Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

U.S. grains: Soybean futures strong, wheat weak

Sep. 29, 2016 at 2:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Thursday on a mild round of bargain buying and short-covering ahead of a key government report on Friday, traders said. Signs of strong export demand for the oilseed also lent support to soybean futures but gains were kept in check by […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly higher on short-covering

Sep. 28, 2016 at 5:07 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans fall on harvest pressure

Sep. 28, 2016 at 4:21 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle plunge limit down

Sep. 27, 2016 at 5:02 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat edge higher on short-covering

Sep. 27, 2016 at 2:39 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn, soy decline to one-week lows

Sep. 26, 2016 at 5:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell one per cent or more on Monday, pressured by outlooks for drier weather conditions that should let farmers make headway in gathering record-large crops, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures also were lower as investors squared positions ahead […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Lower cash prices send CME live cattle lower

Sep. 26, 2016 at 3:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, pressured by technical selling and last Friday’s drop in prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle, said traders. October live cattle ended 0.45 cent per pound lower at 106.825 cents, and settled below the 10-day moving average […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cattle erase losses to finish flat

Sep. 23, 2016 at 5:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures finished roughly unchanged on Friday, reversing from earlier steep losses as investors squared up positions ahead of a monthly supply report that was released after the market close, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle and lean hogs also settled about flat at […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy futures follow cash market lower

Sep. 23, 2016 at 11:00 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell 1.9 per cent to a one-week low Friday morning on reports of big harvest yields and heavy farmer sales on the cash market, traders said. Wheat futures weakened as traders said ample global supplies were likely to blunt the impact of India’s […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle decline on profit-taking

Sep. 22, 2016 at 7:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell one per cent on Thursday, pressured by technical selling and as investors took profits following Wednesday’s nearly four-week high, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also were mostly lower while lean hog futures were mixed, with the front-month […]

By Michael Hirtzer