Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

Jul. 29, 2015 at 12:10 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed down slightly on Wednesday as investors await this week’s cash sales, traders said. August closed down 0.125 cent per lb at 144.925 cents, and October 0.325 cent lower at 146.475 cents. Bids for market-ready, or cash, cattle in Kansas and Texas were […]

By Theopolis Waters

Jul. 29, 2015 at 12:05 pm CDT

Winnipeg /Reuters – U.S. soybeans rose for a second straight day on Wednesday, recovering some recent losses ahead of a critical development period for the oilseed, while corn and wheat resumed their slides on a favorable U.S. harvest outlook. With soybean yields largely determined in August and questions about the […]

By Rod Nickel

Jul. 28, 2015 at 2:57 pm CDT

Winnipeg/Reuters – Chicago soybean, wheat and corn futures bounced on Tuesday, rising on bargain-buying and short-covering after setting recent lows. Nearby soybeans fell for three straight sessions through Monday, shedding nearly 6 percent as weather improved for crop development across the U.S. Midwest. “We’ve just plain hit (soybeans) hard for the […]

By Rod Nickel

Jul. 28, 2015 at 11:00 am CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts finished in positive territory on Tuesday for the first time in five sessions, fuelled by active short-covering following the recent wholesale beef price rise, traders and analysts said. August closed 2.025 cents per lb higher at 145.050 cents, and October 2.825 cents […]

By Theopolis Waters

Jul. 27, 2015 at 6:25 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts settled flat to moderately lower following an up-and-down day on Monday, after traders sold deferred contracts and bought August because of its discount to last week’s cash prices, traders and analysts said. Short-covering and the morning’s wholesale beef price uptick at times […]

By Theopolis Waters