Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise

Dec. 13, 2022 at 5:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Tuesday, supported by a round of bargain buying after two days of losses as well as signs that export demand remains strong, traders said. Corn and wheat futures weakened on a round of profit taking after hitting 10-day highs early in […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise on short-covering

Dec. 13, 2022 at 5:32 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Klassen: Stronger deferred live cattle support feeder market

Dec. 13, 2022 at 11:14 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn up on Black Sea export concerns

Dec. 12, 2022 at 7:51 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME February hogs hit two-month low

Dec. 12, 2022 at 7:43 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans ease on global stocks

Dec. 9, 2022 at 8:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybeans eased on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) increased its estimate of global ending stocks, though strong exports and South American weather concerns underpinned the market. Corn traded both sides of even, despite an increase in U.S. stockpiles, while wheat eased. The […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle firm on cash resiliency

Dec. 9, 2022 at 7:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange climbed on Friday, supported by resilient cash cattle prices across the U.S. Plains this week, traders said. “We had cash come right back,” said Joe Kooima, commodity broker at Kooima Kooima Varilek Trading Inc. “Cash was a dollar […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb to 2-1/2 month highs on strong exports

Dec. 8, 2022 at 7:07 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures climbed on Thursday, supported by strong export demand, pushing the oilseed to nearly three-month highs. Wheat traded near even after Wednesday’s rebound from a one-year low, although prices remained capped by competition from record high Russian supplies. Corn followed soybeans higher. Movements in […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm despite softer cash cattle

Dec. 8, 2022 at 6:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange climbed on Thursday, supported by sluggish corn futures, while live cattle gains were muted as meatpackers offered lower cash cattle prices this week, traders said. “They’ve backed off a bit in the cash market,” said Doug Houghton, technical […]

By Christopher Walljasper

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy futures find support, but upside limited

Dec. 7, 2022 at 6:40 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Solid export demand, a short squeeze by fund traders and production uncertainty in South America have all propped up Chicago soybean futures over the past week, with more gains possible ahead of the year-end before correcting lower, according to an analyst. With the South American harvest still some […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin