Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle firmed on Wednesday as wholesale prices continued to rise and consumer demand for beef has stayed strong amid the U.S. grilling season, market analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures climb as wholesale US beef prices firm
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat futures prices surge amid weaker dollar, short-covering
Chicago wheat futures extended gains on Wednesday, at one point rising to a one-month high, amid support by a weaker dollar and short-covering encouraged by production concerns, market analysts said.
U.S. grains: Wheat extends rally on crop rating drop, Chinese heat wave concerns
Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures surged to a two-week high on Tuesday, as a weaker dollar and an unexpected decline in U.S. crop ratings encouraged more short-covering after prices hit a five-year low last week.
U.S. livestock: Chicago hogs, cattle mixed
Chicago cattle and lean hog futures ended mixed on Wednesday even as consumer demand remained strong ahead of Memorial Day.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures, beef boxes recover some losses
Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Cattle contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange made small gains on Friday, providing little relief at the end of a tough week. The August live cattle contract gained US$0.900 per hundredweight to close at US$206.750. Meanwhile, August feeder cattle saw an increase of US$1.775/cwt. to end the day at US$297.600. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Futures fall, boxed beef prices up
Cattle futures tumbled farther off the contract highs hit earlier in the week on Thursday. Profit taking, as well as comments from Tyson Foods CEO Donnie King that cattle herds were “very close” to a rebuild at a conference on Wednesday, caused August live cattle futures to fall and that pressure continued on Thursday. The […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures backtrack from record highs
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures tumbled on Wednesday after climbing to records on dwindling U.S. supplies.
U.S. grains: Soybeans hit nearly 10-month high on biofuel and trade hopes
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures set a nearly 10-month high on Wednesday as the truce in the U.S.-China tariff dispute and a proposal to extend a U.S. biofuel tax credit boosted hopes for demand.
U.S. grains: Soybeans higher on bullish USDA report, US-China trade truce
Chicago soybean futures settled higher on Tuesday on strength from a temporary truce in the U.S.-China trade war and a bullish U.S. Department of Agriculture report, though profit-taking pressured prices throughout the session.
U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed, hogs make modest gains
Chicago cattle futures settled on either side of unchanged, Tuesday, after setting fresh highs on Monday. Lean hog contracts made modest gains.
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