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CBOT July 2019 corn with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise as report shows rain slows plantings

By P.J. Huffstutter June 4, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures rose on Tuesday to revisit last week’s three-year highs after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said U.S. planting was well behind the average pace for this time of year following repeated rainfall. Soybeans rose too as rain also slowed U.S. sowings, according to the […] Read more

Kansas City July 2019 wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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U.S. grains: CBOT wheat rallies on weather

By P.J. Huffstutter June 3, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rallied on Monday on concerns about harvest risks as more heavy rain was forecast in some U.S. grain belts and warm, dry weather was expected in top wheat exporter Russia. Meanwhile, corn and soybean futures traded choppily as the markets digested a threat of U.S. tariffs against Mexico, […] Read more

CME August 2019 feeder cattle, with CBOT July 2019 corn (orange line). (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Futures fall as corn rally boosts feeding costs

By Mark Weinraub May 30, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures closed mostly lower on Thursday, with a rally in the corn market pressuring livestock contracts, traders said. “It had a lot to do with corn going up,” said Doug Houghton, an analyst with Brock Associates Inc. “Feed costs are higher.” Feeder cattle futures notched […] Read more

CBOT July 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy futures extend rally

By Mark Weinraub May 29, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose 1.6 per cent on Wednesday, hitting their highest since mid-April on support from concerns that planting delays in the U.S. Midwest will lead to a sharp cutback in acreage as well as harvest yields, traders said. The jump followed a U.S. Agriculture Department report after the market […] Read more

CBOT July 2019 soybeans, with July 2019 corn (orange line). (Barchart)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Planting report spurs farmer selling

By Glen Hallick May 29, 2019

MarketsFarm — Soybeans on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are trying to play catch-up in what has become a weather market, according to Steve Georgy of Allendale Inc. Corn planting in the U.S. was far behind its five-year average due to persistent wet conditions, he said, and that created the scenario of U.S. farmers […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn hits three-year high as planting delays prolonged

By Mark Weinraub May 28, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures surged 4.1 per cent to their highest levels in nearly three years on Tuesday, supported by planting delays across key growing areas of the U.S. Midwest following heavy rains, traders said. The adverse weather in the Midwest and Plains also fuelled rallies in the soybean and wheat markets […] Read more

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Markets, News, Prime cuts

Beef packers enjoy purple profit patch

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay

By Steve Kay May 27, 2019

North American beef processors are enjoying an extended period of profits that is unprecedented in the industry’s history. Packers on both sides of the border are seeing margins that would have been unthinkable five years ago. U.S. packers racked up record profits in 2017, surpassed them in 2018 and are on track for more records […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

USDA announces more farm aid to offset trade war losses

By Humeyra Pamuk May 23, 2019

Washington | Reuters –– The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled a US$16 billion farm aid package to offset losses from a 10-month trade war with China and said payment rates to farmers would be determined by where they farm rather than what crops they grow. The package, the bulk of which will be spent on […] Read more

Emerging corn plants in Canada. (Sophie-Caron/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn sinks as trade aid seen encouraging planting

By Karl Plume May 23, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures dropped for the first time in nine sessions on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unveiled a farm aid package that could encourage farmers to plant more corn despite adverse weather this spring. Soybeans and wheat also declined as the USDA announced a $14.5 billion direct […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade volatile ahead of USDA announcement

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm May 22, 2019

MarketsFarm — The Chicago Board of Trade saw “a wild ride of volatility” on Wednesday, following rumours of a U.S. Department of Agriculture farm aid package that could top US$15 billion. The package would include payments of about $2 per bushel for soybeans and four cents per bushel for corn, according to Bloomberg. An official […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

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U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise as report shows rain slows plantings

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat rallies on weather

U.S. livestock: Futures fall as corn rally boosts feeding costs

U.S. grains: Soy futures extend rally

CBOT weekly outlook: Planting report spurs farmer selling

U.S. grains: Corn hits three-year high as planting delays prolonged

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USDA announces more farm aid to offset trade war losses

U.S. grains: Corn sinks as trade aid seen encouraging planting

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