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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, cattle rise on month-end buying

By GFM Network News September 28, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose on Friday, with the most-active December contract jumping more than four per cent on short-covering at the end of the month and quarter, traders said. CME October hogs settled up 0.875 cent at 62.175 cents/lb. and December rose 2.45 cents at 57.925 (all figures […] Read more

CBOT December 2018 corn with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn tops one-month high on strong U.S. export sales

By GFM Network News September 27, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures touched their highest prices in more than a month on Thursday on strong export demand and as traders adjusted positions ahead of a crop report expected to show supplies tightened over the past year. Soybean futures also rose, extending a rebound from recent losses into a third consecutive […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on bargain buying, sale to Mexico

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News September 26, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Bargain buying and a major sale of U.S. soy to Mexico on Wednesday helped lift U.S. soybean futures for a second day, traders said, while corn and wheat futures slipped. Soybeans are recovering after the most actively traded contract last week fell to its lowest price in nearly 10 years. The […] Read more

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Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans, Spring Wheat

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA reports not expected to shake up markets

By GFM Network News September 26, 2018

CNS Canada — Corn, soybean and wheat futures in the U.S. are awaiting the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports, but traders aren’t expecting the reports to much of an effect on prices. USDA releases its quarterly grain stocks and small grains summary reports on Friday. “It basically wraps up the 2017-18 crop year […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures sag after USDA data

By GFM Network News September 24, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures declined on Monday, pressured by technical selling and bearish data in a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report released on Friday, traders said. USDA late on Friday reported the number of U.S. cattle on feed as of Sept. 1 at 11.125 million head, up six […] Read more

A corn crop in the RM of St. Andrews in Manitoba’s Interlake region on July 5, 2018. (Greg Berg photo)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn higher on export demand, short-covering

By GFM Network News September 21, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed more than one per cent on Friday to their highest in more than a week, buoyed by end-user demand and fund short-covering, analysts said. Wheat and soybean futures declined but still recorded weekly advances. Chicago Board of Trade December corn settled up 4-3/4 cents at $3.57-1/4 per […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Spec selling pressures corn, soy

By GFM Network News September 19, 2018

CNS Canada — A recent round of contract selling by speculators has created a bearish outlook for corn and soybeans. Recently, both crops suffered losses after the U.S. Department of Agriculture released production estimates on Sept. 12 that were higher than expected. According to a trader, these and other challenges have painted a bearish picture […] Read more

Crops, Weather

World crop briefs: North Carolina losing crops, livestock to Florence

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News September 19, 2018

CNS Canada — Record-setting rain and floods in North Carolina caused by Hurricane Florence have destroyed the state’s poultry sector with 3.4 million chickens and turkeys reported killed. Pig losses are estimated at 5,500. Widespread power outages and flooded roads are making it difficult to get help to abandoned livestock operations. The state is home […] Read more

CBOT December 2018 corn, with 20-day moving average in orange. (Barchart.com)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn slips to contract lows

By GFM Network News September 17, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell about one per cent on Monday, with nearby months hitting contract lows as the harvest of a bumper crop picked up speed in the Midwest and early yield reports were strong, traders said. Soybean futures also declined on harvest progress, along with disappointing U.S. soy crush data […] 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

GFM Network News

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain on higher beef values, tight supplies

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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, cattle rise on month-end buying

U.S. grains: Corn tops one-month high on strong U.S. export sales

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on bargain buying, sale to Mexico

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA reports not expected to shake up markets

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures sag after USDA data

U.S. grains: Corn higher on export demand, short-covering

CBOT weekly outlook: Spec selling pressures corn, soy

World crop briefs: North Carolina losing crops, livestock to Florence

U.S. grains: Corn slips to contract lows

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

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