Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall, pull corn from highs

Jul. 7, 2016 at 3:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures plunged 4.7 per cent to their lowest in nearly two months on Thursday, weighed down by forecasts for good weather for crop development across the U.S. Midwest. The sharp drop in soybeans weighed on corn, which settled close to unchanged as traders locked […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle drop as funds roll August positions

Jul. 7, 2016 at 3:07 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Supply worries sink lean hogs to one-month low

Jul. 6, 2016 at 8:26 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Good weather sparks selling in CBOT corn, soybeans

Jul. 6, 2016 at 8:19 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle advance on cash market optimism

Jul. 5, 2016 at 5:09 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans, corn fall on rising supply view

Jul. 1, 2016 at 7:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures sank to multi-year lows on Friday, pressured by an ample global stockpile that was expected to grow even larger due to a bountiful harvest, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also weakened, with soybeans settling back from a rally on Thursday that pushed […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on profit-taking but gain for week

Jul. 1, 2016 at 7:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell more than one per cent on Friday, snapping their longest streak of gains in a month as investors locked in profits ahead of the three-day July 4 holiday weekend, traders said. Feeder cattle futures also slumped in a profit-taking setback while […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up fourth straight day

Jun. 30, 2016 at 3:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures extended a winning streak to four sessions on Thursday with help from better-than-expected cash prices and firm wholesale beef values, traders said. June live cattle, which expired at noon CT, closed 1.1 cents/lb. higher at 120 cents (all figures US$). […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: USDA report pushes wheat to six-year low, corn to 11-week low

Jun. 30, 2016 at 2:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures sank to a six-year low on Thursday and corn futures hit an 11-week low after the agriculture department said farmers had planted more of the grains than expected. Soybean futures soared to two-week highs as plantings fell short of analysts’ estimates. The U.S. […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cash optimism lifts live cattle third straight day

Jun. 29, 2016 at 6:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose for a third day in a row on Wednesday, with help from expectations of steady or better cash prices by week’s end, traders said. June live cattle, which expires on Thursday, closed 1.825 cents/lb. higher at 118.9 cents. Most […]

By Theopolis Waters