Insights and Stories on Closing Markets

U.S. grains: Corn down as Midwest outlook seen boosting spring planting

Apr. 2, 2024 at 4:32 pm CDT

U.S. corn futures dropped on Tuesday on forecasts for good spring planting weather, easing concerns about a lower-than-expected acreage outlook from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week.

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U.S. grains: Corn sinks on big supplies; wheat down on good winter crop outlook

Apr. 1, 2024 at 4:40 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle plunge as bird flu fears spark speculative selloff

Apr. 1, 2024 at 4:36 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn rallies most since July on lower US plantings outlook

Mar. 28, 2024 at 4:55 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn and soy fall on positioning ahead of USDA reports

Mar. 27, 2024 at 4:56 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans ease ahead of USDA reports

Mar. 26, 2024 at 4:19 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures fell on Tuesday in technical trading, as large Russian supplies, a strong dollar and fading Chinese demand also weighed on the market, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures slide to two-month lows

Mar. 26, 2024 at 4:14 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures tanked on Tuesday on fund selling and as markets remained under pressure from bigger-than-expected U.S. feedlot placements, brokers said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on Black Sea tensions, but off three-week peak

Mar. 25, 2024 at 4:56 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures settled up on Monday, but fell short of the three-week high that prices hit early in session.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on profit taking; wheat climbs

Mar. 22, 2024 at 5:25 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell more than one per cent on Friday to below $12 a bushel on profit taking a day after the benchmark contract neared a two-month high as farmer soy sales and the dollar's surge added to bearish sentiment, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set 2-month top; corn, wheat inch higher

Mar. 21, 2024 at 5:12 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures surged to a two-month high on Thursday as worries about threatening weather in Argentina triggered speculative buying and short-covering, analysts said, but the market pared gains after the rally spurred a round of farmer sales.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters