Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat, corn ease off rally on supply concerns

May. 13, 2022 at 7:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat and corn futures weakened on Friday, a day after rising on U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts that indicated tightening global supplies. Traders took some profits ahead of the weekend and on expectations that U.S. farmers are advancing corn plantings thanks to […]

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs bounce after recent losses

May. 13, 2022 at 7:15 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets react to USDA supply/demand estimates

May. 12, 2022 at 7:18 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheats up on ‘indisputably bullish’ cuts to harvest estimates

May. 12, 2022 at 6:29 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs weaken amid demand concerns

May. 12, 2022 at 6:24 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

ICE weekly outlook: Conditions a challenge for Prairie canola

May. 11, 2022 at 8:19 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wet conditions throughout much of the eastern half of the Canadian Prairies continued to delay spring planting this week. Meanwhile, the western half of the region remained mired in drought and in need of rain to help recently-seeded crops get off to a good start. “Get it in […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs drop to January lows on demand worries

May. 11, 2022 at 5:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME lean hog futures on Wednesday fell to their lowest prices since January amid concerns about demand for U.S. pork, analysts said. Inflation and a decline in U.S. pork exports to China, the world’s top pork consumer, are hurting demand, analysts said. The consumer price index […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Supply worries, weather spur rallies

May. 11, 2022 at 3:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures jumped on Wednesday, as traders uneasy about world supplies adjusted positions a day before the release of U.S. crop data. Concerns about poor global crop weather helped support gains, with MGEX spring wheat futures setting contract highs as […]

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder market starts seasonal rally

May. 11, 2022 at 8:13 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $4 to as much as $6 higher on average. Calf markets were sharply higher. Auction barns in Manitoba reported calf prices up $8-$10 on average with certain pockets up as much $15. Calf markets in Alberta and Saskatchewan were up a […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs firm nearby

May. 10, 2022 at 6:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME’s nearby lean hog futures firmed on Tuesday, incentivizing producers to sell market-ready hogs rather than hold them for premiums later in the summer, analysts said. High futures prices “may have encouraged producers to take a little more risk,” said Altin Kalo, economist at Steiner Consulting […]

By Christopher Walljasper