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

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on U.S. inventories

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slid to a four-month low on Wednesday, declining for the third straight session on expectations of higher U.S. stocks due to slower exports and a forecast of increased production in Brazil. Wheat futures were slightly higher and corn flat as investors squared positions ahead of the U.S. Department […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn higher on short-covering

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures gained on Tuesday, after earlier falls, as investors covered short positions and prepared for government crop data due on Friday. Wheat steadied after three sessions of declines and corn bounced from three-week lows. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday is expected to show smaller U.S. […] Read more






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U.S. livestock: Consolidation lifts CME live cattle ahead of USDA report

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday closed higher, after consolidation and short-covering ahead of Friday’s U.S. government cattle report helped the market recoup some recent losses, traders said. Analysts, on average, expect the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) monthly Cattle on Feed report at 11 a.m. CT to show […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Supply worries knock down CME feeder cattle

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle sank on Wednesday to a four-month low, hit by a selloff in live cattle futures as well as expectations for increased supplies, said traders. “You’ve got this cattle report coming out on Friday, and everybody says placement numbers are going to be up,” said JRS Consulting […] Read more