Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans set another four-year low following USDA report

Aug. 13, 2024 at 5:41 pm CDT

Chicago soybean futures lost more ground on Tuesday, setting another four-year low a day after U.S. Department of Agriculture data reinforced the prospect of a bumper U.S. harvest.

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on stronger beef demand, lower corn prices

Aug. 13, 2024 at 5:38 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Klassen: Feeder market holds value amid economic uncertainty

Aug. 13, 2024 at 10:34 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, lean hog futures firm as economy concerns ease

Aug. 9, 2024 at 5:03 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

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U.S. grains: Corn and soy futures near four-year low, wheat rises

Aug. 9, 2024 at 4:29 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, pork futures fall amid fund selling

Aug. 8, 2024 at 6:18 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures turned lower on Thursday, with cattle futures slumping amid a flurry of fund selling and weakening wholesale pricing, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans face bearish pressure on hefty supplies

Aug. 8, 2024 at 3:59 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures fell on Thursday, and soybean futures set new life-of-contract lows, as U.S. farmers scramble to sell their bins of old-crop grain and oilseeds into a global market awash in supplies, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans ease on US crop expectations, demand concerns

Aug. 7, 2024 at 5:02 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures turned lower on Wednesday as markets came under pressure from expectations of a U.S. bumper crop, moderate weather in the Midwestern corn belt and sluggish oilseed demand, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle mixed, feeder cattle lower; lean hogs ease

Aug. 7, 2024 at 4:55 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mixed on Wednesday, and feeder cattle turned lower, as the U.S. dollar continued to recover and livestock traders remained uneasy about the health of the global economy, market analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans, corn fall; wheat up on big tender from Egypt

Aug. 6, 2024 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago soybeans and corn slumped on low demand and a stronger dollar on Tuesday as financial markets recovered from an epic sell-off on Monday. Wheat futures rose after a massive tender from Egypt for 3.8 million metric tons to cover imports between October 2024 and April 2025—its largest ever according to traders.

By Renee Hickman Reuters