Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on weather view

Jun. 7, 2016 at 3:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures rose on Tuesday, supported by concerns about a La Nina weather pattern hindering crop development in the U.S. Midwest this summer with hot temperatures and dry conditions, traders said. Wheat futures also advanced, rising for the fifth straight day […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rise on weather threats

Jun. 6, 2016 at 4:34 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Fund sales reverse initial live cattle gains

Jun. 6, 2016 at 4:27 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise on cash price outlook

Jun. 3, 2016 at 4:28 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Profit-taking pulls soy from two-year highs

Jun. 3, 2016 at 3:06 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy rallies on export hopes

Jun. 2, 2016 at 3:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures soared to their highest in nearly two years on Thursday on hopes that export demand will rise amid concerns about the quality of the crop being harvested in Argentina. Corn firmed to its highest since July 2015, supported by forecasts for a reduced […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cash price optimism lifts CME live cattle

Jun. 2, 2016 at 3:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted slight gains on Thursday in anticipation of packers paying the same or more for supplies than last week, traders said. June live cattle closed 0.3 cent/lb. higher at 121.725 cents, and August ended up 0.2 cent, to 117.65 cents […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close mixed

Jun. 1, 2016 at 7:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished mixed on Wednesday after the morning’s higher wholesale beef prices prompted traders to buy the June contract and simultaneously sell August, traders said. June live cattle closed up 0.325 cent/lb. to 121.425 cents, and August ended 0.6 cent lower […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans surge on export prospects

Jun. 1, 2016 at 6:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rallied on Wednesday, peaking late in the session as export hopes for U.S. supplies brightened amid heightened concerns about South American crops, traders said. The most actively traded Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures contract hit its highest since July 2014 […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat drops on weather forecast

May. 31, 2016 at 6:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures sank 3.2 per cent on Tuesday, on track for their biggest daily decline in four weeks as forecasts called for improving harvest conditions for the winter crop good weather for spring wheat development. “Drier weather begins to develop in the southern Plains starting […]

By Mark Weinraub