Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise

Jun. 7, 2022 at 5:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose on Tuesday, supported by good export prospects and strength in the cash market, traders said. Hog futures firmed on a technical bounce. U.S. beef processors on Tuesday slaughtered an estimated 126,000 cattle, up from 121,000 a year ago, the U.S. […]

U.S. grains: Wheat futures rally, pull corn higher

Jun. 6, 2022 at 6:32 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures fall as corn prices rise

Jun. 6, 2022 at 6:23 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures sag as traders eye Ukraine export negotiations

Jun. 3, 2022 at 6:43 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, feeder cattle touch three-week highs

Jun. 3, 2022 at 6:38 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle firm on strong demand

Jun. 2, 2022 at 7:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group live cattle futures firmed on Thursday, supported by steady cash prices across the U.S. Plains, as well as strength in consumer beef demand, despite inflationary forces, analysts said. “The feeling two, three weeks ago was that beef demand wasn’t that good and […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Wheat firms after earlier slide

Jun. 2, 2022 at 6:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures gained on Thursday after reaching two-month lows as liquidation by investment funds abated and supply tensions remained despite talks to reopen Ukrainian ports that have been blocked since Russia’s invasion. A large wheat purchase by Egypt and a report that the U.S. government […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME hogs firm on summer demand, tight supplies

Jun. 1, 2022 at 6:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group lean hog futures firmed on Wednesday, supported by strong demand that has pushed cash prices higher. “We’re still looking at tighter supplies in front of us,” said Rich Nelson, chief strategist at Allendale Inc. Pork demand firms during the summer, with U.S. […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn down on Ukrainian export optimism

Jun. 1, 2022 at 5:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat sank on Wednesday for a second straight session to the lowest in nearly two months, as the market gauged diplomatic talks to unblock Ukrainian ports, while U.S. rainfall across the plains added pressure to prices. Corn followed, dropping to a nine-week low, as U.S. […]

By Christopher Walljasper

CBOT weekly outlook: Fund liquidation weighs on grains, oilseeds

Jun. 1, 2022 at 5:08 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Soybean, corn and wheat futures in the United States all found themselves under pressure as the calendar flipped from May to June, with both the fundamental and technical signals turning bearish for the grains and oilseeds. “We’ve got a technical thing going on with corn and wheat,” said […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin