Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

U.S. grains: Soy ends firm, rebounding from last week’s multi-month lows

Sep. 6, 2016 at 6:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Tuesday on reminders of fresh export demand, extending a modest rebound from multi-month lows set last week, traders said. Wheat futures drifted lower after a long U.S. holiday weekend while corn ended steady to slightly higher, with the benchmark December corn […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle losses deepen on supply woes, weak beef prices

Sep. 6, 2016 at 5:57 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Live cattle tumble to five-year lows on beef declines

Sep. 2, 2016 at 6:51 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat rises for a second day on short-covering

Sep. 2, 2016 at 7:01 am CDT

By Naveen Thukral Sybille De La Hamaide

U.S. grains: Bargain buyers boost corn, wheat from multi-year lows

Sep. 1, 2016 at 6:11 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. livestock: Supply woes drag live cattle to five-year low

Sep. 1, 2016 at 6:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures slumped on Thursday to their lowest level in five years following this week’s weaker cash prices on anticipation of increased supplies over the next few months, traders said. October live cattle ended down by the three cents/lb. daily price limit, […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat records fourth month of decline

Aug. 31, 2016 at 7:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures posted a fourth consecutive month of losses on Wednesday, pulled down by plentiful global supplies, while expectations of bumper U.S. harvests pressured soybeans and corn. At the Chicago Board of Trade, most-active December wheat settled down four cents at $3.88-1/4 per bushel (all […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Bearish fundamentals halt CME live cattle rally

Aug. 31, 2016 at 7:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower on Wednesday following softer wholesale beef values and this week’s disappointing cash prices, traders said. The thinly traded August live cattle contract, which expired at noon CT, closed up 0.45 cent/lb. at 111.95 cents (all figures US$). Most […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise for first session in 12

Aug. 30, 2016 at 7:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts on Tuesday closed in positive territory for the first time in 12 sessions, helped by short-covering and futures’ discounts to early-week cash prices, traders said. August live cattle, which will expire on Wednesday, closed up 0.75 cent/lb. to 111.5 cents […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat slide on prospects for rising stockpiles

Aug. 30, 2016 at 5:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures fell to multi-year lows on Tuesday and soybeans hit a four-week low on expectations for big crops and rising grain supplies, traders and analysts said. At the Chicago Board of Trade, November soybeans settled down 13-1/2 cents at $9.50-3/4 per bushel […]

By Julie Ingwersen