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U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures mixed in pre-report positioning

By Mark Weinraub July 19, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures were mixed on Thursday, with the nearby contract easing while deferred months firmed slightly on positioning ahead of two big U.S. Department of Agriculture reports due Friday, traders said. Some investors were unwinding bull spreads placed during the cattle market’s rally to its highest in more than […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy, corn rise on decline in crop conditions

By Tom Polansek July 17, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures rose on Tuesday as lower-than-expected crop ratings and increased hopes for a resolution to the U.S.-China trade battle helped to extend a recovery from sharp losses last week. The markets advanced after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday that 69 per cent of the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy sinks to new lows as trade war seen swelling supply

By Karl Plume July 13, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slid to fresh lows on Friday and the most-active contract closed at the lowest in nearly a decade after a government report reinforced concerns that the trade dispute with China will dent exports and lead to a build-up in stocks. Corn futures followed soybeans lower, with additional pressure […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs turn up on short-covering

By Michael Hirtzer July 12, 2018

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures ticked higher on Thursday, boosted by short-covering and technical buying after prices probed new lows earlier this week, traders said. Futures for cattle and lean hogs notched narrow gains despite fears of weaker prices in cash markets and a lower trend in wholesale meat values — […] Read more

Ripe soybeans near Morden, Man. on Sept. 14, 2017. (Allan Dawson photo)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce after hitting new lows on trade war fears

By Karl Plume July 12, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to contract lows on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said a trade war with China would curb exports and swell supplies, but the market clawed back those losses late in the session in a short-covering bounce. Corn rallied from earlier contract lows as USDA, in […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Water Management Research Unit, ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn hits contract lows on favourable weather

By Karl Plume July 10, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to contract lows on Tuesday on forecasts for crop-boosting rain and milder temperatures in the heart of the U.S. corn belt, with three-quarters of the nation’s crop already in good-to-excellent shape. Wheat futures tumbled more than three per cent on dull export demand and improving spring wheat […] Read more

Chocolate World in Hershey, Penn. in 2011. (SDominick/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Reuters

Nestle, Hershey at odds with farmers over U.S. GMO labeling

By Chris Prentice July 3, 2018

New York | Reuters –– The world’s top food companies and farmers of crops such as beet sugar are pitted against each other as they lobby the U.S. government over plans to label genetically engineered ingredients. At the heart of the issue is transparency over ingredients used in food. Packaged foods makers are facing flagging […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat sets two-week high

By Tom Polansek June 29, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures touched a two-week high above US$5 a bushel on Friday on reduced expectations for France’s harvest while corn prices rose on concerns over unfavourably hot U.S. crop weather. Soybean futures touched a one-week low after a bout of selling late in the trading session erased earlier gains. An […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans sink to 1-1/2 week lows

By Karl Plume June 28, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures drifted lower on Thursday ahead of a key U.S. government report due on Friday expected to raise estimates of U.S. 2018 corn and soybean plantings. Wheat also eased, pressured by an accelerating U.S. winter crop harvest and reports of higher-than-expected yields in some areas. Favourable crop […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures higher on spreading

By Michael Hirtzer June 28, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures were narrowly higher in bull-spreading on Thursday as some investors exited positions in nearby contract months ahead of a quarterly government supply report that was released after the close of trading. The U.S. Department of Agriculture in the report said the U.S. hog herd as of June […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures mixed in pre-report positioning

U.S. grains: Soy, corn rise on decline in crop conditions

U.S. grains: Soy sinks to new lows as trade war seen swelling supply

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs turn up on short-covering

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce after hitting new lows on trade war fears

U.S. grains: Corn hits contract lows on favourable weather

Nestle, Hershey at odds with farmers over U.S. GMO labeling

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