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U.S. farmers running out of opportunities to sell corn at profit

By GFM Network News June 30, 2017

Washington | Reuters — U.S. farmers who have been holding out for higher prices for their corn may finally sell their grain below target levels in the next few weeks as a government report released Friday underscores the huge supplies left in storage bins around the country, analysts said. The U.S. Agriculture Department said that […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures climb ahead of USDA report

By GFM Network News June 29, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures settled higher on Thursday, and the July contract notched fresh highs, supported by their discounts to cash prices and fund buying prior to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s neutral quarterly hog report, said traders. USDA’s report showed a record number of hogs for the March-May […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy move with trader positioning

By GFM Network News June 28, 2017

CNS Canada –– Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are moving in trader-positioning with technical features and ahead of key data. Investors in CBOT corn and soybean markets are rolling out of positions in the July contract into more deferred months. “With that said, we’re seeing a lot of shorts shore-up […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Spring wheat near three-year high on dry weather

By GFM Network News June 27, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spring wheat futures hit their highest level in nearly three years on Tuesday on forecasts for stressful weather in the northern Plains, analysts said. Corn and soybean futures also climbed after a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report said the condition of all three U.S. crops was worse than analysts […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sharply higher, shrug off USDA report

By GFM Network News June 26, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed sharply higher on Monday, with the August contract up the three-cent per pound daily price limit, helped by buy stops and fund buying, said traders. They said Monday morning’s wholesale beef price upswing and back-month futures’ discounts to last week’s cash prices offset initial […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Brazil farm minister heads to U.S. over fresh beef ban

By GFM Network News June 23, 2017

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s agriculture minister prepared to travel to the U.S. on Friday to fight a ban on imports of fresh Brazilian beef, which hit shares of local meatpackers and revived concerns about the image of the world’s largest beef exporter. “We will fight for this market!” said the minister, billionaire soy […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit one-year high as pork prices extend gains

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News June 21, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures were mostly higher on Wednesday, with the front-month contract rising to the highest levels in a year on support from rising prices for wholesale pork, traders and analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange July lean hogs notched life-of-contract highs for the third straight session as investors continued to […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy set for major move on acres

By GFM Network News June 21, 2017

CNS Canada — Corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade could be set for a major move depending on what the U.S. Department of Agriculture reveals in next week’s acreage estimates, according to an analyst. “We’ll find out, did we really plant the 90 million (acres) or are we under?” said Scott Capinegro, president […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat dips, halting rally as weather damage assessed

By GFM Network News June 21, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures fell nearly two per cent on Wednesday, after hitting their highest level in a year as traders assessed the extent to which hot, dry weather would dent a global market laden with record inventories. Corn and soybean futures declined as forecasts called for benign crop weather in the […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

U.S. beef speeds to China by air as ban ends

By GFM Network News June 14, 2017

Chicago | Reuters –– The first shipment of U.S. beef to China under a new trade deal went airborne on Wednesday, a Nebraska meat company said, just two days after Washington finalized details to resume exports, ending a 14-year ban. Greater Omaha Packing Co. said it shipped beef by plane to China from Nebraska, a […] 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

Alberta harvest wrapping up: report

Tag Archives USDA

U.S. farmers running out of opportunities to sell corn at profit

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures climb ahead of USDA report

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy move with trader positioning

U.S. grains: Spring wheat near three-year high on dry weather

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sharply higher, shrug off USDA report

Brazil farm minister heads to U.S. over fresh beef ban

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit one-year high as pork prices extend gains

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy set for major move on acres

U.S. grains: Wheat dips, halting rally as weather damage assessed

U.S. beef speeds to China by air as ban ends

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