Chicago soybean futures rose on Tuesday ahead of a meeting between a coalition of oil and biofuel groups and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to discuss raising federal mandates for biomass diesel blending.
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U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans spike on news of biofuel coalition meeting with EPA
Klassen: Healthy feedlot margins supports feeder complex
For the week ending March 29, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5/cwt lower to $5/cwt higher compared to seven days earlier. The price structure was largely determined by the crowd's mindset regarding potential U.S. tariffs.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on technical trading
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures fell on Monday on technical trading, according to analysts, while lean hogs were stuck trading within a tight range following the U.S. Department of Agriculture's hogs and pigs report released the previous week.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn lower amid inflation concerns, technical trading
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures on Friday ended lower on technical trading, amid concerns about inflation and potential trade retaliation from broad tariffs promised by U.S. President Donald Trump next week, market analysts said.
U.S. Livestock: Chicago hogs slide while cattle continue gains
Chicago lean hog futures slid on Thursday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its Hogs and Pigs report.
Brazil’s JBS bullish despite challenging outlook for US beef business
JBS, the world's largest meatpacker, said cattle remain scarce and expensive in the U.S., dampening the outlook of its beef business in the country where the company derives most of its sales.
U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures gain, cattle mixed
Chicago lean hog futures made gains on Tuesday ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Hogs and Pigs report, due Thursday.
Klassen: Feeder cattle follow live cattle futures higher
For the week ending March 22, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $5 higher on average. Higher quality strings under 600 pounds traded $5 to as much as $10 higher in some cases but the lighter weight categories were quite variable across the Prairies.
U.S. livestock: Lean hog, cattle futures mostly lower
Chicago lean hog futures dropped on Monday while cattle futures edged downward.
U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle fall, hogs rise
Chicago cattle futures rose, then plummeted to end the day down as the USDA released its Cattle on Feed report.