Insights and Stories on Exports

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat, corn rally as export sales top forecasts

Nov. 30, 2023 at 5:46 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat and corn futures climbed more than one per cent on Thursday as traders covered more short positions following a slump to multi-year lows and as weekly export sales topped forecasts and included sizeable purchases by major importer China. Soybeans were lower in range-bound trading […]

U.S. livestock: CME cattle drop on fund selling, beef demand concerns

Nov. 30, 2023 at 5:38 pm CST

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly: Mostly bullish influences on soy, corn, wheat

Nov. 29, 2023 at 6:11 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat finishes higher on short covering

Nov. 29, 2023 at 5:13 pm CST

By Brendan O'Brien

U.S. livestock: CME cattle gain for second straight day after selloff

Nov. 29, 2023 at 5:07 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Pulse weekly outlook: Green lentils show strength, reds lag

Nov. 28, 2023 at 7:46 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Green lentil bids in Western Canada are trading at their highest levels of the past year, with solid new-crop pricing opportunities already becoming available. Spot bids for large green lentils can currently be found in the 60 to 72 cents/lb. area, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire data, with […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on Brazilian heat, export demand

Nov. 28, 2023 at 7:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures climbed more than one per cent on Tuesday on concerns that scorching weather conditions in South America were taking a toll on crops, while the market also drew support from a fresh round of private sales by U.S. exporters. Chicago Board of Trade […]

By Brendan O'Brien

U.S. livestock: CME cattle up on short covering, discount to cash

Nov. 28, 2023 at 7:27 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures surged on Tuesday in a short-covering rebound from multi-month lows in the prior session, supported by the market’s steep discount to cash market prices. Feeder cattle futures rose by as much as the daily trading limit, triggering expanded limits for both […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat futures hit contract lows

Nov. 27, 2023 at 6:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago grain and soybean futures tumbled on Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, pressured by slow demand and technical selling and as traders liquidated positions ahead of Thursday’s first notice day for deliveries. Chicago Board of Trade March and May corn futures and all wheat contracts […]

By Brendan O'Brien

U.S. livestock: Fund selling sends CME cattle to multi-month lows

Nov. 27, 2023 at 6:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures tumbled sharply for a second straight session on Monday on fund long liquidation, technical selling and concerns about slowing beef demand and rising supplies. Actively traded February live cattle dropped to an eight-month low while several deferred-month contracts posted life-of-contract lows. […]

By Karl Plume