Chicago soybean futures sank to life-of-contract lows on Tuesday as favorable crop conditions in Brazil and weak Chinese demand for U.S. soybeans hung over the market, traders said.

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit contract lows on strong South American harvest

U.S. livestock: Cattle down as trade anticipates Mexican cattle imports
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle futures fell on Monday as market players digested news that Mexican cattle imports to the U.S. will likely resume in the New Year, traders said.

U.S. grains: Corn, soy choppy amid demand uptick and strong South American crop
Chicago corn and soybean futures seesawed on Monday as market players weighed an uptick in fund buying interest against the prospect of a bumper South American corn and soy crop, traders said.

U.S. livestock: CME feeders fall on news US may resume Mexico cattle imports
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures fell on Friday, on news the U.S. could resume feeder cattle imports from Mexico after Washington suspended cattle imports from Mexico over a case of New World screwworm.

U.S. grains: Grains ease on technical selling, export demand uncertainty
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures eased on Friday on technical selling and disappointment in the size of weekly export sales, analysts said.

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat fall as dollar gains, export sales disappoint
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and wheat futures fell back on Thursday on a stronger dollar following rate cuts by the European Central Bank, technical trading and slower-than-anticipated weekly export sales, according to analysts.

U.S. cattle: CME cattle futures close lower on technical selling
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell in a technical reversal on Thursday after three days of gains, while lean hogs rebounded from three days of long-liquidation losses, analysts said.

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures close at highest since May on strong cash prices
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose for a third-straight session Wednesday on strong cash cattle prices, as feeder cattle followed, analysts said.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain on consumer demand ahead of holidays
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose on Tuesday on technical trading and anticipation of consumer demand remaining strong going into the Christmas holidays, market analysts said.

U.S. grains: CBOT corn reaches highest level since June on decline in US stockpiles
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures jumped to a five-and-a-half month high on Tuesday, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture slashed domestic corn supply forecast by more than the market had expected.