Chicago Board of Trade soybean and grain futures firmed on Friday, as traders adjusted their positions before the year-end holidays after a flurry of economic data showed underlying inflation pressures continuing to ease.
Railways between U.S. and Mexico reopened five days after key trade routes closed
Live cattle ended the day down, feeder cattle were up
The Canadian dollar strengthened relative to its United States counterpart
Lean hog futures ended the day mixed
Corn up on technical bounce, wheat up on weaker dollar
Exports being lost because of US-Mexico rail crossing closures, industry says
The trade is expecting a smaller hog herd, Reuters survey shows
U.S. wheat prices essentially bottomed out during late November; recovered somewhat in December
Wheat futures rose on a technical bounce
Lean hog futures also ended the day lower