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CME December 2022 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle firm as grain markets pressured

Hogs under seasonal price pressure

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Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures firmed at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) on Thursday, as grain markets came under pressure from investor profit-taking even as the U.S. dollar tumbled on news U.S consumer prices rose less than expected in October, brokers said. December live cattle settled 1.5 cents higher at 153.075 cents/lb. February […] Read more
ICE January 2023 canola (candlesticks) with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Trader sees canola topping $900 mark soon

Crush margins at 'very, very extreme levels'

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MarketsFarm — Despite surpassing the $900 per tonne mark at times during the week ended Wednesday, ICE Futures’ January canola contract never settled above that psychological level. Rising prices prior to the weekend later gave away to selling pressure after the weekend due to a correction in vegetable oil prices, according to broker Ken Ball […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Rising U.S. corn, soy yields ‘a little surprising’

'Somehow the USDA found higher yields'

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MarketsFarm — Updated estimates in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply/demand report, released Wednesday, saw larger than expected increases to soybean and corn yield estimates in the country. However, that data did little to move the markets, with the commodities likely stuck in a sideways range for the time being, according to a trader. […] Read more
CME February 2023 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle settle lower as Wall Street slides

Feeder cattle, lean hogs also weaker

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Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures slipped at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) on Wednesday as the market came under pressure from steep losses in equities and a lack of supportive news, brokers said. December live cattle settled 1.475 cents lower at 151.575 cents/lb. (all figures US$). February live cattle dropped 0.625 cent to […] Read more
CBOT December 2022 soft red winter wheat (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (green line), MGEX December 2022 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. December 2022 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat drops as USDA raises global supply view

USDA lifts U.S. corn, soy yield views; stocks still tight

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unexpectedly raised its global supply outlook in a monthly report, citing larger crops in Australia, the U.K. and Kazakhstan that offset lower Argentine and EU production. A firmer U.S. dollar also weighed on wheat, along with optimism about […] Read more
CBOT December 2022 soft red winter wheat with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy ease as traders await crop data

Wheat traders eye Black Sea supplies

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures on Tuesday eased on long liquidation ahead of the release of widely followed government crop forecasts on Wednesday, analysts said. The wheat market also grappled with Black Sea supply prospects as Ukraine sought to expand a grain deal allowing exports from Black Sea ports. The most-active […] Read more
CME December 2022 lean hogs with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end lower, consolidate after rally

December live cattle futures flat

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures pulled back on Tuesday as the market consolidated after climbing nearly five per cent during the previous session, brokers said. CME December hogs closed 1.475 cents, or 1.7 per cent, lower at 85.575 cents/lb. (all figures US$). Wholesale pork prices were also lower. The U.S. […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Markets

Fund short position in canola dips to four-month low

Net long increases in CBOT soybeans

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MarketsFarm — Speculators were busy covering short positions and putting on some fresh longs in the canola market during the week ended Nov. 1. That lowered the net short position in the ICE Futures canola market to its smallest level since the beginning of July, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report compiled […] Read more
CME December 2022 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rally on bargain buying

Chicago live cattle firm

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures jumped nearly five per cent on Monday on bargain buying after the benchmark December contract on Friday dipped to its lowest in nearly three weeks, traders said. CME December hogs settled up 4.075 cents at 87.05 cents/lb., surging in early moves after the contract was […] Read more
CBOT January 2023 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn sag on worries about China demand

Upcoming USDA data in focus

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped on Monday, retreating from a six-week high, pressured by fears about export demand after top buyer China denied it was considering easing its stringent zero-COVID policy. Traders were also adjusting positions ahead of monthly supply-and-demand reports due at mid-week from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Wheat […] Read more

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