Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

U.S. grains: Corn futures extend winning streak

May. 18, 2016 at 5:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures firmed to their highest in nearly four weeks on Wednesday, closing in positive territory for the fifth day in a row on short-covering after weakening in overnight trading, traders said. Soybean futures eased on a round of profit-taking but closed well above session […]

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall on technical selloff

May. 18, 2016 at 5:53 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Prices soar as fund money flows to commodities

May. 17, 2016 at 6:10 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle firm on short-covering, beef gains

May. 17, 2016 at 6:05 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn rises on technical buying, planting switch

May. 16, 2016 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle finish mostly higher

May. 16, 2016 at 7:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts landed in positive territory on Monday, after investors bought deferred months and simultaneously sold June futures in a trading strategy known as bear spreading, traders said. June live cattle closed down 0.4 cent/lb. at 123.025 cents (all figures US$). […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat up on short-covering

May. 13, 2016 at 4:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures rose on Friday to their highest levels in more than a week and gained against soybeans as traders took profits on inter-market spreads, analysts said. Soybeans also faced pressure from expectations that U.S. farmers will plant more soybeans than the U.S. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy falls on weak export data, planting expectations

May. 12, 2016 at 3:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday on disappointing weekly export data and expectations that U.S. farmers might increase soybean seedings this spring and plant less corn, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures closed higher. At the Chicago Board of Trade, July soybeans settled down 6-1/4 cents […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs gain most since December on strong cash markets

May. 11, 2016 at 5:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hogs surged as much as 2.5 per cent for their biggest daily gains since December on Wednesday, lifted by rising cash prices and wholesale pork values that were tied to expectations of more export business to China, traders said. Technical buying also buoyed hog […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat from multi-month highs

May. 11, 2016 at 4:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures declined on Wednesday in a light profit-taking setback, one day after bullish soy stocks data in a monthly U.S. government report sent soybeans soaring to the highest levels since 2014. Wheat also sagged, pressured by plentiful global supplies and the approach […]

By Julie Ingwersen