Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans jump on soymeal exports

Mar. 24, 2016 at 3:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybeans were higher on Thursday, reversing from earlier losses as soymeal rallied on U.S. Department of Agriculture data showing the largest weekly soymeal sales in about 13 years. Wheat and corn prices were little changed as investors squared positions in relatively light dealings ahead of […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle snap five-day losing streak

Mar. 24, 2016 at 3:35 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn fall on profit-taking, dollar gains

Mar. 23, 2016 at 4:42 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Lower cash price outlook sends CME live cattle lower

Mar. 23, 2016 at 4:35 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soy hits five-month high on technicals, fund buying

Mar. 22, 2016 at 7:27 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

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

Mar. 22, 2016 at 7:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled in bearish territory for a fourth straight session, on leftover selling and fund liquidation after contracts dropped below technical support levels, traders said. April live cattle ended 1.925 cents/lb lower at 136.425, and June finished 1.7 cents lower at 126.15 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs see biggest one-day loss in three months

Mar. 21, 2016 at 4:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Monday notched their biggest daily loss since last December, hit by technical selling and lower cash price expectations, traders said. April closed 2.1 cents/lb. lower at 69.35 cents, after drifting below the 40-day moving average of 70.31 cents (all […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps as colder weather threatens crop

Mar. 21, 2016 at 3:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat jumped as much as one per cent on Monday, led by gains in K.C. hard red winter wheat as extremely cold weather threatened to curb yields in parts of the southern U.S. Plains growing region already suffering from dry conditions. Wheat futures pared early […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat closes higher on short-covering

Mar. 18, 2016 at 4:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures edged higher on Friday, snapping a three-day losing streak on some end-of-week short-covering, traders said. Soybean futures were mixed, with the most-active contract easing after hitting a 3-1/2-month peak overnight. Deferred contracts ended slightly higher, supported by recent gains in Brazil’s currency that […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump before USDA report

Mar. 18, 2016 at 4:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures retreated on Friday ahead of the bulk of this week’s cash sales, later in the afternoon, and the government’s monthly Cattle on Feed report at 2 p.m. CT, traders said. April live cattle ended 1.325 cents/lb. lower at 139.825, and […]

By Theopolis Waters