Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on export pressure

Dec. 15, 2015 at 3:09 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures sank on Tuesday on expectations that U.S. exports will dry up due to increasing competition from South American countries, traders said. Corn futures also weakened, with ample global supplies and technical pressure triggering a round of profit-taking after they rose […]

U.S. grains: Short-covering, technical buying spur gains

Dec. 14, 2015 at 5:04 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat with beef quotes

Dec. 14, 2015 at 4:44 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soybeans end week with losses

Dec. 11, 2015 at 6:31 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Bearish fundamental outlook pressures CME live cattle

Dec. 11, 2015 at 6:10 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn extend rally on short-covering

Dec. 10, 2015 at 3:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures rose for the third straight day on Thursday, with investors who had made bearish bets on the grains scrambling to cover short positions as the market rallied, traders said. Soybeans also were firmer, but technical resistance and huge supplies kept the […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Short-covering boosts CME live, feeder cattle

Dec. 10, 2015 at 3:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed higher on Thursday, driven by short-covering that gradually gave way to this week’s lower cash prices and lacklustre wholesale beef demand, traders said. Spot December closed 1.7 cents/lb. higher at 121.55 cents, and February up 2.375 cents, to 126.525 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live, feeder cattle stampede to new lows

Dec. 9, 2015 at 3:27 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday tumbled to the lowest level for the life of the contract, hit by slumping prices for market-ready (cash) cattle, traders said. Spot December closed 2.4 cents/lb. lower at 119.85 cents, after marking a fresh contract low of 119.25 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on weaker dollar, stocks check corn

Dec. 9, 2015 at 2:35 pm CST

Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rose on Wednesday, as short-covering and a weaker U.S. dollar buoyed prices after a two-day slide, while a U.S. government report held corn in check. Corn eked out only a tiny gain, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its outlook for domestic corn supplies […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on liquidation ahead of USDA report

Dec. 8, 2015 at 4:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans extended losses on Tuesday to touch a one-week low on long liquidation and technical selling ahead of a monthly government supply and demand report, more than offsetting strong import demand from China. Corn ticked up, recovering slightly from Monday’s slide of more than two […]

By Karl Plume