Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans ease as market digests Trump tariff threats

Nov. 26, 2024 at 4:26 pm CST

Chicago corn and soybean futures fell on Tuesday following U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's threat of tariffs against major trading partners, while forecasts for strong South American crops also pressured prices, traders said.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain on shutdown of Mexican cattle exports

Nov. 26, 2024 at 4:22 pm CST

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

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U.S. grains: Wheat down as supply pressure mounts, conflict worries fade

Nov. 25, 2024 at 4:48 pm CST

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle futures spike on news of screwworm outbreak in Mexican cattle

Nov. 25, 2024 at 4:43 pm CST

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise on cash trade, positioning ahead of USDA report

Nov. 22, 2024 at 5:16 pm CST

By Renee Hickman

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat weakens on firm dollar, but set for weekly rise

Nov. 22, 2024 at 5:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago wheat futures eased on Friday on profit-taking and dollar strength, according to analysts, while soybeans gained in technical rebound from three days of declines. Corn followed wheat lower. The most-active wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) Wv1settled down 4-3/4 cents at $5.64-3/4 […]

By Renee Hickman

U.S. grains: Soy hits fresh lows on South America weather, Brazil-China deals

Nov. 21, 2024 at 6:40 pm CST

Chicago corn futures weakened on Thursday and soybeans struck fresh contract lows as Brazil and China came together for significant agricultural trade deals and weather in South America remained beneficial for both crops, analysts said.

By Renee Hickman

U.S. livestock: Live cattle fall, feeder cattle rise ahead of USDA report

Nov. 21, 2024 at 6:37 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell for a second day on Thursday after reaching three-week highs earlier in the week, as traders awaited the results of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's next Cattle on Feed report, due on Friday.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to 2-week low on strong South American crop prospects

Nov. 20, 2024 at 5:46 pm CST

U.S. soybean futures hit a two-week low on Wednesday and soyoil futures fell more than three per cent on expectations for plentiful South American soy harvests this year along with uncertainty about demand for soy-based biodiesel fuel, analysts said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-week high on fears of escalating Russia-Ukraine war

Nov. 19, 2024 at 4:54 pm CST

U.S. wheat futures rose for a third-straight session on Tuesday, posting a one-week high on fears of escalating war in the Black Sea breadbasket region amid rising tensions between Moscow and Washington over Ukraine, analysts said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters