Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures posted their biggest-ever weekly gain as prices on Friday jumped by their daily limit on deepening fears that Russia’s attack on Ukraine will cause prolonged disruptions to exports from the Black Sea region. Trading was volatile amid uncertainty over how much global demand may shift
U.S. grains: CBOT wheat posts record weekly rise as Ukraine war drives volatility
CBOT corn touches highest price since 2012
U.S. grains: Wheat extends run to 14-year high on Russia-Ukraine supply threat
U.S. studying biofuel waiver to fight food inflation
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures galloped to another 14-year high on Thursday as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine increasingly fanned fears of massive disruptions to grain exports from the Black Sea region. Wheat and corn futures advanced by their daily trading limits during a volatile session, though the corn market later
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, feeder cattle sag to four-month lows
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures slumped on Thursday, with live cattle and feeder cattle setting four-month lows. The cattle markets came under continued pressure from weakness in equities, which lost ground as the Ukraine crisis kept investors on edge, traders said. In grain markets, soaring costs for corn and wheat threaten
U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits 14-year peak in volatile trading
Soyoil sets record high before retreating
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose by their daily limit to a 14-year high on Wednesday as the war in Ukraine raised major concerns about grain supplies that will be available from the Black Sea region. Corn futures reached their highest price since December 2012, when the market set an
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat limit up to 14-year peak
Soyoil sets record on Russia-Ukraine crisis
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures soared by the daily limit to their highest level in almost 14 years on Tuesday as traders feared prolonged disruptions to global supplies following Russia’s invasion of fellow grain exporter Ukraine. Soyoil futures set an all-time high on worries over vegetable oil exports from the
U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit four-month low
Live cattle weaken; lean hogs higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures dropped to a four-month low on Tuesday and live cattle futures eased as Wall Street tumbled, traders said. A surge in prices for grains used for livestock feed added pressure on feeder cattle, traders said. Corn and wheat futures each rose by their daily trading
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall, feeder cattle lowest since November
April, June hogs down on day
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell to their lowest level in more than a month on Monday as beef prices weakened and some traders reduced risk amid uncertainty over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, analysts said. Feeder cattle futures fell to their lowest price since November and lean hogs also slumped.
U.S. grains: Corn limit up on Russia-Ukraine supply fears
Egypt cancels wheat tender amid market turbulence
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures jumped by their daily limit on Monday, while wheat futures spiked after hitting 13-1/2-year highs on Friday on concerns that Russia’s attack against Ukraine will continue to disrupt grain shipments from the Black Sea region. Soy futures also rallied as the conflict limited vegetable oil
U.S. livestock: CME cattle down on lower cash prices
Chicago lean hogs extend decline
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped on Friday as cash market prices this week were lower than anticipated, while lean hog futures dropped for a third straight session. Weakening wholesale beef prices added pressure to live cattle, along with adequate supplies of animals available to packers through the summer. The
Tyson Foods lifts mask mandate for some workers, but not at meat plants
Reuters – Tyson Foods lifted a mask mandate for fully vaccinated employees at some U.S. facilities on Feb. 15, but those at meat-packing plants must continue wearing masks for now. The meat processor joins major employers like Amazon.com and Walmart in relaxing mask requirements. Tyson said its policy applies to employees at facilities not inspected
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