Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: CME hogs up off 10-month low on bargain-buying

Oct. 5, 2022 at 7:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Wednesday on bargain buying, a day after the benchmark December contract fell to a 10-month low, traders said. CME December lean hog futures settled up 2.075 cents at 76.5 cents/lb. (all figures US$). Front-month October hogs ended […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Tightening stocks underpin U.S. wheat, corn

Oct. 5, 2022 at 6:06 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy sags on recession fears, firm dollar

Oct. 5, 2022 at 5:48 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Rising canola prices hit a one-day thud

Oct. 5, 2022 at 5:04 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle retreat on technical selling

Oct. 4, 2022 at 7:55 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise on broad commodities strength

Oct. 4, 2022 at 6:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures closed higher on Tuesday, following broad strength in commodity and equity markets tied to easing concerns about the global economy, traders said. The dollar index retreated from two-decade highs set last week, softening after Australia’s central bank surprised investors with a […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat retreats after nearing three-month high

Oct. 3, 2022 at 7:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures settled lower on profit-taking on Monday after approaching a three-month high reached during the previous session, traders said. The setback in wheat futures came after a reduced official estimate of the U.S. harvest and heightened tensions in the Ukraine war […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs up on technical buying, short-covering

Oct. 3, 2022 at 7:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle, feeder cattle and lean hog futures strengthened on Monday on technical buying and short covering, after recent selloffs were overdone, brokers said. Concerns about the risks for a global recession, which could reduce demand for beef, continued to hang over livestock […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat soars on new data, Russia’s annexation move

Sep. 30, 2022 at 6:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat spiked on Friday, supported by a drastic cut to U.S. production estimates by the Agriculture Department, and Russia’s annexation of parts of Ukraine followed by increased U.S. sanctions. Corn climbed on smaller-than-expected U.S. stockpiles, while soybeans sank after USDA noted increased stores of the […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle lower, underpinned by tight supply

Sep. 30, 2022 at 6:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange eased on Friday, pressured by softening cash trade across the U.S. Plains, though markets remain supported by tightening supplies as producers continue to liquidate their herds, analysts said. “Our short-term supply issues are still front and centre. […]

By Christopher Walljasper