Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose on Tuesday on technical trading and anticipation of consumer demand remaining strong going into the Christmas holidays, market analysts said.
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures jumped to a five-and-a-half month high on Tuesday, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture slashed domestic corn supply forecast by more than the market had expected.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Monday, bolstered by a bump in wholesale cutout values and signs of ongoing consumer demand, according to analysts.
Chicago soybean futures dropped on Monday on expectations for a hefty South American crop, while corn futures rose as traders anticipated world supply and demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will show smaller U.S. stockpiles.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures traded on both sides of unchanged on Friday and finished the day mixed, underpinned by firm cash cattle prices but anchored by technical selling and seasonal pressure, analysts said.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures fell for a second consecutive day on Thursday, pressured by technical selling and profit taking following recent highs, and as wholesale beef prices fell, analysts said.
U.S. soybean futures firmed on Thursday, led by strong gains in soyoil as a smaller-than-anticipated canola harvest outlook in Canada stoked worries about tightening global vegetable oil supplies.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures dropped on Wednesday in a technical and profit-taking retreat following recent strong gains and as beef packer margins fell deeper in the red, analysts said.
U.S. soybean futures fell on Wednesday on favorable crop weather in South America and concerns about the incoming Trump administration's hawkish approach to trade with top importer China.