Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures rose for the fourth day in a row on Friday, hitting a 2-1/2-month peak as harvest slowdowns across the Midwest left end users scrambling for supplies, traders said. “We are still trying to get high enough to entice some producer movement that is a little bit bigger,” said
U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures rise on harvest setbacks; wheat mixed
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall after three days of gains, hogs firm
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Thursday, snapping three sessions of gains on some profit-taking, traders said. Fresh signs of strength in the cash cattle markets had already been priced in, a trader said, and sharply higher prices for grain raised concerns about increased feeding costs. Hog futures were
U.S. grains: Wheat hits multi-year highs, pull corn higher; soy weak
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rallied on Thursday to multi-year highs, with gains fueled by concerns about tight global supplies and strong export demand. Winter wheat futures were supported by concerns about the crop conditions and rainy weather in the eastern U.S. Midwest that may have prevented farmers from seeding as much acreage
U.S. grains: Corn futures rally; pull soybean, wheat prices higher
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures on Wednesday rallied 2.5 percent to their highest level in more than two months, supported by signs of robust ethanol production that bolstered demand for the yellow grain, traders said. The strength in corn spilled over into the soybean and wheat markets. “You had humongous ethanol numbers,” said
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit near two-month high as cash markets firm
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose for the third day in a row on Wednesday, nearing a two-month high on signs of improving cash markets. Traders also said a stepped-up pace of slaughter in recent days indicated demand for beef remains high. CME lean hog futures closed lower, with the front-month
U.S. grains: Corn, soy firm as harvest slows; wheat falls on profit taking
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures rose to their highest in more than three weeks on Tuesday after heavy rains across broad swaths of the U.S. Midwest stalled harvest, traders said. The harvest slowdowns also supported the soybean market. “Even if we get a break in the rains for one to two days, that
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn weak, awaiting export news
December MGEX wheat up, CBOT wheat down
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures weakened on Friday, giving up gains made overnight on a lack of export news despite top buyer China returning to the market after a week-long holiday, traders said. Corn futures followed a similar trajectory and closed near session lows as investors waited for the U.S.
U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures rise
Chicago winter wheat futures weak
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Thursday, supported by signs of strong exports as more recently harvested supplies became available, traders said. Corn futures were firm, with investors staking out positions ahead of a key government report that will update the forecast for U.S. production. Winter wheat futures were
U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures fall
Chicago wheat futures firm
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell on Wednesday on seasonal harvest pressure and forecasts that should allow U.S. farmers to continue to make good progress with the cutting of their crops, traders said. “Harvest should continue to expand with weather allowing for quick progress with yields holding up
U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise on energy market strength
Corn, wheat futures fall
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose 1.3 per cent on Tuesday as a rally in the energy market boosted demand for soy-based biofuels, traders said. Wheat futures were down on profit-taking after three straight days of gains pushed the market to its highest since mid-August. The wheat weakness dragged corn lower. Soybeans were
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