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CME August 2023 lean hogs with 20- and 50-day moving averages and CME cash lean hog index (black line). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures gain as pork prices rise

Cattle futures end mixed

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended higher on Thursday, buoyed by rising wholesale pork prices and firm cash hog values, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) quoted the wholesale pork carcass cutout at $110.90 per hundredweight (cwt), up 24 cents from Wednesday, and pork bellies rose $17.08, to […] Read more
CBOT December 2023 corn with Bollinger bands (20,2) and U.S. dollar index (black line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rally as focus returns to weather, dollar

Wheat traders keep one eye on Black Sea deal

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures bounced on Thursday on bargain buying after hitting a 2-1/2-year low early in the session while soybeans rose three per cent as traders shifted their focus back to uncertain crop weather and worries about supplies, analysts said. A slump in the U.S. dollar lifted wheat as well as […] Read more
CME August 2023 live cattle with 20- and 50-day moving averages and October 2023 live cattle (black line). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle down off contract highs on profit-taking

Hogs also down off early strength

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures turned lower on Wednesday on a round of profit-taking after most months climbed to life-of-contract highs, with a seasonal downturn in beef prices adding to bearish sentiment, traders said. Most-active August live cattle futures settled down 1.95 cents at 176.875 cents/lb., retreating after rising to […] Read more
CBOT December 2023 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn hits 2-1/2-year low, soybeans tumble over USDA data

WASDE also pressures CBOT wheat

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest price since early 2021 on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected a larger-than-expected domestic crop and rising supplies, analysts said. Soybean futures tumbled after USDA’s forecast of 2023-24 soy ending stocks fell above a range of trade estimates, and wheat futures were […] Read more
ICE November 2023 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola climbs on weather worries

Demand rationing also seen as supportive

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MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market moved steadily higher during the week ended Wednesday, hitting its strongest levels in more than four months as bullish chart signals and production uncertainty across the Prairies provided support. A bearish reaction in the Chicago soy complex to the latest supply/demand estimates (WASDE) from the U.S. Department of […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets react bearishly to WASDE report

Traders were expecting reduced U.S. corn yield

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MarketsFarm — The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) saw futures come down after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its monthly world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE) on Wednesday. Corn prices were 18 cents per bushel lower on the day, while soybeans lost 27-33 cents (all figures US$). Chicago soft wheat shed 24-28 […] Read more
CME August 2023 lean hogs with 20- and 50-day moving averages and October 2023 lean hogs (black line). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally as pork prices rise

August live cattle touch new contract high

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Tuesday, bouncing after a three-session slide as wholesale pork prices rose and cash hog prices firmed, traders said, while tight cattle supplies sent futures to life-of-contract highs. CME August lean hogs settled up 3.4 cents at 97.575 cents/lb., and the October contract […] Read more
CBOT November 2023 soybeans with 20- and 100-day moving averages and August 2023 soybeans (yellow line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy climbs on supply worries ahead of USDA reports

Chicago wheat, corn also rise

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a second straight session on Tuesday as traders braced for a monthly U.S. government crop report due on Wednesday that is expected to project a smaller crop and tighter supplies, analysts said. Wheat futures rose as a drone strike on Ukraine’s Odesa port returned attention to […] Read more
CBOT November 2023 soybeans with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy futures climb ahead of key USDA reports

CBOT December corn up, September wheat down

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose about two per cent on Monday, bouncing off of a one-week low set Friday as traders positioned ahead of monthly crop reports due at midweek from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that are expected to project tighter U.S. supplies of the oilseed, traders said. Strength in global […] Read more
CME October 2023 live cattle with 20- and 100-day moving averages and August 2023 live cattle (dark red line). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle end higher on firm cash values

Hogs settle lower off recent highs

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended modestly higher on Monday on follow-though buying from Friday and carry-over strength from last week’s strong cash cattle market. Cash cattle traded late last week as high as $184-$185 per hundredweight (cwt) in northern feedlot areas, traders said, up from sales of around $178-$182 […] Read more

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