Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Soy snaps win streak on disappointing biofuel mandates

Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:20 pm CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — Chicago soybeans fell on Thursday, snapping five days of gains as soybean oil sold off sharply after the U.S. government proposed smaller-than-expected biofuels blending requirements. Wheat slid on disappointing export sales, while soybean weakness dragged corn lower. The most-active soybean contract on the Chicago Board of […]

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs firm with supplies in focus

Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:07 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

ICE weekly outlook: Canola still rangebound but upside possible

Nov. 30, 2022 at 7:26 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

CBOT weekly outlook: Circumstances could mess with usual holiday lull

Nov. 30, 2022 at 6:34 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle firm on strong cash trade

Nov. 30, 2022 at 5:40 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on short-covering, China optimism

Nov. 30, 2022 at 3:24 pm CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — Chicago wheat rose for a second straight session on Wednesday, supported by end-of-the-month short-covering and investor hopes that China will loosen COVID-19 rules, although the grain declined sharply in November on competition from Black Sea supplies. Soybeans also ticked up, touching a two-month peak, as optimism […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. livestock: February hogs fall on high supply, export demand concerns

Nov. 29, 2022 at 4:46 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange eased for a fifth consecutive session on Tuesday, pressured by a combination added seasonal supply and deflated demand as China faces protests over COVID-19 lockdowns. “This three-week period, we’re pushing a large supply of hogs through the system,” […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Wheat inches higher on hopes China will ease COVID-19 measures

Nov. 29, 2022 at 4:11 pm CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — Chicago wheat finished slightly higher on Tuesday after the previous day’s three-month low, as investors saw hope that China would ease measures to counter COVID-19 infections after rare protests in the country unsettled markets a day earlier. Soybeans also gained on optimism about China, but corn […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures tumble on China demand worries

Nov. 28, 2022 at 6:15 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell more than four per cent on Monday, pressured by worries about Chinese demand for U.S. pork and expectations of a seasonal slide in wholesale ham prices, traders said. The CME February lean hogs contract settled down 3.75 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles to three-month low in broad sell-off

Nov. 28, 2022 at 4:28 pm CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — Chicago wheat fell on Monday to a three-month low, as commodity and equity markets dropped on concern about the impact of rare protests in China against its strict anti-COVID-19 policy. Cheap supplies from Russia and elsewhere in the Black Sea are adding competition for U.S. wheat, […]

By Rod Nickel