# Market Closes - December 4, 2018 - Kentucky Farm Bureau

> CBOT grain futures closed steady to mostly higher, with corn and soybeans finishing near the day's highs after the U.S.-China trade news. Live cattle closed strongly higher, while lean hogs closed lower on weaker cash prices and large slaughter totals. Traders hope China will begin buying U.S. soybeans following the G20 talks.

- Date: 2018-12-04 · published 2018-12-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11130-market-closes-december-4-2018-kentucky-farm-bureau
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of Chinese soybean purchases and large speculative short positions in corn, wheat and soybeans could support a further rally. Heavy hog slaughter continues to weigh on lean hog prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- kyfb.com: https://www.kyfb.com/federation/newsroom/market-closes-december-4-2018/

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