Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures surge as funds take huge net long position

Jan. 22, 2025 at 6:47 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures climbed to life of contract highs on Wednesday, as funds took a massive net long position, analysts said.

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U.S. grains: Chicago soy, corn futures lower on profit-taking, Argentina weather

Jan. 22, 2025 at 4:30 pm CST

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rally as Trump postpones threatened tariffs

Jan. 21, 2025 at 4:57 pm CST

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed, lean hogs dip

Jan. 21, 2025 at 4:16 pm CST

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. grains: Corn, soy climb on US-China optimism, Argentina weather jitters

Jan. 17, 2025 at 4:12 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs continue losses; cattle futures mixed

Jan. 17, 2025 at 3:13 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed lower on Friday, continuing a streak of losses. Most active April lean hogs settled at 88.325 cents a pound, down 2.225 cents. February lean hogs closed at 81.123 cents a pound, down 1.175 cents.

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rally stalls as farmers sell grain; Argentina weather eyed

Jan. 14, 2025 at 4:52 pm CST

U.S. corn futures retreated on Tuesday on a round of profit-taking after a tighter U.S. supply outlook lifted prices to one-year highs, analysts said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle steady to lower; feeders, hogs climb

Jan. 14, 2025 at 3:59 pm CST

Live cattle futures were steady to lower on Tuesday, backing away from record highs as speculative profit-taking weighed on prices.

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. grain: Corn futures hit 1-yr high after USDA tightens supply view

Jan. 13, 2025 at 5:27 pm CST

Benchmark corn futures Cv1 on the Chicago Board of Trade hit their highest in a year on Monday and soybean futures Sv1 notched a three-month top on follow-through buying after the U.S. Department of Agriculture last week cut its estimates of the size of the U.S. 2024 crops, analysts said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live, feeder cattle dip; hogs rise

Jan. 13, 2025 at 4:51 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures dipped on Monday after reaching record highs last week. Most active February live cattle closed at 197.400 cents per pound, down 1.375 cents from Friday. The second-most active April futures closed at 198.200, down 1.275 cents.

By Geralyn Wichers