Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on bargain buying

Jan. 4, 2017 at 4:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose 1.9 per cent on Wednesday on a round of bargain buying following three straight days of declines that pushed the benchmark contract to its lowest since mid-November, traders said. Corn futures rose for the fourth session in a row as investors staked […]

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs retreat from four-month high

Jan. 3, 2017 at 5:42 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soy hits six-week low on South American prospects

Jan. 3, 2017 at 5:34 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures mixed on end-of-year positioning

Dec. 30, 2016 at 1:12 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn prices sag in 2016 as record supply weighs

Dec. 30, 2016 at 1:06 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn climb as dollar softens; soybeans drift lower

Dec. 29, 2016 at 4:37 pm CST

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rose about one per cent on Thursday, supported by short-covering and a setback in the dollar, which tends to make U.S. grains more attractive to those holding other currencies, traders said. Corn futures edged higher after a seesaw trade while soybeans declined on ideas of […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle soars to 6-month high on cash price hopes

Dec. 29, 2016 at 3:46 pm CST

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday surged to a six-month high, fuelled by the recent rally in wholesale beef values and steady-to-firmer cash price expectations for unsold cattle, said traders. December live cattle, which will expire on Friday, closed 2.725 cents per pound higher at 118.700 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cash, beef prices send CME live cattle to 4-1/2-month top

Dec. 28, 2016 at 4:28 pm CST

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Wednesday, hitting a 4-1/2-month high, with traders citing strong wholesale beef demand and steady-to-firmer preliminary cash prices. December live cattle, which will expire on Friday, closed up 1.025 cents per pound to 115.975 cents. Most actively traded February ended up 1.375 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy retreat in technical year-end trade

Dec. 28, 2016 at 4:06 pm CST

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. corn, wheat and soybean futures fell on Wednesday in technically driven trade as investors squared positions toward the end of the year and the dollar firmed, analysts said. Additional pressure stemmed from easing concerns about crop weather in South America. Chicago Board of Trade March corn futures settled […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs tumble after USDA shows biggest U.S. herd since 1943

Dec. 23, 2016 at 2:01 pm CST

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell more than two per cent on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a quarterly report at midday said the hog herd was the biggest since 1943 and larger than analysts anticipated. Hog futures sank to their session lows after […]

By Michael Hirtzer