Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures tip down on profit-taking

Dec. 18, 2024 at 4:57 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle contracts slid on Wednesday as profit-taking, a stronger dollar and a selloff across agricultural commodities weighed on futures, analysts said.

U.S. grains: Soybeans plummet to four-year low on Brazil crop outlook

Dec. 18, 2024 at 3:44 pm CST

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle up on expectations of tight supply

Dec. 17, 2024 at 4:57 pm CST

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit contract lows on strong South American harvest

Dec. 17, 2024 at 3:39 pm CST

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle down as trade anticipates Mexican cattle imports

Dec. 16, 2024 at 4:59 pm CST

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy choppy amid demand uptick and strong South American crop

Dec. 16, 2024 at 3:49 pm CST

Chicago corn and soybean futures seesawed on Monday as market players weighed an uptick in fund buying interest against the prospect of a bumper South American corn and soy crop, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeders fall on news US may resume Mexico cattle imports

Dec. 13, 2024 at 5:21 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures fell on Friday, on news the U.S. could resume feeder cattle imports from Mexico after Washington suspended cattle imports from Mexico over a case of New World screwworm.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Grains ease on technical selling, export demand uncertainty

Dec. 13, 2024 at 4:37 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures eased on Friday on technical selling and disappointment in the size of weekly export sales, analysts said.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat fall as dollar gains, export sales disappoint

Dec. 12, 2024 at 6:05 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and wheat futures fell back on Thursday on a stronger dollar following rate cuts by the European Central Bank, technical trading and slower-than-anticipated weekly export sales, according to analysts.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. cattle: CME cattle futures close lower on technical selling

Dec. 12, 2024 at 6:01 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell in a technical reversal on Thursday after three days of gains, while lean hogs rebounded from three days of long-liquidation losses, analysts said.

By Renee Hickman Reuters