Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat to multiyear lows on strong dollar, crop ratings

Mar. 1, 2016 at 5:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to multi-year lows on Tuesday, pressured by strength in the dollar and better crop conditions than last year in the Plains, analysts said. Soybean and corn futures declined for a sixth straight session, with the most-active May contracts in both markets falling […]

U.S. livestock: Cash price optimism nudges CME live cattle upward

Mar. 1, 2016 at 3:58 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn sags for fifth straight session on lacklustre demand

Feb. 29, 2016 at 5:15 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close mixed

Feb. 29, 2016 at 5:07 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Hefty supply pushes soy to 10-week low

Feb. 26, 2016 at 6:41 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle dip while awaiting cash prices

Feb. 26, 2016 at 6:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted modest losses on Friday, weighed down by profit-taking while waiting for market-ready, or cash, cattle to change hands later on Friday, traders said. Beginning on Monday, CME Globex livestock futures and options hours will be revised to 8:30 a.m. […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Futures fall as USDA forecasts more corn acres

Feb. 25, 2016 at 5:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean prices fell on Thursday as commodity traders reacted to forecasts of increased corn plantings and grain production, as well as predictions of falling prices in the coming growing season. But wheat futures bounced back during the day’s trading, firming for the first […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Cash price outlook boosts CME live cattle

Feb. 25, 2016 at 5:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts climbed on Thursday, propelled by anticipation of firm cash prices by Friday amid improved wholesale beef demand, traders said. The February contract, which will expire on Monday, closed up 0.9 cent/lb. to 137.875 cents (all figures US$). April ended 1.2 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat lowest since June 2010 on bumper supplies

Feb. 24, 2016 at 3:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures sank to 5-1/2-year lows on Wednesday under pressure from large global supplies and sluggish demand, in the markets’ fifth consecutive session of declines. Corn and soybean futures each fell for a second day, pressured by the prospect of bumper crops in South America […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Brisk beef demand pushes CME live cattle higher

Feb. 24, 2016 at 3:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts rose on Wednesday, driven by upward-trending wholesale beef values that may underpin prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle by Friday, traders said. Thinly-traded spot February, which will expire on Feb. 29, closed down 0.025 cent/lb. to 136.975 cents (all […]

By Theopolis Waters