Insights and Stories on Futures

CBOT weekly outlook: Keep an eye on the weather

Jul. 21, 2022 at 10:59 am CDT

MarketsFarm — As soybeans and corn trend downward on the Chicago Board of Trade, wheat is poised to climb higher, according to Andrew Mages, analyst with Progressive Ag at Fargo, N.D. The weather outlook has called for scattered showers over the next couple of weeks, which will impact crops in […]

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures ease on improving weather

Jul. 21, 2022 at 10:08 am CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures climb, following cash markets

Jul. 21, 2022 at 10:01 am CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Rising wholesale meat prices lift futures

Jul. 19, 2022 at 7:38 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans end lower on crop prospects

Jul. 19, 2022 at 7:33 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat up on broad commodity strength

Jul. 18, 2022 at 7:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybeans and wheat futures rose on Monday in response to worries about potentially stressful hot weather in the Midwest and Europe, coupled with bullish sentiment in crude oil and a weaker dollar, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade benchmark December corn settled up seven […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures up on hot spell, firm meat prices

Jul. 18, 2022 at 7:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Monday on spillover strength from outside markets including Wall Street, as well as firm wholesale beef prices and worries about hot weather stressing cattle in the Plains and Midwest, traders said. CME August live cattle futures settled up […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures weak, hogs slightly higher

Jul. 15, 2022 at 4:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell for the second day in a row on Friday, with expectations that supplies will outstrip demand in the coming months. The most-active August live cattle futures dropped 0.475 cent to settle at 134.925 cents/lb. (all figures US$). The contract fell […]

By Reuters

Prairie cash wheat: Bids trend lower with U.S. futures

Jul. 15, 2022 at 4:11 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Friday, as losses in U.S. futures more than countered the supportive influence of the weakening Canadian dollar. Seasonal harvest pressure contributed to the declines, as the U.S. winter wheat harvest progressed northward. Average Canada Western Red […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits five-month low

Jul. 15, 2022 at 3:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures tumbled to a five-month low on Friday, with hopes for a pick-up in exports from war-torn Ukraine threatening the recent gains made in demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. Corn futures firmed again, their seventh gain in the last eight […]

By Mark Weinraub