Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: CME futures ease on profit-taking, feed prices

Dec. 30, 2022 at 3:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME livestock futures eased back on Friday, as traders sought profits after cattle futures hit new contract highs in the previous session and on pressure from a run-up in grains, traders said. U.S. livestock markets will be closed Monday for the New Year holiday. On Tuesday, […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm as investors track Argentine weather

Dec. 29, 2022 at 5:45 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures hit new highs on tight supplies

Dec. 29, 2022 at 5:38 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures ease, supplies in focus

Dec. 28, 2022 at 6:48 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

ICE weekly outlook: Markets rangebound into the New Year

Dec. 28, 2022 at 6:33 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Grains show strength as 2022 comes to close

Dec. 28, 2022 at 5:53 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Despite lighter trading on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) due to the holiday season, grain markets were still on the move before and after Christmas. Ryan Ettner, a commodity broker for Allendale Inc. at McHenry, Ill., said that while most high-volume traders will still be away for […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soy firm on Argentina weather, China demand hopes

Dec. 28, 2022 at 5:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures rose for a third consecutive session on Wednesday as traders watched weather forecasts in Argentina for signs of much-needed rainfall, while China’s dismantling of COVID-19 restrictions raised hopes for improved demand. Corn also found support from uncertain weather in South America, while wheat […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans end higher

Dec. 27, 2022 at 4:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures ended slightly higher on Tuesday after jumping to six-month highs earlier in the day, supported by continued dryness in major soymeal exporter Argentina. Corn lifted after U.S. exporters reported a daily sale of 177,500 tonnes of corn for delivery to Japan, the U.S. […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures climb on tight supplies

Dec. 27, 2022 at 4:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME live cattle futures firmed on Tuesday, supported by lower cattle supplies and the impact of cold weather on cattle weights, traders said. Winter weather last week across the U.S. Great Plains likely caused cattle to lose weight amid snow and below-freezing temperatures, said Brad Kooima, […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Prairie cash wheat: Bids mostly higher

Dec. 27, 2022 at 1:16 am CST

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada saw some mixed activity during the week ended Thursday (Dec. 22), with small losses reported for red spring wheat in Manitoba, while prices were up in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin