Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close lower, hogs higher

Apr. 19, 2016 at 3:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures lost ground again on Tuesday, pressured by more long liquidation following the morning’s wholesale beef price setback, said traders. April live cattle closed 1.15 cents/lb. lower at 127.325 cents, and June ended down 0.6 cent/lb. at 118.575 cents (all figures […]

U.S. livestock: Fund selling drops CME live cattle limit down

Apr. 18, 2016 at 5:15 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat surges over three per cent

Apr. 18, 2016 at 5:02 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn hits four-month top on short-covering

Apr. 15, 2016 at 4:22 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

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

Apr. 15, 2016 at 4:14 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soy falls from eight-month top

Apr. 14, 2016 at 7:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell nearly one per cent on Thursday on profit-taking and softening cash markets following a four-session advance that lifted the spot May contract to an eight-month high, traders said. Wheat futures ended lower one day after setting a one-week high. But corn settled […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mostly weak, but off lows

Apr. 14, 2016 at 3:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts posted modest losses on Thursday, pressured by continued fund selling, traders said. They said, sporadic bargain hunting and solid wholesale beef demand freed contracts from session lows. Additionally, investors at times sold the April contract and simultaneously bought June […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn jumps three per cent, most in seven months

Apr. 13, 2016 at 6:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Front-month U.S. corn futures rose three per cent on Wednesday, their biggest single-day advance since September, on short-covering and concerns about planting prospects in the Midwest, analysts said. Concerns about South American weather lent support. Soybean futures also charged higher, buoyed by chart-based buying and data […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Fund selloff extends CME live cattle losses

Apr. 13, 2016 at 6:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday settled in bearish territory for a third consecutive session, hit by more fund liquidation after contracts drifted below technical support levels, traders said. April live cattle ended 1.35 cents/lb. lower at 132.175 cents, and June closed 1.125 cents […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans set eight-month highs in comeback rally

Apr. 12, 2016 at 6:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures jumped on short-covering and technical buying on Tuesday, with soybeans closing at eight-month highs after a see-saw session. Heavy buying by commodity investors helped drive the gains, with funds snapping up an estimated 15,000 soybean contracts and 20,000 corn contracts at the Chicago […]

By Tom Polansek