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U.S. grains: Trump tariff threat pushes corn, soy, wheat lower

By Mark Weinraub May 31, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, wheat and soybean futures fell on Friday, weighed down by fresh concerns about demand after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to place tariffs on imports of goods from Mexico in response to illegal immigration across the U.S. border. All three commodities also faced pressure from profit-taking after posting big […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures fall after Trump opens new front in trade war

By Mark Weinraub May 31, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures fell on Friday, pressured by fears that Mexico, a key importer of both U.S. beef and pork, will retaliate against President Donald Trump’s proposal to impose tariffs on imports from Mexico. The fresh trade concerns, coming at a time when U.S. supplies of both […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy rally on weather woes

By Mark Weinraub May 30, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures rose 4.1 per cent on Thursday, bouncing back from some technical weakness on Wednesday as traders focused on the historic slow pace of planting in the Midwest. Prices, which hit their highest in nearly three years this week, needed to continue to rally to entice farmers to seed […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Futures fall as corn rally boosts feeding costs

By Mark Weinraub May 30, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures closed mostly lower on Thursday, with a rally in the corn market pressuring livestock contracts, traders said. “It had a lot to do with corn going up,” said Doug Houghton, an analyst with Brock Associates Inc. “Feed costs are higher.” Feeder cattle futures notched […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy futures extend rally

By Mark Weinraub May 29, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose 1.6 per cent on Wednesday, hitting their highest since mid-April on support from concerns that planting delays in the U.S. Midwest will lead to a sharp cutback in acreage as well as harvest yields, traders said. The jump followed a U.S. Agriculture Department report after the market […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm as cash market steadies

By Mark Weinraub May 29, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures firmed on Wednesday, supported by a steadying cash market, traders said. Cash cattle traded at $115 in Kansas on Tuesday (all figures US$). That was unchanged from a week earlier and came after five straight weeks of declines, said Rich Nelson, chief strategist with Allendale Inc. […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn hits three-year high as planting delays prolonged

By Mark Weinraub May 28, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures surged 4.1 per cent to their highest levels in nearly three years on Tuesday, supported by planting delays across key growing areas of the U.S. Midwest following heavy rains, traders said. The adverse weather in the Midwest and Plains also fuelled rallies in the soybean and wheat markets […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall with demand uncertain due to trade fights

By Mark Weinraub May 28, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell 2.9 per cent to their lowest level in nearly three weeks on Tuesday, with concerns about demand from top buyers in focus amid a record-large supply in the U.S., traders said. The market shrugged off a U.S. Agriculture Department report from last week that […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat fall on profit-taking but post weekly gains

By Mark Weinraub April 5, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped on Friday as uncertainty about the timing and details of a potential trade deal with China caused investors to lock in some profits from recent gains, traders said. End-of-week profit-taking also weighed on the corn and wheat markets. The drop in corn futures was kept in check […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures rise again with swine fever in focus

By Mark Weinraub April 5, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed mostly higher on Friday as speculators continued to push prices higher due to concerns about African swine fever in China, traders said. The spread of the deadly virus has raised expectations of a pick-up in demand from China, the world’s top pork buyer. “The […] Read more

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Author Archives Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Trump tariff threat pushes corn, soy, wheat lower

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures fall after Trump opens new front in trade war

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy rally on weather woes

U.S. livestock: Futures fall as corn rally boosts feeding costs

U.S. grains: Soy futures extend rally

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm as cash market steadies

U.S. grains: Corn hits three-year high as planting delays prolonged

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall with demand uncertain due to trade fights

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat fall on profit-taking but post weekly gains

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures rise again with swine fever in focus

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