Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

U.S. grains: Corn sets 10-month high on export demand

May. 27, 2016 at 3:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures rose about one per cent on Friday to the highest level in 10 months on strong export demand and short-covering ahead of a long U.S. holiday weekend, traders said. Soybean futures also climbed even as nearby soymeal futures declined. Wheat […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat on profit-taking

May. 26, 2016 at 4:56 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs up on pork gains, short-covering

May. 26, 2016 at 4:44 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy surges on concerns over Argentina soymeal

May. 25, 2016 at 4:11 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. livestock: Weak cash outlook limits live cattle advances

May. 25, 2016 at 4:00 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cash price outlook extends CME live cattle losses

May. 24, 2016 at 4:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures slumped for a second straight session on Tuesday, pressured by follow-through selling and potentially softer cash prices later this week, traders said. June live cattle closed down 0.15 cent/lb. at 118 cents, and August ended 1.275 cents lower at 113.175 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on short-covering, wet weather

May. 24, 2016 at 3:33 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago wheat rose on Tuesday, lifted by short-covering and concerns about unfavourable rains for maturing U.S. crops. Corn ended mixed and soybeans finished a volatile session lower, with corn weakened by spread trades against wheat and soybeans down on technical selling. Chicago Board of Trade July wheat added […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat fall on broad commodity weakness

May. 23, 2016 at 6:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Monday on profit-taking as commodities fell broadly and soymeal backed down from contract highs, analysts said. Wheat also declined but corn futures rose, bucking the weak trend. At the Chicago Board of Trade, July soybeans settled down 15-3/4 cents at $10.58-1/2 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle limit down after bearish USDA surprise

May. 23, 2016 at 6:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle and feeder cattle futures tumbled by their respective daily price limits on Monday, declining two per cent or more in a selloff triggered by bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture data released after Friday’s session. Cattle gapped lower on their price charts at the […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Rallying greenback sparks broad-based selloff

May. 19, 2016 at 8:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures dropped to their lowest levels in about a week on Thursday as gains in the dollar prompted investors to take profits out of commodities after recent rallies. Broad-based selling hit the sector as the dollar firmed on expectations that the Federal […]

By Tom Polansek