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U.S. livestock: Cattle erase losses to finish flat

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News September 23, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures finished roughly unchanged on Friday, reversing from earlier steep losses as investors squared up positions ahead of a monthly supply report that was released after the market close, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle and lean hogs also settled about flat at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, in […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy futures follow cash market lower

By GFM Network News September 23, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell 1.9 per cent to a one-week low Friday morning on reports of big harvest yields and heavy farmer sales on the cash market, traders said. Wheat futures weakened as traders said ample global supplies were likely to blunt the impact of India’s decision to slash its import […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Harvest delays spark soybean rally

By GFM Network News September 20, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose 1.7 per cent on Tuesday, hitting a nearly one-month high on strong export demand and as rains delayed harvest in key production areas of the U.S. Midwest, traders said. The delays also supported corn futures, while wheat rose on technical buying and short-covering. Both […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs plunge to contract lows on supply

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News September 19, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell three per cent or more on Monday, with many contracts reaching lifetime lows on pressure from robust hog supplies and technical selling, traders said. Live and feeder cattle futures were mostly lower at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, weighed down by profit-taking after cattle earlier hit multi-week […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Bargain-buying lifts CME lean hogs

By GFM Network News September 15, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Thursday settled moderately higher on bargain buying after supply worries sank futures to a 10-month low for a second day in a row, traders said. October closed up 0.225 cent/lb. to 55.15 cents, and December ended 0.35 cent higher at 49.45 cents (all figures US$). […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy markets lean on yield data

By GFM Network News September 14, 2016

CNS Canada –– A data set from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has given traders a better idea of yield potential, which will dictate short-term market movement. Soybeans — The soybean market will likely trend lower in the near-term, said Terry Reilly of Futures International in Chicago. “We’re still bearish, given that we think […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures edge higher

By GFM Network News September 14, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures firmed slightly on Wednesday, supported by a round of bargain buying, traders said. Wheat received additional support from a weakening dollar and hopes that export demand for U.S. supplies will perk up in the coming weeks amid a production shortfall in Europe. Export demand also provided […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn drop on record U.S. crop view, firmer dollar

By GFM Network News September 13, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures dropped more than two per cent on Tuesday, extending the previous session’s steep losses after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its production forecast well above market expectations. Corn futures also fell as USDA projected a record-large U.S. crop that would outstrip demand, and as updated acreage data […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

U.S. soybean production gains outpace rising demand

By GFM Network News September 12, 2016

Washington | Reuters — Record demand for soybeans has paled in comparison to the expected sharp gains in supply, which will leave U.S. farmers and commercial operators with a growing stockpile of the oilseed even as exports and crushings continue to rise. The U.S. Agriculture Department on Monday raised expected demand for U.S. soybeans during […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy at multiweek highs on positioning ahead of USDA

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News September 9, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures finished narrowly higher on Friday, capping big weekly gains in a choppy session of light-volume trading ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply and demand report next week. Chicago Board of Trade corn futures hit a 2-1/2-week high and soybeans finished at the highest […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed on technicals, profit taking after tight supply rally

U.S. grains: Corn gains on firm cash markets, big crush supports soybeans

CBOT Weekly: Grain, oilseed futures under pressure

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U.S. livestock: Cattle erase losses to finish flat

U.S. grains: Soy futures follow cash market lower

U.S. grains: Harvest delays spark soybean rally

U.S. livestock: Hogs plunge to contract lows on supply

U.S. livestock: Bargain-buying lifts CME lean hogs

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy markets lean on yield data

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures edge higher

U.S. grains: Soy, corn drop on record U.S. crop view, firmer dollar

U.S. soybean production gains outpace rising demand

U.S. grains: Corn, soy at multiweek highs on positioning ahead of USDA

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