Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

Oct. 10, 2025 at 3:48 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures plummeted on Friday as trade restrictions announced by China and escalating rhetoric from U.S. President Donald Trump cooled hopes of a resolution to a standoff between Washington and Beijing.

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters

Oct. 9, 2025 at 4:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures rallied on Thursday to a record high on strong cash market prices and tight supplies linked to the U.S. suspension of Mexican imports due to the spread of screwworm south of the border. Live cattle followed feeders higher, posting new […]

By Karl Plume, Reuters

Oct. 9, 2025 at 4:17 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures retreated on Thursday after two days of gains, pressured by profit taking and technical selling and on growing concerns about a promised farmer aid package and a breakthrough in U.S.-China trade negotiations.

By Karl Plume, Reuters

Oct. 8, 2025 at 4:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures scaled to a record high on Wednesday on strong cash market prices and tight supplies as the U.S. border remains closed to Mexican imports due to the northward spread of the parasitic pest screwworm. Live cattle followed feeders higher, supported […]

By Karl Plume, Reuters

Oct. 8, 2025 at 2:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a second straight day on Wednesday on expectations that U.S. harvest yields will be lower than the latest government forecast and on limited sales by farmers awaiting news from U.S.-China trade talks and details of government aid. Corn followed soybeans higher […]

By Karl Plume, Reuters