Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures set fresh two-month highs on Thursday, buoyed by risks of a deepening conflict in Ukraine and dry weather in crop areas of Argentina and the U.S. Plains, traders said. Commodity funds hold a net short position in Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures, leaving the market prone to
U.S. grains: Wheat reaches two-month high on Ukraine worries
Corn firm, soy eases
U.S. livestock: CME hogs down on weak pork prices, macroeconomic fears
Chicago cattle also end lower ahead of report
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell nearly two per cent on Wednesday as falling wholesale pork prices and worries about the health of the global economy triggered a round of long liquidation, traders said. CME October lean hogs settled down 1.55 cents at 94.425 cents/lb. and most-active December hogs fell
U.S, grains: Wheat climbs as Ukraine war escalation feared
Corn, soybean futures retreat
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures hit their highest in more than two months on Wednesday on fears of an escalation in the Ukraine war that has disrupted crucial Black Sea grain exports, but pared gains as worries about the health of the global economy pressured the wider commodities sector. Corn and soybean futures
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans bounce ahead of long weekend
U.S. dollar down on labour market data
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures rose on Friday on a short-covering bounce ahead of a three-day U.S. holiday weekend, led by strength in crude oil and other commodities as fears waned about aggressive interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. A rally in world stocks fizzled, but the U.S. dollar
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb on cash market optimism
CME lean hogs slip on cash market pessimism
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended higher on Friday on expectations of higher cash cattle prices next week and position-squaring ahead of a long U.S. holiday weekend, traders said. Benchmark CME October live cattle futures settled up 1.75 cents at 144.55 cents/lb., with December up 1.675 cents at 150.25 cents
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up as corn prices sag
CME lean hogs end mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled mostly higher on Thursday as lower grain prices propped up feeder cattle futures, signaling cheaper feed costs, traders said. Benchmark CME October live cattle futures settled up 0.225 cent at 142.8 cents/lb., a day after dipping to a four-week low (all figures US$). CME
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall on economic concerns
U.S. Midwest's harvest nears
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell more than four per cent and corn and soybeans slipped on Thursday on mounting concerns about a global economic slowdown, analysts said, just as the Midwest crop harvest nears. Wall Street stocks came under pressure as data showing that U.S. manufacturing grew steadily in August rattled some
U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures follow cash hogs lower
Live cattle down, feeder cattle mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Wednesday on profit-taking after a two-session climb and pressure from softening cash hog prices, traders said. CME benchmark October lean hogs settled down 2.075 cents at 91.525 cents/lb. and December hogs ended down 1.625 cents at 83.875 cents/lb. The CME Lean Hog Index,
U.S. grains: Corn dips but still posts monthly gain
CBOT soy lower, wheat up
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures declined for a second session on Wednesday on profit-taking at the end of the month and mounting recession worries, but the market nonetheless gained eight per cent during August due to eroding U.S. and European crop prospects. Soybean futures ended lower after a back-and-forth session. But wheat turned
U.S. grains: Corn down on recession fears, profit-taking
Corn falls off two-month top; soy, wheat also down
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, wheat and soybean futures fell on Tuesday, joining broad declines in commodities and equity markets as traders fretted about the health of the global economy. Profit-taking also weighed on corn futures, a day after the benchmark December contract notched a two-month high linked to declining U.S. crop production prospects.