Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle

Aug. 8, 2016 at 6:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, pressured by fund selling and profit-taking after last week’s market rally, traders said. August live cattle ended 0.75 cent/lb. lower at 116.925 cents (all figures US$). October closed 0.875 cent lower at 114.65 cents and below […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on cash gains

Aug. 5, 2016 at 5:58 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend rebound on robust export demand

Aug. 5, 2016 at 2:50 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall on big supplies

Aug. 4, 2016 at 6:42 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn pressured by rising stockpiles

Aug. 4, 2016 at 6:34 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy end higher on bargain hunting

Aug. 3, 2016 at 5:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures rose on Wednesday, rallying on bargain hunting after all three key commodities fell to multimonth or multiyear lows a day earlier, traders said. But expectations of bumper U.S. crops limited further gains. At the Chicago Board of Trade, September wheat […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle gains continue as corn declines

Aug. 2, 2016 at 5:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures extended gains on Tuesday, with feeder cattle rising to their highest in 1-1/2 months as falling corn prices reduced costs for fattening the animals and enticed buying from investors, traders said. Optimism that slaughter-weight cattle would fetch higher prices in U.S. Plains cash […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on weather, prospects for big crop

Aug. 2, 2016 at 4:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures declined on Tuesday as favorable weather in the Midwest bolstered expectations of a large crop, analysts said. Front-month corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade fell to the lowest in nearly two years and wheat dipped below $4 a bushel for the […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy tumbles on favourable weather

Aug. 1, 2016 at 6:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slipped about four per cent on Monday as forecasts for favourable weather in the Midwestern crop belt prompted investors to liquidate long positions, traders said. Corn and wheat followed soybeans lower, and declines in the energy sector pressured the broader commodity sector. The […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs settle mostly weak on month-end positioning

Jul. 29, 2016 at 3:31 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts closed weaker on Friday, after a volatile session highlighted by investors squaring positions on the final trading day of the month, trader said. August hogs finished up 0.125 cent per lb to 68.975 cents. October ended 0.150 cent per lb lower at 59.050 cents and […]

By Theopolis Waters