Insights and Stories on Coronavirus

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end firm in rebound after contract lows

Feb. 3, 2020 at 7:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures closed mostly higher on Monday, with the benchmark April contract rebounding from a life-of-contract low on slightly firmer cash markets, traders said. Rallies were capped by continued uncertainty about the impact of the coronavirus on demand for commodities in China, the world’s top […]

U.S. grains: Corn hits two-week low on virus worries

Feb. 3, 2020 at 4:13 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat fall as coronavirus spreads

Jan. 31, 2020 at 6:14 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs sink for third day as coronavirus spreads

Jan. 31, 2020 at 5:39 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit down to contract lows

Jan. 30, 2020 at 6:11 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans set eight-month low

Jan. 30, 2020 at 4:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for an eighth consecutive session on Thursday and hit an eight-month low as the rising toll from the coronavirus outbreak in China added to concerns about Chinese demand for American crops. Wheat also eased and set a three-week low on the Chicago […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle sink to multi-month lows

Jan. 29, 2020 at 7:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog and cattle futures dropped to fresh multi-month lows on Wednesday. Ample supplies and weakening cash markets weighed on the cattle contracts while concerns about demand from China pressured hog futures. The pressure on cattle comes at a time of year when the market tends […]

By Mark Weinraub

ICE weekly outlook: Canola values steady after losses

Jan. 29, 2020 at 5:26 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Canola prices started the week plagued by reports of the rapidly-spreading coronavirus in China, but managed to shake off some of that resistance. At midweek, nearby ICE Futures canola contracts were between $461 and $470, after falling by over $8 on Monday. Crush margins have maintained strength, which […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans oversold

Jan. 29, 2020 at 5:13 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Sharp losses in Chicago Board of Trade soybeans over the past month are looking overdone, according to an analyst who expects the lows may be in for the time being. March soybeans lost roughly 60 U.S. cents per bushel since the beginning of January, with the latest concerns […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans drop

Jan. 29, 2020 at 4:07 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell 1.4 per cent on Wednesday on a round of follow-through selling after Tuesday’s technical setback, traders said. The weakness in wheat spilled over to the corn market, which also faced some profit-taking after a higher opening during the overnight trading session. Soybean […]

By Mark Weinraub

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