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Tom Polansek reports on agriculture and ag commodities for Reuters from Chicago.


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U.S. grains: Soy futures slide as traders worry China may miss US buying target

By Reuters, Tom Polansek November 20, 2025
U.S. soybean futures on Thursday extended a setback from a 17-month high reached this week, as confirmation of more Chinese purchases of American supplies failed to spark a new rally.

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slide under pressure from weak cash prices

By Tom Polansek November 19, 2025
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures tumbled under pressure from weakness in the cash market on Wednesday, traders said. Lean hog futures rebounded after sliding on Tuesday to their lowest level in about seven months. In the cash market, cattle traded at mostly $228 per hundredweight in southern


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U.S. grains: Soybean futures ease from 17-month peak as traders gauge China buying pace

By Reuters, Tom Polansek November 19, 2025
U.S. soybean futures slumped on Wednesday after climbing to their highest level since June 2024 in the previous session, as traders watched to see whether a wave of Chinese purchases would continue following a trade truce between Beijing and Washington.

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end weaker, hogs set April low

By Reuters, Tom Polansek November 18, 2025
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures slumped on Tuesday as traders waited for U.S. inventory data and assessed prospects for beef imports, analysts said. Lean hog futures hit their lowest level in about seven months. Traders were waiting for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to issue a monthly


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U.S. grains: Soybeans pull back after setting June 2024 high on Chinese buying

By Reuters, Tom Polansek November 18, 2025
U.S. soybean futures pulled back on Tuesday after reaching their highest level since June 2024 as China made hefty purchases of American supplies.

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U.S. grains: Soy futures hit June 2024 high as China ramps up buying

By Reuters, Tom Polansek November 17, 2025
U.S. soybean futures climbed to the highest level since June 2024 on Monday as China’s state-owned grain trader COFCO ramped up buying following the recent Washington-Beijing trade deal, traders said.


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U.S. grains: Soy futures post biggest monthly gain in nearly five years on China trade optimism

By Reuters, Tom Polansek October 31, 2025
U.S. soybean futures climbed to a 15-month high and posted their biggest monthly gain in nearly five years on Friday following a rally fueled by the prospect of revived exports to China.

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U.S. grains: Soy futures set 15-month high after China agrees to purchases

By Reuters, Tom Polansek October 30, 2025
U.S. soybean futures reached a 15-month high on Thursday after President Donald Trump’s administration said top-importer China agreed to buy tens of millions of tons of American crops in the next few years as part of a trade truce.


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U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures take a pause after recent slides

By Reuters, Tom Polansek October 30, 2025
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures took a breather on Thursday after falling hard recently on concerns over President Donald Trump’s push to lower U.S. beef prices, traders said. Ranchers continued to oppose Trump’s plan to boost the country’s imports of Argentine beef to reduce U.S. prices and

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U.S. grains: Soybean futures hover near 15-month high after China buys U.S. cargoes

By Reuters, Tom Polansek October 29, 2025
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures hovered near a 15-month high on Wednesday after trade sources said China made its first purchases from the autumn U.S. harvest ahead of a summit between leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.


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