Chicago soybean prices firmed on Friday in a bargain-buying bounce after a sharp fall on Thursday, as traders assessed prospects for more U.S. sales to China after the trade war truce between the countries.
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U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce as Chinese demand assessed, wheat drops
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slow descent
Chicago cattle futures fell on Thursday but to a lesser degree compared to Wednesday’s limit-down drop. Most-active December live cattle closed down 1.750 cents to 218.775 cents per pound. February contracts settled at 216.750 cents a pound, down 1.375 cents. Most-active January feeder contracts closed down 4.375 cents at 315.600 cents a pound. March contracts
U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat plummet from highs on limited Chinese demand
Chicago soybean and wheat futures took a nosedive on Thursday, retreating from multi-month highs, as signs of only limited Chinese purchases from the United States tempered optimism about fresh demand following a bilateral trade truce.
U.S. grains: Soybean prices rise as China-U.S. truce assessed
Chicago soybean prices rose on Wednesday, recovering some of the previous session’s losses, as Beijing’s confirmation that it was cutting tariffs on U.S. farm goods put attention back on a trade truce between the countries.
U.S. livestock: Cattle fall back, hogs continue slide
Chicago cattle futures fell back on Tuesday. Hogs continued to slide. Most-active December live cattle futures closed at 227.775 cents a pound, down 4.425 cents. February contracts lost 5.025 cents to settle at 225.375 cents per pound. Most-active January feeder contracts lost 7.300 cents to close at 329.225 cents a pound. March feeders settled at
U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat after rally, wheat holds at three-month high
U.S. soybean futures fell on Tuesday, retreating from a 16-month high hit a day earlier, as traders awaited Chinese purchases of U.S. cargoes following last week’s trade truce agreed by the world’s two largest economies.
U.S. livestock: Cattle rally, hogs slide
Chicago cattle futures regained a ground on Monday to maintain a fairly level trajectory after last week’s fall.
U.S. grains: Soybeans touch 16-month high, wheat firm on Chinese demand hopes
Chicago soybean futures hit 16-month highs on Monday on expectations China will restart large-scale U.S. soy buying after the two countries reached a deal to de-escalate their trade war.
U.S. grains: Soy futures post biggest monthly gain in nearly five years on China trade optimism
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.
U.S. grains: Soy futures set 15-month high after China agrees to purchases
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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