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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn higher on short-covering

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News January 9, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures gained on Tuesday, after earlier falls, as investors covered short positions and prepared for government crop data due on Friday. Wheat steadied after three sessions of declines and corn bounced from three-week lows. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday is expected to show smaller U.S. […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat ease ahead of USDA reports

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News January 8, 2018

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures fell to a roughly three-week low on Monday while wheat declined to the lowest in one week as grain prices were pressured by position squaring ahead of government crop reports due on Friday. Analysts expect the U.S. Department of Agriculture to show abundant global grain and soy supplies […] Read more

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn and soybean markets quietly await USDA reports

By GFM Network News January 4, 2018

CNS Canada – Corn and soybean contracts are remaining quiet at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) as traders await United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports due out next week. “(The report is) a big one. I guess most (people are) and I am too looking for a little bit bearish numbers again,” said […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. feedlot cattle placements bigger than expected

By GFM Network News December 22, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers drove 13.9 per cent more cattle into U.S. feedlots in November than the same time a year ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Friday. The result exceeded the high end of the range of analysts’ forecasts, partly fueled by low feed prices in the wake of this fall’s […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Consolidation lifts CME live cattle ahead of USDA report

By GFM Network News December 21, 2017

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday closed higher, after consolidation and short-covering ahead of Friday’s U.S. government cattle report helped the market recoup some recent losses, traders said. Analysts, on average, expect the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) monthly Cattle on Feed report at 11 a.m. CT to show […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Supply worries knock down CME feeder cattle

By GFM Network News December 20, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle sank on Wednesday to a four-month low, hit by a selloff in live cattle futures as well as expectations for increased supplies, said traders. “You’ve got this cattle report coming out on Friday, and everybody says placement numbers are going to be up,” said JRS Consulting […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on frigid weather

By GFM Network News December 20, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rebounded on Wednesday to notch a 1-1/2-week high on worries about frigid weather across the Wheat Belt that threatens to damage crops lacking protective snow cover. Corn also rose on spillover support from wheat and as traders covered short positions following recent contract lows. Soybeans fell to three-month […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Softer cash prices weaken CME hogs

By GFM Network News December 19, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Tuesday were weakened for a second day in a row as ample supplies pressured cash prices, said traders. Fund sales and sell stops exerted more pressure on CME hog contracts, they said. February hogs finished down 0.5 cent/lb. to 66.9 cents, and below the […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Supply, demand worries pull hogs from four-month high

By GFM Network News December 18, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures eased from a four-month top on Monday, pressured by uneasiness over burdensome supplies and tepid meat demand, said traders. Technical selling and futures’ premiums to CME’s hog index for Dec. 14 at 64.11 cents further weighed on the market, they said (all figures US$). February […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink to three-month lows on Argentine rains

By GFM Network News December 18, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slumped to three-month lows on Monday as rain in Argentina eased concerns that farmers would scale back planting in the country, the third-largest soybean exporter and top soy product supplier. Corn futures also declined on the rainy Argentine weather and pressure from abundant supplies of the grain. Wheat […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit contract highs on tight supply

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on doubts over U.S.-China trade progress

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Tag Archives USDA

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn higher on short-covering

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat ease ahead of USDA reports

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn and soybean markets quietly await USDA reports

U.S. feedlot cattle placements bigger than expected

U.S. livestock: Consolidation lifts CME live cattle ahead of USDA report

U.S. livestock: Supply worries knock down CME feeder cattle

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on frigid weather

U.S. livestock: Softer cash prices weaken CME hogs

U.S. livestock: Supply, demand worries pull hogs from four-month high

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink to three-month lows on Argentine rains

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