Insights and Stories on Exports

U.S. grains: Corn drops to seven-week low

Nov. 1, 2023 at 4:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest point in seven weeks on Wednesday as the harvest continued and showed better than expected yields, while weather forecasts improved in crop areas of South America. Wheat and soybean prices were modestly higher in rangebound trading. Chicago Board […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Demand, not interest rates, affecting markets

Nov. 1, 2023 at 3:31 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat down on supply concerns, soft demand

Oct. 31, 2023 at 6:54 pm CDT

By Brendan O'Brien

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise on hopes for cash prices

Oct. 31, 2023 at 6:50 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle recover off recent slide, eye cash prices

Oct. 30, 2023 at 5:32 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: South America rains push soy futures down

Oct. 30, 2023 at 4:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures declined about one per cent on Monday on profit-taking and pressure from beneficial rains over the last few days in South American crop areas, offsetting a weather premium that had been building for the oilseed crop. Corn and wheat futures also fell. Benchmark […]

By Brendan O'Brien Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle recover off May-level low

Oct. 27, 2023 at 7:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures fell to their lowest level since May on Friday before ending higher, while live cattle recovered from June lows reached earlier this week. Strength in the cash market helped boost futures, traders said. Reports of meatpackers paying $185/cwt in Texas […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans, soymeal climb on demand

Oct. 27, 2023 at 6:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rallied and soymeal hit a contract high on Friday on strong demand for U.S. supplies, analysts said. U.S. soymeal exports are on their way to new highs this season after a poor soybean harvest in top soymeal exporter Argentina earlier […]

By Brendan O'Brien Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat up off two-week low on Ukraine export uncertainty

Oct. 26, 2023 at 6:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose from a two-week low on Thursday on jitters about supply risks from the Ukraine war. Ukraine, a major grain exporter, has been using a Black Sea shipping channel to try to revive its seaborne shipments without Russian approval after […]

By Brendan O'Brien Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle ease on larger U.S. supply, weaker equities

Oct. 26, 2023 at 6:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures eased on Thursday, with losses in equities and bigger-than-expected U.S. livestock supplies dragging down the markets. Traders kept an eye on Wall Street as weakness in stocks and concerns about the economy can limit consumer demand for pricey beef, analysts said. […]

By Tom Polansek