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U.S. livestock: Live cattle rally to six-month high on strong demand

By GFM Network News September 14, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures ended sharply higher to limit up on Friday on in a short-covering and technical buying rally to six-month peaks fueled by strong demand for beef and expectations for higher cash market prices this week. Cattle traders are still waiting for more widespread cash deals to develop at […] Read more

CME October 2018 live cattle, with 20-day moving average in blue. (Barchart.com)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end mixed

By GFM Network News September 13, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures ended mixed on Thursday as nearby contracts were anchored by their premium to cash market prices while deferred months firmed to contract highs on a strong demand outlook, traders said. Feeder cattle futures followed deferred live cattle contracts higher, along with continued support from a slumping corn […] Read more

CBOT November 2018 soybeans, with 20-day moving average in purple. (Barchart.com)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall as harvest expectations rise

By GFM Network News September 13, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures eased on Thursday, giving up early gains after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States was under no pressure to make a trade deal with China, the biggest buyer of the oilseed. Wheat futures, which fell for the seventh time in the last eight […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles after USDA boosts production forecast

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News September 12, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell 3.6 per cent on Wednesday, for their biggest daily declines since April, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its forecast for U.S. production more than analysts expected, traders said. Wheat futures also tumbled, tracking losses in corn and on pressure from USDA unexpectedly boosting Russia’s wheat […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on hopes for China trade talks

By GFM Network News September 12, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures jumped more than two per cent on Wednesday on news that the Trump administration is attempting to restart trade negotiations with China, a major importer which has steep duties on shipments of U.S. pork. Senior U.S. officials led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin recently sent an invitation […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs drop as large pork plants in Florence’s path

By GFM Network News September 11, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell sharply on Tuesday as a powerful hurricane roared toward the U.S. East Coast, threatening hog production in the Carolinas, home to some of the country’s largest packing plants. Pork producer Smithfield Foods said it will be shuttering two of its hog plants in North Carolina on […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Export concerns push wheat, soybean futures lower

By GFM Network News September 11, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell two per cent on Tuesday, their fifth decline in the last six sessions, as investment funds cut their risk exposure to the grain following a surprise short-covering rally on Monday, traders said. Poor demand for U.S. wheat exports amid expectations of a jump in winter wheat plantings […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat firm on technical bounce, tightening global supplies

By GFM Network News September 10, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose more than three per cent on Monday on a mix of technical buying after last week’s seven-week low and fundamental support from tightening supplies in Australia and Russia, analysts said. Soybean futures also advanced while corn futures were little changed ahead of key monthly crop reports due […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs slip from three-week highs

By GFM Network News September 10, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures settled mostly lower on Monday as early support from a swine fever outbreak in Asia and a hurricane off the U.S. East Coast faded and the market retreated from three-week highs. Technical selling in the overbought hog futures market added pressure. “The market is running out of […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures close firm; wheat falls for 4th day

By GFM Network News September 7, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures firmed on technical buying on Friday but gains were kept in check by expectations for a bumper U.S. harvest in the coming weeks and concerns about exports, traders said. Corn settled in positive territory, with traders focused on good demand for the yellow grain. Wheat […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit contract highs on tight supply

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on doubts over U.S.-China trade progress

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle rally to six-month high on strong demand

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end mixed

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall as harvest expectations rise

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles after USDA boosts production forecast

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on hopes for China trade talks

U.S. livestock: Hogs drop as large pork plants in Florence’s path

U.S. grains: Export concerns push wheat, soybean futures lower

U.S. grains: Wheat firm on technical bounce, tightening global supplies

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs slip from three-week highs

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures close firm; wheat falls for 4th day

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