U.S. soybean futures fell to one-week lows on Thursday as weak domestic cash markets, poor weekly export sales and worries about the size of U.S. biofuel mandates raised fears about demand for the oilseed, brokers said.
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U.S. grains: Soybeans hit 1-wk low on demand worries; wheat sags, corn firms
U.S. livestock: Cattle mostly lower; hogs mostly up
Most Chicago cattle futures slipped back on Thursday while most hog futures made slight gains.
U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures retreat on weather as US-China optimism cools
Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures drifted lower on Wednesday as initial optimism faded over the U.S. and China agreeing on the framework of a trade truce, and market players shifted their focus back to benign crop weather, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle dip, lean hogs gain
Nearly all Chicago cattle futures dipped on Wednesday while lean hogs saw gains.
U.S. grains: Wheat futures sag on crop rating boost; corn, soybeans firm
Chicago wheat futures fell to their lowest level in more than a week on Tuesday as improving U.S. crop condition ratings and seasonal pressure overshadowed early harvest delays and drought in Russia, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Feeders rise; live cattle, lean hogs mixed
Chicago feeder cattle futures continue to push upward on Tuesday while live cattle and lean hogs ended mixed.
U.S. grains: Wheat retreats on harvest pressure; corn, soybeans end lower
U.S. wheat futures fell about two per cent on Monday on seasonal pressure from the start of the Northern Hemisphere winter wheat harvest and corn futures sagged on mostly favorable crop weather, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle extend record highs
Chicago cattle futures extended record highs on Monday while lean hogs also saw gains.
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs on record highs going into the weekend
Live and feeder cattle futures, as well as those for lean hogs, reached contract highs on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Friday. A new round of trade talks between the United States and China in London next week, as well as a solid jobs report from the Labor Department helped strengthen the markets, as well […] Read more
U.S. livestock: August live, cattle contracts hit record highs
Strength in cash markets caused live and cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to rise on Thursday, despite low export numbers reported by the United States Department of Agriculture.