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CBOT July 2023 corn with 20-day moving average (yellow line) and December 2023 corn (orange high/low/close). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn hits 18-month low on crop prospects

Chicago wheat tumbles on Ukraine deal

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Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark U.S. corn futures fell to an 18-month low on Wednesday on news that China cancelled purchases of U.S. corn, and as favourable early-season crop weather bolstered projections for bumper U.S. harvests this year, analysts said. Wheat futures tumbled 3.4 per cent after the Black Sea grain deal, allowing for the […] Read more
CBOT July 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn tumble on improving crop prospects, export competition

Chicago wheat futures follow downtrend

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spot soybean futures fell 2.6 per cent on Tuesday to multi-month lows and corn futures slipped nearly two per cent, pressured by decent U.S. Midwest crop weather and strong competition for global export business, traders said. Wheat followed the lower trend. Chicago Board of Trade July soybeans settled down 36-3/4 […] Read more
CME August 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle inch lower, nearby hogs end higher

'Cutouts slowly start to lose ground here'

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Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange slipped on Tuesday, pressured by softening wholesale beef prices and a lack of bullish news, traders said. Cash cattle trade was quiet, leaving some traders to focus on beef prices. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) priced choice cuts of beef on Tuesday […] Read more
CBOT July 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average, MGEX July 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. July 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rises four per cent on U.S. crop outlook

Chicago corn, soy futures climb

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose about four per cent on Monday, supported by a lower-than-expected official forecast of U.S. supply next season and doubts over the renewal of a deal on the shipping corridor from Ukraine before a deadline this week. Corn and soybean futures also advanced, supported by strength in wheat […] Read more
CME July 2023 lean hogs with 20-day moving average (pink line, right column) and CME cash lean hog index (blue line, left column). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs up two per cent on firm cash markets, short-covering

June live cattle down, later months up

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Chicago | Reuters — Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rose more than two per cent on Monday on signs of firming cash hog values, rising wholesale pork prices and short-covering. CME June lean hog futures settled up 2.05 cents at 86.15 cents/lb., with the July contract up 2.175 cents at 87.5 cents […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Markets

Canola fund short position narrows slightly in early May

Traders reduce net long in soybeans

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MarketsFarm –– Fund traders were buying back short positions and putting on some new longs in the canola futures market during the first full week of May, causing the net short position to narrow in slightly, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of May […] Read more
CBOT June 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average, MGEX June 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. June 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat gains on small harvest outlook

Corn, soybeans mostly lower

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday, with traders focused on forecasts for crop shortfalls in the drought-stricken U.S. Plains, while corn and soybeans were mostly lower on a government outlook for record-large harvests of both crops. K.C. hard red winter wheat futures posted the biggest gains, surging more than four per […] Read more
CME August 2023 feeder cattle with 10-, 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on falling corn prices

Chicago lean hogs also firm

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Chicago | Reuters — CME Group cattle futures contracts rallied on Friday as a government forecast for a record-large U.S. corn harvest raised expectations that feeding costs will weaken as the supply base rises. Hog futures ended firm on signs of improving values in the cash market, traders said. Most actively traded June lean hog […] Read more
CME June 2023 lean hogs with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall on weak export data

CME cattle futures mixed

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Chicago | Reuters — CME Group hog futures fell on Thursday on poor export demand for pork, traders said. Cattle futures were mixed, with live cattle easing on weakening trades in the cash market. Feeder cattle contracts were supported by falling corn prices. The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday morning that beef export sales […] Read more

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