CME live cattle gain, hogs mostly up in choppy trading

April 24 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained modestly in volatile action on Thursday as investors adjust positions before Friday's U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly Cattle-On-Feed report, traders said. * Analysts expect Friday's report to show the number of cattle placed in feedyards in March increased 0.8 percent from a year ago


CME live cattle futures weakened by cash price uncertainty

April 23 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures turned lower on Wednesday, pressured by profit-taking and uncertainty regarding cash prices this week, traders said. * Sell stops and fund liquidation exerted more CME live cattle pressure, they said. * There were no deliveries reported by CME late on Tuesday against the April live



GRAINS-Corn rises on U.S. planting delays; soybeans sink

(Updates with U.S. trading, previous dateline SYDNEY) * Rain threatens corn planting progress after slow start * Expectations for U.S. imports weigh on soybeans * Wheat traders eye forecasts for rain in dry U.S. Plains By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, April 22 (Reuters) - U.S. corn futures edged higher on Tuesday as concerns about slow planting




GRAINS-Markets tumble on improved U.S. weather

* Wheat drops 3.6 percent to one-week low * Rain forecast in dry U.S. Plains in coming week * Warmer temperatures expected to speed up corn, soy planting (Updates with U.S. trading, changes dateline from LONDON) By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, April 21 (Reuters) - U.S. grain and soybean futures sank on Monday as improved weather



GRAINS-Wheat rises 1.2 percent; corn, soy ease

* Wheat firms on weather concerns, exports * Soybean prices fall from nine-month high (Recasts, updates with U.S. trading, adds new analyst comment, changes byline, dateline) By Mark Weinraub CHICAGO, April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. wheat futures rose 1.2 percent on Thursday, supported by concerns that a recent cold snap in key growing areas damaged