Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans ease under pressure from firm dollar

Apr. 16, 2024 at 4:41 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures extended their fall on Tuesday as a strong dollar weighed down the market, analysts said.

U.S. grains: Markets react calmly to Iran drone attack on Israel

Apr. 15, 2024 at 6:19 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink to multi-month lows

Apr. 12, 2024 at 5:55 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rally, defying bearish USDA report

Apr. 12, 2024 at 4:58 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn higher, hog futures rebound

Apr. 11, 2024 at 5:03 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Corn futures drop despite lower US supply numbers

Apr. 11, 2024 at 4:59 pm CDT

Chicago corn futures dipped on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected domestic ending stocks will remain at a five-year high, despite a reduction from last month.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy drops, corn ticks up ahead of Brazil and US crop reports

Apr. 10, 2024 at 4:59 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soy fell on Wednesday after hitting a one-month low as traders awaited a U.S. Department of Agriculture supply and demand report and Brazil's Conab crop forecast.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Grain, soy futures keep dipping on weather, govt reports

Apr. 9, 2024 at 6:37 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat, soy and corn futures fell for a second straight day on Tuesday, weighed down by sustained competition abroad and improving U.S. planting weather on the horizon, analysts said.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME livestock futures turn higher amid rising wholesale prices

Apr. 9, 2024 at 6:33 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned higher on Tuesday, as continued strength in wholesale prices eased concerns about consumer demand - even as investors grew nervous about ongoing inflationary concerns and rising consumer prices, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters