Insights and Stories on Commodities

U.S. grains: Soy, corn slide on macroeconomic fears, biofuel worries

Aug. 20, 2021 at 6:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in nearly two months on Friday and corn set a near one-month low on macroeconomic concerns along with beneficial rains in the western Midwest and Plains, analysts said. Soyoil futures fell more than five per cent on reports that […]

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs drop in broader commodities sell-off

Aug. 19, 2021 at 7:24 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soy sag on broad commodities weakness

Aug. 19, 2021 at 5:33 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs as drought persists

Jul. 19, 2021 at 4:13 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live cattle up on bargain-buying

Jun. 18, 2021 at 7:46 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat up after sell-off

Jun. 18, 2021 at 5:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose sharply on Friday, rebounding from steep declines a day earlier on bargain-buying ahead of the weekend and uncertainty about weather in the Midwest crop belt, analysts said. Fresh export interest lent support as this week’s break in futures appeared […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy plunge on weather, broad commodities sell-off

Jun. 17, 2021 at 6:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell sharply on Thursday, pressured by outlooks for rain and cooler temperatures in the Midwest crop belt, as well as spillover from broad-based selling in the commodities sector, analysts said. Wheat followed the weaker trend, with seasonal pressure noted from the […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Commodities see ‘much needed’ correction

May. 19, 2021 at 8:04 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — A bullish market and sharp increases in commodities at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), turned downward Wednesday in what Sean Lusk of Walsh Commercial Hedging Services called a “much needed correction.” Prices pulled back that day by varying degrees for soybean, corn and wheat futures, coinciding with […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans plunge on fund selling

May. 19, 2021 at 7:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and wheat futures fell more than two per cent on Wednesday, with traders noting selling by investment funds as commodity contracts tumbled through key technical support points. The most-active corn futures ended unchanged, steadying after trading in negative territory for much of the session. […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat hits three-month low on supply prospects

Mar. 25, 2021 at 6:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to their lowest level of 2021 on Thursday, pressured by improving global production prospects and a firmer dollar, which tends to make U.S. grains less competitive globally, analysts said. Corn and soybean futures also eased, following broad declines in commodities along with […]

By Julie Ingwersen