Insights and Stories on Futures

CBOT weekly outlook: Commodities largely rangebound after USDA report

Jan. 25, 2023 at 6:04 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Although soyoil on the Chicago Board of Trade has fallen back for five consecutive days as of Tuesday, it has remained rather rangebound, according to trader Ryan Ettner of Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill. “We’re actually at prices where it was in early August,” Ettner said, pointing to […]

U.S. grains: Wheat futures rise on Ukraine war concerns

Jan. 25, 2023 at 5:14 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit lowest since late 2021

Jan. 25, 2023 at 5:10 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures firm even as feed prices weigh

Jan. 24, 2023 at 4:03 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat, corn climb after weather pressure

Jan. 24, 2023 at 3:48 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

Klassen: Feeder market’s upward trend continues

Jan. 24, 2023 at 5:06 am CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $2-$3/cwt higher on average. Southern Alberta appeared to lead Western Canada. Prices in the Lethbridge area were up $8/cwt to as much as $15/cwt from week-ago levels. Major operations have liquidated a significant amount fed cattle and become more current […]

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Prices step back

Jan. 23, 2023 at 5:00 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Wheat prices declined on the Canadian Prairies during the week ended Thursday, as a stronger Canadian dollar and losses in the U.S. wheat complex weighed on values. Pressure came from expanded all-wheat acres to be planted in the United States, 48.84 million expected in 2023 versus the 45.7 […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as rain expected to aid Argentine crop

Jan. 23, 2023 at 3:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures dropped on Monday for a fourth consecutive session as rainfall in Argentina’s parched growing areas diminished concerns over crop damage. Wheat fell to nearly 16-month lows as snow and rain across parts of the U.S. Great Plains brought needed moisture to winter wheat […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME cattle firm on bargain buying, grain values

Jan. 23, 2023 at 3:44 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures firmed on Monday amid a spate of bargain buying after a recent slump in prices helped mute market impact of the bearish results of the latest Cattle on Feed report from the U.S. Agriculture Department, traders said. Cattle futures also were […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME cattle end higher, rebounding ahead of USDA data

Jan. 20, 2023 at 7:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Friday on bargain buying a day after setting one-month lows, and as traders squared positions ahead of monthly feedlot data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture after the close of trading. CME February live cattle settled up […]

By Julie Ingwersen