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U.S. livestock: Hog futures sink to five-month low

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News August 16, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures fell to a five-month low on Thursday, pressured by big supplies that overwhelmed any optimism about news that China made its biggest purchases of U.S. pork in seven weeks, traders said. The world’s largest pork consumer bought 10,211 tonnes of U.S. pork between Aug. 2-8 […] Read more

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

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn futures break losing streak

By GFM Network News August 15, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures steadied near a three-month low on Thursday as traders said the market was oversold following sharp declines stemming from a bearish U.S. Agriculture Department harvest forecast issued on Monday. Soybean futures traded higher overnight but turned lower after a weak export sales report. Soy futures settled near session […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed, hogs firm

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News August 14, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures were mixed on Wednesday, with deferred months mostly higher on bargain buying after hitting multiyear lows on Tuesday. But nearby live cattle contracts continued to weaken. The front-month contract hit its lowest level since October 2016 on expectations that the shutdown of a major beef […] Read more

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

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures fall

By GFM Network News August 14, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell 1.5 per cent on Wednesday, with investors shedding risky assets as concerns about the global economy spilled over into the grain markets. Forecasts for some rain in key growing areas of the U.S. Midwest in the coming weeks added to the pressure on the corn market and […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures limit down again on Tyson fire

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News August 13, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures plunged to multiyear lows on Tuesday, with some contract months for both live cattle and fed cattle ending at their daily trading limits for the second day in a row. Traders said the market continued to weigh the impact of a fire at a key […] Read more

CBOT December 2019 corn (candlestick) and November 2019 soybeans (line). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn futures extend losses after USDA harvest view

By GFM Network News August 13, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures sank for the second day in row on Tuesday, dropping 4.1 per cent to a three-month low as the U.S. Agriculture Department’s unexpected boost to its U.S. production forecast continued to weigh heavily on the market, traders said. Soybean futures made up most of the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn plunges most in three years on crop estimate surprises

By GFM Network News August 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell nearly six per cent on Monday, their biggest drop in more than three years, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast a bigger-than-expected harvest. USDA forecast the 2019-20 corn crop at 13.901 billion bushels, above the 13.875 billion bushels expected in July. A Reuters poll of analysts […] Read more

CME August 2019 live cattle with 20- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle limit down after Tyson beef plant burns

By GFM Network News August 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures dropped their daily trading limits on Monday after a fire at a major beef plant threatened to limit demand for the animals for months, traders said. Live cattle prices settled at their lowest since July 3 while feeder cattle contract dropped to their lowest since June […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mixed as trade gauges trade war impact

By GFM Network News August 9, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures were mixed on Friday in choppy trading as investors weighed rising pork prices against weak cash hog values and rising concerns about pork exports to China. Spread trading steered some contracts up sharply while others, including actively traded October and December futures, retreated. “Spreads […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soy firm, corn mixed ahead of USDA report

By GFM Network News August 9, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped to a 1-1/2-week high on Friday and posted their first weekly gain in a month, lifted by technical buying and short-covering amid concerns that dry U.S. Midwest weather would limit crop production. Corn and wheat were mixed as investors squared positions ahead of an eagerly awaited U.S. […] Read more

GFM Network News

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures sink to five-month low

U.S. grains: Corn futures break losing streak

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed, hogs firm

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures fall

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures limit down again on Tyson fire

U.S. grains: Corn futures extend losses after USDA harvest view

U.S. grains: Corn plunges most in three years on crop estimate surprises

U.S. livestock: Cattle limit down after Tyson beef plant burns

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mixed as trade gauges trade war impact

U.S. grains: Soy firm, corn mixed ahead of USDA report

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