Insights and Stories on Markets

U.S. grains: Corn hits contract lows on good weather ahead of holiday

Jul. 2, 2014 at 4:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to contract lows on Wednesday as optimal weather in the heart of the Corn Belt boosted prospects for a bumper harvest this autumn, traders said. Soybean futures also fell while wheat firmed on bargain buying after falling to a 4-1/2 month low […]

Grain trader Toepfer renamed ‘ADM Germany’

Jul. 2, 2014 at 5:22 am CDT

U.S. grains: Corn, soy and wheat extend losses after USDA forecasts

Jul. 2, 2014 at 5:08 am CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cash price outlook rallies CME live cattle

Jul. 2, 2014 at 5:00 am CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Shipping delays push oat prices downward

Jun. 30, 2014 at 6:04 pm CDT

By Marney Blunt

Prairie CWRS cash bids fall below $5 a bushel

Jun. 30, 2014 at 5:57 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) moved lower during the week ended June 30, with CWRS bids falling below the $5 a bushel mark. Losses seen in U.S. wheat futures after a bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture report […]

By Terryn Shiells

U.S. Army Corps to close upper Mississippi as waters rise

Jun. 30, 2014 at 5:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Rising flood waters were expected to make 11 locks and dams impassable on the mid- and upper-Mississippi River and force the closure of the river later on Monday from Bellevue, Iowa, to Saverton, Missouri, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said. The closure would be the […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME hogs jump as virus takes big toll on U.S. herd

Jun. 30, 2014 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures closed sharply higher on Monday, with most months up the three-cent daily price limit as investors covered short positions after learning a pig virus has hit the U.S. hog herd harder than expected, traders said. Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture hog […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy tumble on acreage, stocks estimates

Jun. 30, 2014 at 4:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures tumbled on Monday after the Agriculture Department reported higher-than-expected figures for U.S. soy plantings and June 1 corn and soy stocks. The government reported 2014 soybean seedings at a record-high 84.8 million acres, topping a range of analyst estimates. “The corn […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Beef benefits expected from China deal, over time

Jun. 29, 2014 at 3:59 pm CDT

CNS Canada — A deal to increase the volume and cuts of Canadian beef that are shipped to China is winning applause from the Canadian cattle sector, but isn’t likely to revolutionize the industry anytime soon. Earlier this month, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz completed a trade mission to China, where […]

By Dave Sims