Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle, lean hogs futures rally on technical buying

Oct. 2, 2024 at 4:10 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures firmed on Wednesday, as technical buying sent lean hog contracts higher and cash market prices staying firm giving cattle futures a boost, market analysts said.

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs, live cattle futures higher; feeders ease

Oct. 1, 2024 at 6:18 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on drought, geopolitical tensions; corn follows

Oct. 1, 2024 at 4:25 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog, live cattle futures end mostly lower

Sep. 27, 2024 at 7:12 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle close higher, lean hogs fall ahead of USDA report

Sep. 26, 2024 at 3:23 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans, wheat see volatile trade as drought risks weigh

Sep. 26, 2024 at 2:30 pm CDT

Chicago soybeans touched a new two-month peak before ending lower on Tuesday, amid questions over export demand and late-season drought impacts on U.S. crop yields, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle close mostly lower, consolidating after 2-month top

Sep. 25, 2024 at 5:39 pm CDT

Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mostly lower on Wednesday, consolidating a day after the benchmark December contract LCZ25 set a near two-month high.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat turns higher on Russia weather worries; soy, corn also rally

Sep. 25, 2024 at 4:14 pm CDT

U.S. wheat futures turned higher on Wednesday as worries about crop prospects in top global exporter Russia sparked a round of short-covering, analysts said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle end mostly higher as Wall Street climbs

Sep. 24, 2024 at 6:58 pm CDT

Benchmark December live cattle futures LCZ24 on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange climbed to their highest in nearly two months on Tuesday, supported by technical buying and a rosy outlook for beef demand tied to strength in Wall Street equity markets, analysts said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit 2-month high before paring gains; corn, wheat sag

Sep. 24, 2024 at 5:37 pm CDT

U.S. soybean and corn futures climbed to two-month highs on Tuesday, following broad gains in commodity and equity markets after China unveiled economic stimulus measures, but pared gains as forecasts called for improved crop weather in South America, analysts said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters