Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slide off three-month peak

Dec. 1, 2016 at 5:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday peaked at a three-month high before profit-taking dropped contracts to near session lows, said traders. December live cattle closed down 0.175 cent/lb. to 110.575 cents, and February ended 0.575 cent lower at 111.375 cents (all figures US$). CME […]

U.S. grains: Soy falls on position squaring

Nov. 30, 2016 at 6:29 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rise on cash markets

Nov. 30, 2016 at 6:14 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy snaps winning streak

Nov. 29, 2016 at 5:14 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures extend losses

Nov. 29, 2016 at 5:09 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soy rally extends to seventh day

Nov. 28, 2016 at 6:03 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for the seventh day in a row on Monday, led higher by strong export demand gains in the soymeal market, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat and corn futures fell for the third day in a row, pressured by poor export […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures extend rally on packer demand

Nov. 25, 2016 at 3:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures extended gains to fresh multi-month highs on Friday, buoyed by technical buying and strong demand from beef and pork packers, traders said. Live cattle jumped more than one per cent at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, capping their fifth consecutive week of […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Exports support soybeans after U.S. holiday

Nov. 25, 2016 at 3:10 pm CST

Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Friday to a new four-month high as stronger-than-expected weekly exports and an easing dollar provided support as trading resumed after a holiday closure. Soybeans remained firm despite a decline in soyoil futures, which gave back some of the huge gains […]

By Gus Trompiz Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soyoil jumps on new U.S. biofuel targets

Nov. 23, 2016 at 5:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soyoil futures surged nearly seven per cent on Wednesday after the U.S. government released final requirements for biofuel use for next year, analysts said. The strength in soyoil lifted soybeans, but CBOT wheat closed lower and corn was narrowly mixed, pressured by […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle firm on pre-holiday technical buying

Nov. 23, 2016 at 5:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures gained one per cent on Wednesday while live and feeder cattle each rose modestly, boosted by technical buying and good demand from meat packers ahead of Thursday’s U.S. Thanksgiving Day holiday, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange December lean hogs notched a two-month […]

By Michael Hirtzer