Insights and Stories on Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally as stock market improves

Oct. 16, 2014 at 6:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed sharply higher on Thursday, partly fueled by Wall Street’s recovery from session lows, traders said. U.S. stocks edged higher in afternoon trading on Thursday, rebounding from earlier declines, as a flurry of positive economic reports eased fears about the […]

Clock ticking on FNA-led group’s proposed play for CWB

Oct. 16, 2014 at 5:33 pm CDT

By Lisa Guenther

CBOT soybeans, corn watch weather

Oct. 15, 2014 at 5:44 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

Pork, poultry to dictate future cattle prices, analyst says

Oct. 15, 2014 at 5:26 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

ICE weekly outlook: Canola choppy with outside markets

Oct. 15, 2014 at 4:57 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit-down as stock market slides

Oct. 15, 2014 at 4:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Wednesday closed down their three-cent-per-pound maximum daily price limit led by Wall Street’s more than two per cent fall, traders and analysts said. U.S. stocks dropped on Wednesday as economic data buttressed worries over the health of the world economy […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn declines on profit-taking after six-week high

Oct. 15, 2014 at 4:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell on Wednesday as traders booked profits following a two-day surge, driven by U.S. harvest delays, that lifted the market to a six-week high, brokers said. Soybeans declined along with corn on profit-taking and improving weather for fieldwork. Wheat followed […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Red spring wheat bids ease as basis widens

Oct. 15, 2014 at 3:41 am CDT

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat eased during the week, despite a firmer tone in U.S. futures, as basis levels widened in many areas of Western Canada. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) bids increased, however, amid improving basis levels. Average CPSR bids were […]

By Terryn Shiells

Staff, hog shortages leave Canada’s pork industry squealing

Oct. 14, 2014 at 5:52 pm CDT

Winnipeg/Chicago | Reuters — Shortages of hogs and packing plant workers in Canada, exacerbated by recent government restrictions, may severely cut hog processing and pork exports, helping to keep North American retail pork prices near record highs. Farmers in Canada, the world’s third-biggest pork shipper, are also bracing for the […]

By Rod Nickel Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise, corn hits one-month high on harvest delays

Oct. 14, 2014 at 5:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures set a one-month high Tuesday and soybeans hit a three-week top on commercial demand amid harvest delays and slow farmer selling, coupled with chart-based buying, traders said. Corn peaked near the closing bell and posted the day’s biggest gains on a percentage basis, […]

By Julie Ingwersen