Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Corn eases despite slow U.S. plantings

May. 3, 2022 at 5:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell on Tuesday after initial gains, pressured by demand uncertainty despite adverse weather delays to U.S. planting progress, analysts said. Recent rainfall also pressured wheat, despite declining crop conditions, while soybeans moved lower on expectations of increased plantings if corn seedings continue to […]

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

May. 3, 2022 at 5:00 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle futures firm on weaker corn

May. 2, 2022 at 6:25 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop to three-week lows

May. 2, 2022 at 5:27 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Wheat futures fall after rains

Apr. 29, 2022 at 7:40 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs fall to lowest since early February

Apr. 29, 2022 at 7:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME hog futures dropped to their lowest in nearly three months on Friday, pressured by concerns about consumer demand as summer grilling season nears, traders said. Cattle futures also fell. Some end-of-month fund liquidation likely added to the weakness in livestock contracts, traders said. “There is […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn edges higher as traders eye Midwest weather

Apr. 28, 2022 at 4:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Thursday, briefly hitting a fresh 10-year high, on forecasts for more showers that will further delay planting in the rain-soaked Midwest, traders said. Soybean futures eased, with traders noting that the slow pace of corn planting could cause an uptick in […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures up off three days of losses

Apr. 28, 2022 at 3:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group hog futures rose on Thursday, snapping a three-session losing streak that pushed prices to their lowest since March 7 on some mild bargain buying, traders said. But the gains were kept in check by concerns that the growth of the Chinese herd could slow […]

By Mark Weinraub

ICE weekly outlook: Canola books steep rise in prices

Apr. 27, 2022 at 9:31 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canola prices, along with other edible oils, received a strong boost on Wednesday due to sharp upticks in Malaysian palm oil values. Canola futures have also received support from a bullish forecast this week from Statistics Canada on planted acres for this spring. Despite the Indonesian government stating […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: ‘Confluence of events’ keeps corn, soy supported

Apr. 27, 2022 at 9:11 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade hit fresh contract highs on Wednesday, while soybeans also remain well supported with a number of factors likely to keep the grains and oilseeds underpinned going forward. “It’s never just one thing, a confluence of events have taken us up,” […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin