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CME May 2023 feeder cattle with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit new highs

Chicago lean hogs hit new low

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s April and May feeder cattle futures hit fresh contract highs on Tuesday on tight supplies, as analysts said they expected cattle placements to continue to trend down, traders said. Meanwhile, CME May lean hogs hit a contract low of 78.5 cents/lb., before closing down 2.175 cents at 78.825 […] Read more
CBOT May 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans up on major U.S. crush

USDA says winter wheat at 27 per cent good or excellent condition

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Mexico City | Reuters — Soybean futures gained following strong U.S. crushing data on Monday, while wheat and corn also closed higher after several eastern European countries banned grain and other food imports from Ukraine, casting further doubt on Ukrainian exports. Members of the National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) said the U.S. soybean crush jumped […] Read more
CME May 2023 feeder cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit new highs on supplies, cash market

Live cattle, lean hogs also up

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures hit new all-time highs in the nearby contracts on Monday, as bidding wars continue to rally cash prices as more producers show interest in expanding their herds, traders said. The rally helped give a boost to the pork market, where CME April lean hogs ended […] Read more
CBOT May 2023 corn with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn continues climb, closes higher for fourth week

Traders watching cooler weather in U.S. southern Plains

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Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago corn futures settled higher on Friday, making the fourth straight week of gains, after a week of flash sales to China and demand for ethanol processing. Soybeans closed lower, ending a gains streak since late March, as a record Brazilian harvest tempered concern about drought losses in Argentina. The […] Read more
CME June 2023 live cattle with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle pull back from all-time highs

Chicago lean hogs up off contract lows

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures retreated on Friday after racing to all-time highs during the previous three sessions as tightening U.S. supplies rallied cash prices. Profit-taking and technical pressured futures following the surge, though the market could still post new highs moving forward, analysts said. Surging cash prices this week […] Read more
CBOT May 2023 corn with 20-day moving average (green line) and July 2023 corn (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Chicago grains close lower as weather improves

USDA reports flash corn sale to China

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Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago grains futures reversed earlier gains to close lower on Thursday, as weather improved and despite Russia saying there would likely be no extension of the wartime grains corridor deal, analysts said. Soybeans lost ground from their earlier rally as weather in the Northern Hemisphere looked clearer. “U.S. weather is […] Read more
CME June 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit another record high

Cattle producers seen playing hard ball; hogs touch contract lows

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures set a record high for the third consecutive session on Thursday as producers held out for higher prices from meatpackers searching for supplies, brokers said. Strong cash prices and tightening supplies have pushed futures above a 2014 record for the front-month contract, after ranchers reduced […] Read more
ICE November 2023 canola with Bollinger bands (20,2) and May 2023 canola (black line). (Barchart)
Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: New-crop November canola set to step back

StatCan not expected to sway futures much

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MarketsFarm — There is presently little upside to new-crop November canola on ICE Futures, according to analyst Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications in Calgary. Anderson pointed to losses in Malaysian palm oil and weakness in China’s soymeal market as weighing on ICE canola values, with more pressure coming out of South America. “The [soybean] production […] Read more
An aerial file photo of flooding in the Red River Valley near Rosenort, Man. in May 2022. (Manitoba Co-operator photo by Allan Dawson)
Crops, Markets, Weather

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather in focus for Chicago grains, oilseeds

Heavy snowpack remains in parts of northern Plains

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MarketsFarm — All eyes in the Chicago grain and oilseed markets are focused on weather conditions as the South American harvest progresses and North American farmers begin seeding their next crop. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply/demand report (WASDE), released Tuesday, left ending stocks projections for both soybeans and corn in the country unchanged […] Read more
CME June 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit record high as packers scramble for supplies

Chicago lean hogs continue lower

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures stormed to an all-time high on Wednesday as meatpackers scrambled to buy livestock at a time when supplies are tightening, brokers said. Ranchers have reduced their herds due to high feed costs and drought in the western U.S., forcing packers such as Tyson Foods and […] Read more

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