Chicago corn, soy and wheat futures dipped on Wednesday as the dollar jumped on uncertainty over U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's tariff plans, and as investors squared positions and awaited supply and demand data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

U.S. livestock: Chicago grains, soy fall on dollar gains as traders await USDA data

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans dip on rainy Argentina forecast
Chicago soybeans ticked lower on Tuesday as expectations for rain relief in Argentina encouraged profit-taking, after drier forecasts and a softer dollar fueled gains during the previous session.

U.S. grains: Chicago corn surges to six-month high on weaker dollar, Argentina weather
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures Cv1 on Monday surged to a more than six-month high amid growing concern over dry conditions in Argentina, market analysts said.

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans, corn and wheat futures stumble on farmer sales, weekly dollar gains
Chicago soybean, wheat and corn futures tumbled on Friday as a flurry of farmer sales and a strong dollar weighed on the market, analysts said.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise sharply on low inventory
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures reached life-of-contract highs, while live cattle futures hit multi-month peaks on Thursday, as meat packers struggled to find inventory, analysts said.

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn rise in choppy trading on South American weather concerns
Chicago soybean and corn futures were higher in see-saw trading on the first trading day of 2025, supported by ongoing concerns related to dry weather in South America, especially Argentina, a leading producer of both commodities.

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures fall on year-end position squaring, demand doubts
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell to two-month lows on Tuesday, as traders squared positions before the year's end and uncertainty lingered over export demand in the coming months, market analysts said.

U.S. grains: Chicago soy, grain futures settle up, but fall for the year
Chicago soybean, corn and wheat futures rallied on Tuesday on short-covering and concerns over weather conditions in South America and Russia, market analysts said.

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures fall on domestic, export demand uncertainty
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell to two-month lows on Monday, hit by profit-taking and growing uncertainty over domestic and export demand in the coming months, market analysts said.

U.S. grains: Corn falls on profit-taking after reaching 6-month high
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures turned lower on profit-taking after the benchmark contract Cv1 hit a six-month high in choppy trade ahead of the year's end, market analysts said.