Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell to two-month lows on Tuesday, as traders squared positions before the year's end and uncertainty lingered over export demand in the coming months, market analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures fall on year-end position squaring, demand doubts
U.S. grains: Chicago soy, grain futures settle up, but fall for the year
Chicago soybean, corn and wheat futures rallied on Tuesday on short-covering and concerns over weather conditions in South America and Russia, market analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures fall on domestic, export demand uncertainty
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell to two-month lows on Monday, hit by profit-taking and growing uncertainty over domestic and export demand in the coming months, market analysts said.
U.S. grains: Corn falls on profit-taking after reaching 6-month high
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures turned lower on profit-taking after the benchmark contract Cv1 hit a six-month high in choppy trade ahead of the year's end, market analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on strong beef, cash cattle markets
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures ended higher on Friday, buoyed by rising wholesale beef prices and firm cash cattle markets, traders said.
U.S. grains: US corn futures climb to 6-month top, wheat firms, soy sags
U.S. corn futures hit a six-month high on Friday on stronger-than-expected weekly export sales data and supportive chart signals, analysts said.
ICE canola futures jump on speculative buying
Canola's rise comes as buyers have moved in while farmers have backed off sales. Farmers tend to sell less in the last weeks of December if their fiscal year ends on Dec. 31, and then sell more heavily in early January.
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end flat, demand for US pork underpins prices
Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures finished flat on Tuesday as strong demand for U.S. pork underpinned the market a day after federal data showed the nation's herd was slightly bigger than expected, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soy futures extend recovery from four-year low hit last week
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures finished higher on short covering on Tuesday as the market extended a rebound from a four-year low reached last week.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle mixed, feeder cattle firm on technical trading
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures were mixed on Monday, with nearby contracts turning lower as traders adjusted their positions after a neutral government supply report last week, market analysts said.
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