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U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-month top on technical buying

By Julie Ingwersen September 21, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures posted a one-month high Thursday on technically driven trade while U.S. soybean and corn futures eked out modest advances as traders waited for the harvest to expand in the Midwest. Chicago Board of Trade December what settled up 2-3/4 cents at $4.52-1/2 per bushel after reaching $4.54-1/2, its […] Read more

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

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm on broad commodity strength, soy sales

By Julie Ingwersen September 20, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Wednesday, supported by strength in commodities and resurgent soy export demand, traders said. Wheat and corn followed the higher trend, with both grains rebounding after a two-session slide as the U.S. corn harvest got under way. Chicago Board of Trade November soybeans settled up 4-1/2 cents […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit two-month high

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News September 19, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures gained on technical buying on Tuesday, with feeder cattle rising to a two-month high and lean hogs climbing by as much as 2.6 per cent, traders said. Fresh news remained scant, but traders were more optimistic about higher cash prices for both cattle and hogs. Declining prices for […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn falls one per cent as harvest looms

By Julie Ingwersen September 19, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell nearly one per cent on Tuesday on chart-based selling as the harvest of a large U.S. crop loomed, traders said. Soybeans followed the weak trend, declining in the absence of fresh supportive news, and wheat closed mixed, with front-month December fractionally lower. “The biggest thing is, there […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures ease on big supplies, spreading

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News September 18, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures were mostly lower on Monday, pressured by bear-spreading and big U.S. supplies that continued to weigh on cash markets, traders said. The front-month October hogs contract notched the biggest declines, easing 0.975 cent, or about 1.7 per cent, to settle at 60 cents/lb. (all figures […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures surge on technical bounce

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News September 15, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures surged more than three per cent on Friday while live cattle gained about one per cent, lifted by chart-based and investment fund buying, traders and analysts said. Hog futures had tumbled to a roughly 11-month low on Wednesday, before stabilizing on Thursday and then rising […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy hits one-month top on export demand

By Julie Ingwersen September 14, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures set a one-month high on Thursday on robust export demand coupled with short covering and strength in cash markets, traders said. Corn followed the firm trend, drawing additional support from strength in other commodities, including crude oil. The 19-market Thomson Reuters CoreCommodity Index was up 0.2 per cent […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Harvest pressure set to increase

By Dave Sims September 13, 2017

CNS Canada — The canola market will likely be tested in coming days as harvest pressure, both north and south of the border, intensifies. While futures enjoyed a bounce upward following a bearish report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday, the technical bias appears to be pointed lower. The front-month November contract at […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Strong demand to underpin soy, corn

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 13, 2017

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade will soon face seasonal harvest pressure, but good demand may limit the downside this year. Slight upward revisions to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s yield estimates in the latest supply/demand report weighed on soybeans and corn on Tuesday, but the soybean losses […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy steadies after tumbling on higher crop estimate

By Julie Ingwersen September 13, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans firmed on Wednesday in a light technical rebound one day after the U.S. Department of Agriculture surprised analysts by raising its estimates of the U.S. corn and soybean yields. Corn futures ended flat while wheat was modestly higher, paring gains after the Chicago Board of Trade December contract hit […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-month top on technical buying

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm on broad commodity strength, soy sales

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit two-month high

U.S. grains: Corn falls one per cent as harvest looms

U.S. livestock: Hog futures ease on big supplies, spreading

U.S. livestock: Hog futures surge on technical bounce

U.S. grains: Soy hits one-month top on export demand

ICE weekly outlook: Harvest pressure set to increase

CBOT weekly outlook: Strong demand to underpin soy, corn

U.S. grains: Soy steadies after tumbling on higher crop estimate

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