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U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures ease ahead of U.S. holiday weekend

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased on Wednesday, as packers prep for a short processing week after the Fourth of July holiday in the United States, traders said. Packers’ purchases are expected to slow by the end of the week, to avoid having pens full of animals waiting over the […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Spot corn, soy futures extend gains ahead of USDA report

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago spot corn and soybean futures extended gains on Wednesday, as traders adjusted their positions ahead of a government crop report, traders said. But the most-active and deferred corn contracts eased downward, as latest forecasts see an increased chance of rain in U.S. growing areas as crop nears pollination phase. Traders […] Read more


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U.S. livestock: Live cattle mixed on seasonal slump, domestic demand worries

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange spot live cattle futures rose on Tuesday, as the northern cash market continued to trade at a record premium over the south amid drought-hit grazing grounds, traders said. But CME’s benchmark August live cattle futures LCQ2 and deferred contracts slipped on worries about the health of the U.S. economy, and […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Chicago grains rally on crop ratings, China quarantine rules relaxing

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn futures bounced higher on Tuesday, after a U.S. government crop conditions report showed good-to-excellent ratings for corn fell more than expected, raising concerns about the Midwest crop as it heads toward a key pollination phase of development. Wheat futures rallied on short-covering and bargain buying after three straight sessions […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Wheat futures hit lowest price since February; corn down, soy up

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures fell to their lowest price since February on Monday, pressured by the expanding harvest of winter wheat in the northern hemisphere and a lack of demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. Corn futures also fell, led by deferred contracts representing the 2022 harvest. But soybeans rose as soyoil […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures rise on bargain buying; wheat falls

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose on Friday, snapping a streak of four negative sessions, on a round of bargain buying and short covering, traders said. “Prices appear to have stabilized at current levels,” Tomm Pfitzenmaier, analyst for Summit Commodity Brokerage, said in a note to clients. “Traders that sold all week will […] Read more


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U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise as traders cover short positions

Chicago | Reuters – CME Group hog futures firmed on Friday as traders covered short positions after prices fell 5.6 percent over the last two sessions, though demand concerns capped gains. A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report showed that pork export sales in the week ended June 16 totalled 27,600 tonnes, unchanged from a week earlier. […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat plunge as economic worries rise

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn, wheat and soybean futures plummeted on Thursday, as investor fears of an economic downturn and improved sentiment over U.S. crops shifted attention from war disruption to Black Sea exports. Wheat futures Wv1 sank to their lowest level since March 1, soybeans Sv1 hit their lowest since May 11 and corn Cv1 hit its lowest since […] Read more