Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

U.S. grains: Fund sales pressure corn prices

Sep. 22, 2016 at 3:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures sagged 1.1 per cent on Thursday on a round of fund selling as the pace of harvest quickened around the U.S. Midwest and cash markets weakened, traders said. Wheat futures also fell, following corn lower, while soybeans edged higher on […]

U.S. grains: Harvest pressure, profit-taking pull down corn, soy

Sep. 21, 2016 at 4:00 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Harvest delays spark soybean rally

Sep. 20, 2016 at 2:49 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs plunge to contract lows on supply

Sep. 19, 2016 at 5:39 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on technical buying

Sep. 19, 2016 at 4:00 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. livestock: Strong cash prices push CME live cattle higher

Sep. 16, 2016 at 5:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts ended higher for a third day in a row on Friday, led by short-covering in response to better-than-expected prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle, said traders. They said fund buying contributed to CME live cattle gains after some contracts broke […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Rainy Midwest sparks rally in corn, soybeans

Sep. 16, 2016 at 3:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose 1.9 per cent on Friday as worries about rains delaying the Midwest harvest prompted traders to cover short positions ahead of the weekend, analysts said. Soybeans and wheat followed corn higher. Chicago Board of Trade December corn futures settled up seven cents […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy up on rebound after three-day slide

Sep. 15, 2016 at 6:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday, snapping a three-day slide on bargain buying and signs of fresh export demand, traders said. But corn and wheat futures fell, pressured by prospects for huge grain supplies as the U.S. autumn harvest got underway. At the Chicago Board of […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Bargain-buying lifts CME lean hogs

Sep. 15, 2016 at 3:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Thursday settled moderately higher on bargain buying after supply worries sank futures to a 10-month low for a second day in a row, traders said. October closed up 0.225 cent/lb. to 55.15 cents, and December ended 0.35 cent higher at […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures edge higher

Sep. 14, 2016 at 3:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures firmed slightly on Wednesday, supported by a round of bargain buying, traders said. Wheat received additional support from a weakening dollar and hopes that export demand for U.S. supplies will perk up in the coming weeks amid a production shortfall in […]

By Mark Weinraub