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CBOT March 2021 corn with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soybeans rally with exports in focus

CBOT March wheat passes US$6 mark

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News December 18, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures rose on Thursday, with soybeans soaring past the US$12 a bushel mark and hitting a fresh 4-1/2-year high after a strong weekly export report sparked a rally, traders said. The good demand for U.S. supplies highlighted concerns about potential harvest shortfalls in South […] Read more

CBOT January 2021 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans reach four-year high on global supply concerns

Corn, wheat rise to one-week highs

By Christopher Walljasper, GFM Network News November 5, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures reached four-year highs on Thursday as continued dryness in South America’s crop areas raised supply concerns at a time of brisk Chinese demand. Corn and wheat hit their highest in more than one week on strong demand and supply concerns. The most-active soybean contract on the Chicago Board […] Read more

CBOT May 2020 wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles on weak export sales, recession fears

Corn, soybeans rise on crude oil rally, but end mixed

By Karl Plume, GFM Network News April 2, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell for a fourth straight session on Thursday, extending prior-day losses that were the worst in 7-1/2 months as weak U.S. export sales data stoked concerns about the coronavirus pandemic destroying demand. Soybeans and corn ended mixed as early short-covering and spillover support from sharply higher crude oil […] Read more

CME June 2020 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rebound with grocery demand in focus

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News March 20, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures rose on Thursday, part of a broad recovery in the agriculture markets stemming from a rebound in crude oil prices and export hopes, traders said. Strong demand for meat in the retail sector underpinned the gains as the industry scrambled to restock grocery stores as the coronavirus pandemic […] Read more

CME February 2020 lean hogs with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs stumble as supply trumps Chinese demand

By Tom Polansek December 27, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures dropped on Friday as pressure from large domestic supplies overshadowed an uptick in pork sales to China. Traders are keeping an eye on Chinese demand because China, the world’s biggest pork consumer, is grappling with a fatal pig disease, African swine fever. Farmers are hoping China will further […] Read more

CME February 2020 live cattle with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall after weak export sales report

By Mark Weinraub December 5, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group hog futures eased on Thursday, pressured by a bearish pork export sales report, traders said. Cattle contracts were mixed, with live cattle rising on technical buying while feeder cattle eased. The U.S. Agriculture Department on Thursday morning said that weekly export sales of pork came in at a four-week […] Read more

CBOT March 2020 wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat surges to five-month high

By P.j. Huffstutter November 29, 2019

Corrected, Nov. 30 — Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures exploded to a five-month high on Friday due to threats to global production and as fund scrambled to cover their short positions in the post-holiday market, traders said. The wheat rally gave support to Chicago corn futures, which hit a three-week high on the […] Read more

CBOT January 2020 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy futures fall to two-month low

By Tom Polansek November 27, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slid to a two-month low on Wednesday on technical selling and expectations that increased rains will benefit crops in rival shipper South America. Corn and wheat futures also fell as traders adjusted positions ahead of Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday, when U.S. markets will close. The markets will reopen for […] Read more

CME February 2020 live cattle, with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle touch seven-month high

By Julie Ingwersen November 25, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures climbed to a seven-month high on Monday, supported by monthly U.S. feedlot data that was not as bearish as some had feared, traders said. Traders also cited spillover strength from record highs on Wall Street equity markets and forecasts for a winter storm this week that could […] Read more

CBOT January 2020 soybeans with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide, nearing support at US$9

By Julie Ingwersen November 21, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in almost two months on Thursday as uncertainty about progress in U.S.-China trade talks overshadowed support from stronger-than-expected weekly U.S. export sales, analysts said. Wheat futures also declined, backing down from a two-week high, but corn futures rose on signs of improving export and […] Read more

Millers, bakers fret as drought withers North America’s spring wheat

ICE weekly outlook: Volatility expected in canola markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Analysts await USDA crop estimates

GFM Network News

Millers, bakers fret as drought withers North America’s spring wheat

ICE weekly outlook: Volatility expected in canola markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Analysts await USDA crop estimates

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U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soybeans rally with exports in focus

U.S. grains: Soybeans reach four-year high on global supply concerns

U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles on weak export sales, recession fears

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rebound with grocery demand in focus

U.S. livestock: Hogs stumble as supply trumps Chinese demand

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall after weak export sales report

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat surges to five-month high

U.S. grains: Soy futures fall to two-month low

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle touch seven-month high

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide, nearing support at US$9

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