Insights and Stories on Exports

U.S. grains: Corn drops back below US$5

Oct. 20, 2023 at 7:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures closed lower after hitting their highest price since August on Friday, while soybean futures retreated from a one-month high. Traders took profits after the markets rose earlier on concerns about a drought in Brazil disrupting grain shipments on rivers and […]

French foie gras makers toast rising output after bird flu gloom

Oct. 19, 2023 at 7:22 pm CDT

By Sybille De La Hamaide

Feed weekly outlook: Grains steady, waiting on U.S. corn imports

Oct. 19, 2023 at 6:13 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn futures rally to August high

Oct. 19, 2023 at 4:53 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle sag on packer margins, beef export sales

Oct. 19, 2023 at 4:47 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn rangebound, soybeans rising, wheat erratic

Oct. 18, 2023 at 8:09 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — While soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have moved higher over the past week, corn was rangebound and wheat lacked any clear direction in choppy trade, making it hard to predict where values may go from here, according to Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodities in Barrington, […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures mixed as packer margins stay in red

Oct. 18, 2023 at 6:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures were mixed on Wednesday, as beef packer margins stayed in the red and cash cattle prices were expected to be steady to higher, traders said. Hog futures were also mixed on the day. February and May lean hog futures dipped to […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Wheat firms on bargain buying, corn follows suit

Oct. 18, 2023 at 6:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rose for the first time in three sessions on bargain buying on Wednesday, with corn futures following, traders said. Wheat futures also gained a mid-session boost on rekindled market speculation that India, a leading wheat producer, may be tight on supplies. India raised […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soybeans hold firm with harvest, domestic demand in focus

Oct. 17, 2023 at 4:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures firmed for a second straight session on Tuesday amid thin technical trading, as strong domestic demand eased concerns about supplies growing as the U.S. harvest continued. Corn inched down while traders monitored the U.S. harvest progress, as investors watched Israel’s […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise on supply concerns

Oct. 17, 2023 at 4:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures firmed on Tuesday, amid ongoing concern over animal weights shrinking and a steady stream of heifers being sent to slaughter, traders said. Rising cash cattle prices also gave the beef market a boost on the day, traders said. The U.S. Department […]

By P.J. Huffstutter