term supply issues are still front and centre. We’re running two-three per cent […] Read more
CBOT November 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on exports, mixed harvest results

CBOT wheat eases after earlier gains; Russia's annexation plans in focus

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures inched higher on Thursday, supported by strong export sales after lower trade much of the week as harvest progresses across the U.S. Midwest, though some farmers report lower-than-anticipated yields, analysts said. Corn and wheat eased ahead of Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) quarterly U.S. grain stocks and […] Read more
CME December 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (pink line, right column) and CME cash Lean Hog Index (purple line, left column). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME December hogs ease

U.S. hog herd shrinks; cattle futures firm

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Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark December lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange eased on Thursday ahead of the U.S. Agriculture Department’s quarterly hog and pigs report, released after the market closed. CME October hogs firmed 0.75 cent at 89.45 cents/lb., but most-active December hogs fell 0.1 cent to 75.725 cents/lb. (all figures US$). […] Read more
CME December 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME December hogs extend slide on long liquidation

Cattle futures down on demand concerns

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Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark December lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued their slide on Wednesday, hitting a nine-month low on recession worries and long liquidation. CME October hogs ended up 0.675 cent at 89.375 cents/lb. (all figures US$). But most-active December hogs fell 0.425 cent to settle at 75.825 cents/lb. after […] Read more
CBOT December 2022 soft red winter wheat (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (green line), MGEX December 2022 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. December 2022 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat up on war worries

Corn, soy also firm despite recession fears

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose more than three per cent on Wednesday, supported by fears of escalating conflict between major grain exporters Russia and Ukraine, as well as dry conditions in the U.S. Plains crop belt, analysts said. Corn followed wheat futures higher and soybeans closed up fractionally, shaking off pressure from […] Read more
CME December 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20- and 50-day moving averages (brown and black lines, right column) and CME cash Lean Hog Index (pink line, left column). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs tumble to nine-month low on recession fears

Chicago live cattle end mixed

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Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark December lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell for a fifth consecutive session on Tuesday, touching a nine-month low as fears of a recession hurting consumer demand for meat triggered another round of long liquidation, traders said. Sliding prices for cash hogs and wholesale pork added to bearish […] Read more
CBOT December 2022 soft red winter wheat (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2), MGEX December 2022 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. December 2022 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on short-covering, Ukraine worries

Soy turns lower; corn ends up but down off day's high

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 1.6 per cent on Tuesday as worries about escalating conflict in Ukraine and a pause in the U.S. dollar’s run-up to 20-year highs spurred a round of short-covering, traders said. Corn futures also firmed but pared gains by the close, and soybean futures turned lower on technical […] Read more
CBOT December 2022 soft red winter wheat (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (green line), MGEX December 2022 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. December 2022 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans sag on recession fears

Projections raised for Russian wheat crop

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell more than two per cent and corn and soybeans followed the weaker trend on Monday, as fears of a global economic downturn, a rising dollar and expectations of a bumper wheat crop in Russia weighed on commodity markets, analysts said. Forecasts for favourably dry weather for the […] Read more
CME December 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hog futures fall to multi-month lows

Recession fears eat at demand expectations

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures hit a two-month low on Monday and the benchmark December lean hogs contract hit an eight-month low as worries about the U.S. and world economy triggered a round of long liquidation, analysts said. “This market is looking for positive news, and not finding a lot. […] Read more
CME December 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, lean hogs slide on recession worries

Feeder cattle up on lower corn prices

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell to their lowest level since early August on Friday on fears of a global recession that could curb demand for commodities including beef, traders said. CME October live cattle settled down 0.6 cent at 144.25 cents/lb. and the most-active December contract fell 0.8 cent […] Read more

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