Insights and Stories on Markets

U.S. grains: Corn falls to 3-1/2 month low as weather favours crops

Jun. 9, 2014 at 4:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spot corn futures fell to a 3-1/2 month low on Monday as near-perfect crop weather in the U.S. Midwest raised expectations for record production, and China said it would halt import permits for a corn-based feed ingredient. Wheat fell as the Northern Hemisphere harvest neared, […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end two per cent higher

Jun. 9, 2014 at 2:52 pm CDT

By Meredith Davis

Klassen: Feeder cattle outlook remains positive

Jun. 9, 2014 at 2:40 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Tyson wins bid for Hillshire in battle of meat titans

Jun. 9, 2014 at 12:36 pm CDT

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat rally from three-month lows on short-covering

Jun. 6, 2014 at 4:27 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end higher, live cattle narrowly mixed

Jun. 6, 2014 at 4:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs ended higher on Friday, supported by fund buying, anticipation of high cash prices and tight hog supplies, traders said. Lean hog futures rose more than one per cent on the day as consumer demand for grilling season grows even as pork […]

By Meredith Davis

Chicago wheat futures drop to fill chart gap

Jun. 6, 2014 at 3:23 am CDT

CNS Canada — U.S. wheat futures posted some big gains over the past three months, but now find themselves right back where they started and could be due for more weakness as the futures have filled a gap on the charts. CBOT wheat futures gapped higher on March 3, as […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Some TPP partners said aiming for deal in coming months

Jun. 5, 2014 at 6:02 pm CDT

Reuters — Some Pacific trading partners are aiming for a deal on a regional free trade zone as early as the next few months, sources close to the negotiations said, although others caution a pact is still a long way off and see the U.S. elections as a wild card. […]

By Ana Isabel Martinez Krista Hughes Linda Sieg

U.S. livestock: CME feeder, live cattle end higher on tight supplies

Jun. 5, 2014 at 5:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Cheaper grain prices, firmer live cattle prices coupled with tight supplies and good pasture boosted Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle values into record territory on Thursday, traders said. CME August feeders ended at 199.825 cents per pound, up 1.05 cents, while the September contract closed up […]

By Meredith Davis

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans tumble on good weather, fund selling

Jun. 5, 2014 at 4:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures dropped for a fourth straight day on Thursday, hitting the lowest point since February, as favorable Midwest crop weather bolstered expectations for a bumper harvest this autumn and triggered fund selling. Soybean prices fell 1.5 per cent to the lowest in more than […]

By Karl Plume