Insights and Stories on Exports

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs to face bigger-than-expected herd

Sep. 28, 2023 at 7:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose to a one-week high on Thursday but face pressure from a U.S. government report that showed a larger-than-expected domestic herd, analysts said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a quarterly report issued after trading ended, said the inventory of […]

U.S. grains: Corn hits one-month high ahead of USDA data

Sep. 28, 2023 at 7:26 pm CDT

By Zachary Goelman

U.S. grains: Corn, soyoil boosted by rising energy prices

Sep. 27, 2023 at 4:06 pm CDT

By Zachary Goelman

CME November feeder cattle, Sept. 27, 2023.

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle slump to lowest in over a month

Sep. 27, 2023 at 3:59 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Tightening canola stocks projected, AAFC says

Sep. 26, 2023 at 7:56 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse weekly outlook: India dispute leaves lentils’ future uncertain

Sep. 26, 2023 at 6:43 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As tensions between Canada and India remain very high, the future direction for Canadian lentils continued to be uncertain. “Your guess is as good as mine,” Marcos Mosnaim of Export Packers said as to what could happen, adding “Canada has to be careful. I don’t know what India […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans higher, corn lower, wheat flat amid positioning

Sep. 26, 2023 at 6:24 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago soybean futures ticked higher on Tuesday while wheat futures settled flat and corn futures fell as traders adjusted positions ahead of U.S. government stocks data due later this week, analysts said. Worries about a possible U.S. government shutdown hung over the markets. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) […]

By Zachary Goelman

CME October feeder cattle, Sept. 26, 2023.

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle dip to three-week low

Sep. 26, 2023 at 6:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chart-based and fund selling dragged Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures to their lowest level in more than a week on Tuesday while feeder cattle hit a three-week low, traders said. Most-active lean hog futures also came under pressure. Steep losses on Wall Street set a […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures end up

Sep. 25, 2023 at 7:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures ended higher on Monday as the market recovered from its lowest level since early August, while corn and wheat futures also rose. After trading ended, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that soy and corn harvests advanced more slowly last week than analysts […]

By Tom Polansek

CME December live cattle, Sept. 25, 2023.

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slip, but stay near recent highs

Sep. 25, 2023 at 7:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange eased on Monday as the market pulled back slightly from life-of-contract highs set last week. The markets remain near their peaks as tight U.S. cattle supplies continue to fuel supply concerns. CME October live cattle futures settled 0.1 […]

By Tom Polansek