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CME December 2018 live cattle, with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: CME cattle up on technical buying

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen September 25, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday, with the most-active December contract rallying from a one-week low on technical buying and anticipation of strong consumer demand, traders said. The market shook off pressure from bearish data in Monday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture cold storage report, which showed total

(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Crops, Markets

Speculators grow net short position in canola

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin September 23, 2018

CNS Canada — Large speculators added to their net short positions in the ICE Futures canola market during the week ended Tuesday, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Managed money and other reportable speculators grew their net short position in canola to 27,709 contracts

A corn crop in the RM of St. Andrews in Manitoba’s Interlake region on July 5, 2018. (Greg Berg photo)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn higher on export demand, short-covering

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen September 21, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed more than one per cent on Friday to their highest in more than a week, buoyed by end-user demand and fund short-covering, analysts said. Wheat and soybean futures declined but still recorded weekly advances. Chicago Board of Trade December corn settled up 4-3/4 cents at $3.57-1/4 per

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle surge on technical buying, packer demand

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer May 21, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Cattle futures jumped the most in more than a month on Monday, buoyed by technical short covering and optimism that demand from beef packers that resulted in last week’s large cattle slaughter will continue this week, traders and analysts said. Front-month June live cattle futures briefly rose by their daily three-cent

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy drop in technical sell-off

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer March 9, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat and soybean futures fell sharply on Friday in a technical sell-off following U.S. government data on Thursday that raised the outlook for end-of-season stockpiles of the crops, traders said. Wheat declined to a 1-1/2-week low and soy dropped 2.5 per cent, while corn futures were down about 0.7 per

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat lower on technicals, better weather

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen February 5, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to a one-week low on Monday on technical selling and an improving weather outlook, including beneficial moisture in parts of the Midwest winter wheat belt, analysts said. Soybean futures set a two-week low on forecasts for much-needed moisture in parts of Argentina, and corn sagged as well.

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Live cattle extend slide on long liquidation

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen December 9, 2017

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange February live cattle futures fell on Friday for a seventh straight session on technical selling including fund long liquidation and uncertainty about near-term beef demand, traders said. “We have a lot of protein around right now. We have a few holidays later this month to move some of

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

CFTC fines cattle futures traders US$5 million

By GFM Network News, Reuters June 21, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. futures regulators fined a Memphis trading firm and three associates US$5 million on Wednesday for using a manipulative tactic in CME Group’s cattle futures, a market grappling with extreme volatility. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it penalized McVean Trading + Investments $1.5 million and its chairman, Charles Dow McVean,

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn firms on short-covering

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen April 10, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed about two per cent on Monday on short-covering ahead of the Midwest planting season and chart-based buying, analysts said. Wheat futures were also higher on short-covering while soybeans closed almost flat, retreating from early advances. Chicago Board of Trade May corn settled up 7-1/2 cents at $3.67

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn hit two-week lows on long liquidation

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen February 24, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to a two-week low on Friday and corn hit a 2-1/2-week low on technical selling including fund long liquidation, analysts said. Soybeans closed modestly higher, bouncing after the spot March contract hit a six-week low. Chicago Board of Trade March wheat settled down 6-3/4 cents at $4.31-1/4

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle up on technical buying

Speculators grow net short position in canola

U.S. grains: Corn higher on export demand, short-covering

U.S. livestock: Cattle surge on technical buying, packer demand

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy drop in technical sell-off

U.S. grains: Wheat lower on technicals, better weather

U.S. livestock: Live cattle extend slide on long liquidation

CFTC fines cattle futures traders US$5 million

U.S. grains: Corn firms on short-covering

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn hit two-week lows on long liquidation

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