Cattle at a feedlot near North Platte, Nebraska. (AndrewLinscott/iStock/Getty Images)

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle drop on profit taking after 10-session rally

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures retreated in a profit-taking setback on Monday after a ten-session rally that took prices to five-month peaks, while live cattle futures followed feeders lower. Monday’s cattle declines came after managed funds had bolstered their long holdings in both markets over recent weeks, encouraged by tight […] Read more






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CBOT weekly: Soybeans/corn to trade sideways

Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are expected to hold rangebound and trade sideways through the holiday season, as market participants wait to get a better handle on what trade policies proposed by United States President-elect Donald Trump may mean for the commodities in the new year.