* WHAT: USDA Weekly Crop Progress report * WHEN: Monday 1600 EDT (2000 GMT) * Analysts see U.S. corn rated 76 pct good/excellent * Analysts see soybeans rated 71 pct good/excellent CHICAGO, June 21 (Reuters) – Rainy weather around the U.S. Midwest last eek was expected to cause the U.S. Agriculture Department to slightly ower… read more
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Futures Broker / Grain Calls and News
By Andrew Johnson Jr. Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES CHICAGO (Dow Jones)–Soybean futures are expected to begin Thursday’s day session higher, buoyed by follow through buying from Wednesday. Strength in overnight trade is serving as an early signal of price direction. Soybeans are seen 2 cents to 4 cents higher. Overnight, Chicago Board of Trade July… read more
Futures Broker / Grain News and Calls
WHEAT – Down 2 to 3 cents per bushel. Pressure from firm dollar and falling equities as market continues to deal with uncertainty about the eurozone economy. Also pressure from a turn to warmer U.S. crop weather which will help boost production prospects. CORN – Down 1 to 2 cents per bushel. Pressure from a… read more
Futures Broker / Grain News and Calls
WHEAT – Down 2 to 4 cents per bushel. Firm dollar weighing on market and plentiful supply of wheat continues to act as an anchor on the wheat market, which occasionally bounces amid short-covering. CORN – Down 3 to 5 cents per bushel. Higher dollar, lower crude oil and outlooks for a bumper U.S. corn… read more
Open Grain Calls
CORN – Down 1 to 2 cents per bushel. Higher dollar, lower crude oil and plentiful supply of feedgrains weigh on corn futures. Some choppy price action amid unsettled U.S. corn seeding weather. SOYBEANS – Down 2 to 3 cents per bushel. Firm dollar, lower crude oil and harvesting of record large South American soybean… read more
Livestock News
CHICAGO, March 31 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures were narrowly mixed early on Wednesday in electronic trading as beef market was seen topping. Hogs were higher on support from Friday’s bullish hog report with steadier cash hogs and higher product supportive.… read more
Opening Grain Calls
CHICAGO, March 31 (Reuters) – CBOT soy futures were called to open down at least 7 to 12 cents per bushel Wednesday, with corn down 3 to 5 cents and wheat down 2 to 4 cents on what traders called bearish stocks data in USDA’s quarterly stocks report. (Reporting by Sam Nelson; Editing by John… read more
Hog update
Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures were sharply higher in early pit trading on Tuesday as funds continued to buy summer month contracts after USDA on Friday reported a smaller-than-expected U.S. hog herd, traders said.… read more
Grain Opening Calls
WHEAT – Up 3 to 4 cents per bushel. * Weak dollar and technical short-covering lifting wheat futures but gains limited by abundant global stockpile of wheat. SOYBEANS – Up 3 to 4 cents per bushel. Weak dollar, higher crude oil and concerns about ability of South America to ship soy due to spreading labor… read more
Livestock News
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were lower early on Wednesday in electronic trading amid carry-over technical selling and pressure following weakness in other commodities. Hog futures were lower with the weak tone to cash markets weighing on April and premium to cash pressuring other months.… read more