Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 3.5 per cent on Wednesday on technical buying and rumours that Russia might curb wheat exports, traders said. Soybeans and corn closed modestly higher, following wheat. Chicago Board of Trade December soft red winter wheat futures settled up 18-1/2 cents at $5.41-3/4 per bushel (all figures US$).
U.S. grains: Wheat soars on new rumours of Russian export curbs
U.S. grains: Soy falls to six-week low on crop prospects
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell nearly two per cent on Tuesday, with the benchmark November contract on the Chicago Board of Trade hitting a six-week low on expectations of a bumper U.S. harvest and uncertainty about demand, analysts said. Corn futures followed soybeans lower while CBOT wheat steadied after a six-session slide
U.S. grains: Soy, corn hit six-week lows on record crop prospects
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell to six-week lows Monday on expectations of large U.S. crops and fears that hog disease in China might hurt demand for feed, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures also declined, sliding for a sixth session. CBOT November soybeans settled down seven cents at
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures down for 3rd day
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. live cattle futures fell Friday for a third straight session, with the benchmark CME October contract notching a six-week low on disappointing cash cattle values, traders said. Slaughter-ready cattle traded Thursday at $109 per cwt in Texas and Kansas, down from $109 to $110.50 last week. Some traders had been
U.S. grains: Wheat extends skid on poor U.S. export demand; corn, soy firm
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures dropped for the fifth consecutive session on Friday, touching a one-month low on sluggish export demand for U.S. wheat despite tightening global supplies. Corn and soybean futures stabilized after sharp declines this week tied to expectations of bumper harvests in the U.S. Midwest, analysts said. Chicago Board of
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures decline after weaker cash trade
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. live cattle futures declined on Thursday after cash cattle traded in Kansas and Texas at mostly lower prices than a week ago, traders said. CME Group feeder cattle futures edged higher while lean hog futures ended mixed, with the nearby October contract down more than 2 cents per cwt, or
U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures pressured by strong U.S. yields, trade woes
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures sagged on Thursday to their lowest levels in a month and soybeans followed the weak trend as results from an ongoing Midwest crop tour fueled expectations of big U.S. harvests, analysts said. Wheat futures declined as weekly U.S. export sales data fell below trade expectations. Chicago Board of
U.S. grains: Corn, soy sag on harvest expectations
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell about two per cent on Wednesday and soybeans declined almost as much, pressured by strong yield prospects in the Midwest crop belt, traders said. Wheat futures also eased, with the Chicago Board of Trade December contract hitting its lowest in four weeks. CBOT December corn settled down
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs ease for second day
Chicago | Reuters — Front-month U.S. hog futures fell on Tuesday for a second straight session on technical selling and doubts about whether trade talks this week between China and the U.S. would ease tensions, traders said. CME Group live cattle futures settled modestly higher while feeder cattle futures declined. Most-active CME October lean hog
U.S. grains: Wheat extends decline as Russian supply worries abate
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Tuesday for a second straight session as fears of a shortfall in Russian wheat exports diminished, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also declined, pressured by spillover weakness from wheat as well as improving crop conditions in the U.S. Midwest after widespread rains. Chicago Board of