Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: CME hogs sink to three-month low on weak pork prices

Jan. 10, 2023 at 5:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Tuesday for the eighth time in nine sessions on concerns about pork demand and slumping pork prices, traders said. The actively traded February lean hog contract dropped to a three-month low as packer margins eroded and the pork […]

Mintec acquires Agribriefing to expand agrifood data offering

Jan. 10, 2023 at 4:22 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn up off three-week lows on technicals, Argentine drought

Jan. 10, 2023 at 3:12 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Klassen: Feeder market looks upward

Jan. 10, 2023 at 2:24 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

Fund traders back on the long side in canola

Jan. 9, 2023 at 8:06 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: CME hogs up off three-month low on bargain buying

Jan. 9, 2023 at 7:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures bounced from a three-month low on Monday and settled higher for the first time in eight sessions in a technical and bargain-buying rally to start the first full trading week of the year. Cattle futures also gained on improved packer […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat end lower as market awaits USDA reports

Jan. 9, 2023 at 7:46 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Monday for the sixth time in seven sessions and wheat and soybeans finished mostly lower, as investors weighed weather-reduced production in some areas of South America against tepid demand for U.S. supplies. Wheat futures also retreated as late-session technical selling eroded […]

By Karl Plume

Prairie cash wheat: Bids lower as futures take a hit

Jan. 6, 2023 at 7:17 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Coming out of the holiday season, most western Canadian wheat bids were slightly lower for the week ended Thursday, as wheat futures in the U.S. continued to be bearish. U.S. wheat exports continue to fall behind last year’s pace, as cheaper Russian wheat floods the market due to […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat posts biggest weekly loss in six months

Jan. 6, 2023 at 6:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures weakened on Friday and posted their biggest weekly decline in six months as ample supplies from the Black Sea region weighed on prices, analysts said. Soybean and soymeal futures rallied amid increasing concerns about drought hurting crops in Argentina, the […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs extend slide to three-month low

Jan. 6, 2023 at 6:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME lean hog futures sank to a three-month low and closed weaker for the seventh consecutive session on Friday on concerns about weak demand, brokers said. An increase in hog weights also hung over the market, after recent winter storms delayed processing and backed up livestock […]

By Tom Polansek