Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed for a second straight day on Wednesday as rising beef prices and strong packer demand ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend supported the market, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm on strong demand, rising beef prices
CBOT weekly: Traders watching out for weather concerns
United States wheat futures rose sharply during the week ended May 15, while corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) were in a rangebound, up-and-down pattern.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures shoot higher on rising boxed beef prices
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures rallied on Tuesday as soaring boxed beef prices fueled hopes for increased demand, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soy falls as cooking oil imports excluded from China tariffs
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures dipped on Tuesday as analysts said the market was disappointed that U.S. President Joe Biden's administration did not include used cooking oil on a list of tariff increases on Chinese goods.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle retreat on heavy supplies, weak cash market
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures eased on Monday on ample supplies of market-ready cattle and expectations for flat to lower cash cattle sales this week, traders and analysts said.
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat hits 9-month highs on Russian crop losses
Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose on Monday, hitting nine-month highs on worries about crop losses in top-exporter Russia after multiple nights of frosty weather in key regions.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures turn higher, feeder cattle lower
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures were mixed on Friday, with live cattle contracts turning higher and a rally in Chicago corn futures Cv1 pressuring most feeder cattle contracts lower.
U.S. grains: Corn climbs as USDA projects US stocks below expectations
Chicago corn futures advanced on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projected U.S. stockpiles of the grain below market expectations.
U.S. livestock: Livestock futures turn lower amid choppy trading
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned lower on Thursday amid a day of sideways and choppy trading, as wholesale beef prices dropped and cash cattle markets saw limited activity.
U.S. grains: Wheat climbs as frosts cause state of emergency in Russia
Chicago wheat futures rose on Thursday as Russia declared a state of emergency in key grain-growing regions due to frosts, while soybeans and corn fell ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture supply-and-demand report due on Friday.
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