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U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on frigid weather

By Karl Plume December 20, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rebounded on Wednesday to notch a 1-1/2-week high on worries about frigid weather across the Wheat Belt that threatens to damage crops lacking protective snow cover. Corn also rose on spillover support from wheat and as traders covered short positions following recent contract lows. Soybeans fell to three-month […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Softer cash prices weaken CME hogs

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News December 19, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Tuesday were weakened for a second day in a row as ample supplies pressured cash prices, said traders. Fund sales and sell stops exerted more pressure on CME hog contracts, they said. February hogs finished down 0.5 cent/lb. to 66.9 cents, and below the […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Supply, demand worries pull hogs from four-month high

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News December 18, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures eased from a four-month top on Monday, pressured by uneasiness over burdensome supplies and tepid meat demand, said traders. Technical selling and futures’ premiums to CME’s hog index for Dec. 14 at 64.11 cents further weighed on the market, they said (all figures US$). February […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans sink to three-month lows on Argentine rains

By Karl Plume December 18, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slumped to three-month lows on Monday as rain in Argentina eased concerns that farmers would scale back planting in the country, the third-largest soybean exporter and top soy product supplier. Corn futures also declined on the rainy Argentine weather and pressure from abundant supplies of the grain. Wheat […] Read more

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

By Mark Weinraub December 13, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures rose on Wednesday, bouncing from contract lows hit the previous session as traders covered short positions, traders said. Soybean futures also firmed after sagging on Tuesday following the release of a U.S. government report that highlighted the bearish global supply situation. Chicago Board of Trade soft […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy look vulnerable to downside

By Dave Sims December 13, 2017

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures both suffered losses over the past week as improving weather patterns in South America have pushed the commodities below their recent support levels. CBOT March corn dipped below the psychologically-important $3.50 a bushel level on Tuesday (all figures US$). The market was pressured by the U.S. Department of […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag as South American crop prospects improve

By Julie Ingwersen December 12, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell to a three-week low on Tuesday on improving weather in Argentina and rising estimates of Brazil’s soybean crop, while corn and wheat futures hit life-of-contract lows. CBOT January soybeans settled down 6-3/4 cents at $9.75-3/4 a bushel after dipping to $9.75, the contract’s lowest […] Read more

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U.S. soybean, wheat ending stocks seen up as exports fall

By Mark Weinraub December 12, 2017

Washington | Reuters — Stockpiles of U.S. soybeans and wheat are expected to rise due to lower export demand amid heightened competition from rival global suppliers, government data on Tuesday showed. In a monthly supply and demand report, the U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) raised its ending stocks forecast for domestic wheat and soybeans, and trimmed […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs at three-month low on cash, pork prices

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News December 11, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs drifted to a three-month bottom on Monday, in response to lower cash and wholesale pork prices, said traders. Sell stops and deferred-month future’s premiums to CME’s hog index for Dec. 7 at 65.48 cents further weighed on contracts. December hogs, which will expire on Dec. 14, […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybean markets excite while corn settles

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm December 6, 2017

CNS Canada — Soybean prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are finding support from Argentina weather while corn markets remain stuck in sideways trading, according to a Chicago trader. “The corn markets have kind of been left out of the Argentina weather equation with heavy fund selling here and there… and then might […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on frigid weather

U.S. livestock: Softer cash prices weaken CME hogs

U.S. livestock: Supply, demand worries pull hogs from four-month high

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink to three-month lows on Argentine rains

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

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy look vulnerable to downside

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag as South American crop prospects improve

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