Insights and Stories on Futures

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat tick up on growing demand, weaker dollar

Aug. 20, 2024 at 5:14 pm CDT

Chicago soybean and wheat futures firmed on Tuesday as signs of growing demand appeared for both crops.

Klassen: Yearling market softens on economic uncertainty

Aug. 20, 2024 at 9:45 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures rebound from a sluggish week

Aug. 19, 2024 at 5:47 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally as US crop tour begins

Aug. 19, 2024 at 5:42 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, lean hog futures fall in range-bound trade

Aug. 16, 2024 at 6:25 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on bumper yield forecasts; wheat steadies

Aug. 16, 2024 at 4:07 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybeans and corn futures turned lower on Friday, with both also notching a third weekly loss, as farmers kept clearing out their grain bins ahead of a U.S. harvest that is forecast to see massive yields, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: cattle futures dip on stronger dollar, slow cash trade

Aug. 15, 2024 at 4:16 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle futures eased on Thursday, as generally quiet cash market and a strengthening U.S. dollar left cattle futures in a range-bound trade, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat loses overnight rally; soybeans and corn futures dip

Aug. 15, 2024 at 3:41 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures ended lower on Thursday as cheap Black Sea exports kept weighing on the market, which had risen overnight on a rally sparked by a Russian attack on Ukrainian port infrastructure.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm after bouncing back from latest four-year low

Aug. 14, 2024 at 5:16 pm CDT

Chicago soybeans rose on Wednesday, bouncing back on technical trading after hitting another four-year low, according to analysts.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle firms on technical buying as Labor Day nears

Aug. 14, 2024 at 5:14 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures rose on Wednesday on technical buying and increasing beef demand ahead of the upcoming U.S. Labor Day holiday, analysts said.

By Renee Hickman Reuters