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U.S. grains: Soybeans near 14-month low as weather worries recede

By GFM Network News May 30, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest level in nearly 14 months on Tuesday on better-than-expected weather conditions over a long holiday weekend and worries about export demand for new-crop supplies, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures declined about two per cent on improving U.S. weather outlooks. Chicago Board of Trade […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Bearish USDA report rattles CME live cattle

By GFM Network News May 26, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday finished sharply lower, hit by fund liquidation and the morning’s bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture Cattle on Feed report, said traders. The report showed the number of cattle placed in feedlots in April hit a 14-year high for the month. Traders said fund […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

U.S. April feedlot cattle placements jump to 14-year high

By GFM Network News May 26, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers placed 11 per cent more cattle in feedlots in April than a year earlier, the most for the month in 14 years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Friday, beating average forecasts. Higher cattle prices paid by packers last month enhanced profits for feedlots, allowing them to buy more […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Funds, bargain buying rally live cattle

By GFM Network News May 26, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Thursday reversed some of their recent losses, stirred by fund buying and bargain hunting as the U.S. Memorial Day holiday approaches, said traders. They said futures’ discounts to this week’s cash prices attracted would-be buyers. June closed 1.8 cents/lb. higher at 123.925 cents, and above […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs gain, cattle ease on spread unwinding

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News May 23, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose to a three-month high on Tuesday while live cattle declined as some investors unwound hog-cattle spreads, traders and analysts said. Traders locked in profits on long cattle-short hog spreads, with Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle declining for the first time in four sessions and easing from […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. farm groups oppose Trump’s cuts to ag spending

By GFM Network News May 23, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farm groups on Tuesday pushed back against President Donald Trump’s proposal to slash agriculture spending, viewing it as a fresh threat to a struggling farm economy. The White House on Monday proposed $46.54 billion in cuts to federal government funding for the agriculture sector over the next 10 years, including […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn falls on reassuring crop progress data

By GFM Network News May 23, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell 1.5 per cent on Tuesday, halting a two-session advance as weekly U.S. planting progress data eased concerns about rain-related delays in the Midwest, analysts said. Soybean and wheat futures also declined, with wheat pressured by better-than-expected weekly U.S. condition ratings. Chicago Board of Trade July corn settled […] Read more

Taste-testing during a Canadian Beef Advantage Seminar in Shanghai in 2013. (Canada Beef via YouTube)

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S., China accelerate beef talks

By GFM Network News May 22, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Talks on restarting U.S. beef exports to China are moving fast and final details should be in place by early June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday, allowing U.S. farmers to vie for business that has been lost by rival Brazil. As part of a trade deal, U.S. ranchers […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound on technical buying, lower animal weights

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News May 18, 2017

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. cattle futures climbed on Thursday, rising on technical buying and lower animal weights that suggested feedlots were aggressively marketing cattle to meet strong beef packer demand, traders and analysts said. Both Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were technically oversold after steep losses during the past two weeks. […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather concerns keep room to the upside

By GFM Network News May 17, 2017

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade remain rangebound overall, though there may be room to the upside despite the generally bearish underlying fundamentals, according to an analyst. While large South American crops should weigh on both commodities, U.S. production is still very much in the air as excessive […] 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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U.S. grains: Soybeans near 14-month low as weather worries recede

U.S. livestock: Bearish USDA report rattles CME live cattle

U.S. April feedlot cattle placements jump to 14-year high

U.S. livestock: Funds, bargain buying rally live cattle

U.S. livestock: Hogs gain, cattle ease on spread unwinding

U.S. farm groups oppose Trump’s cuts to ag spending

U.S. grains: Corn falls on reassuring crop progress data

U.S., China accelerate beef talks

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound on technical buying, lower animal weights

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather concerns keep room to the upside

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