Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Soyoil futures rally to record high

Apr. 27, 2022 at 5:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soyoil futures surged to a record high on Wednesday after Indonesia broadened its export ban on raw materials for cooking oil to fight food inflation, traders said. “The move dramatically tightens an already tight global supply of edible oils that saw global prices surge when […]

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hog futures weak as feeding costs rise

Apr. 27, 2022 at 5:11 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures fall to lowest since early March

Apr. 26, 2022 at 6:03 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: CBOT corn, wheat up on concerns about U.S. crops

Apr. 26, 2022 at 4:17 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat off two-month high

Apr. 22, 2022 at 7:14 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soyoil surges on Indonesia export ban

Apr. 22, 2022 at 6:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soyoil futures surged to all-time highs on Friday after Indonesia blocked exports of palm oil, a competing vegetable oil, but soybean and corn futures fell on profit-taking ahead of the weekend. Wheat futures ended modestly lower after a choppy session as brokers weighed tightening global […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat retreat from recent highs

Apr. 21, 2022 at 7:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Thursday on disappointing weekly U.S. export sales data and a round of profit-taking after multi-year highs set this week, analysts said. Wheat futures also fell, retreating from recent six-week highs, while soybean futures inched higher, supported by export demand for U.S. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit two-month peak

Apr. 21, 2022 at 7:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange jumped to a two-month high on Thursday, led by firming cash cattle markets and optimism about a seasonal climb in U.S. beef demand as the summer grilling season nears, traders said. CME June live cattle futures settled up […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle near two-month high

Apr. 20, 2022 at 8:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange hit their highest in nearly two months on Wednesday, led by firming prices for market-ready cattle in the cash market, traders said. Live cattle traded as high as $146 per hundredweight (cwt) in eastern Nebraska cash markets, traders […]

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Trend remains pointed higher for canola

Apr. 20, 2022 at 6:29 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market climbed to fresh contract highs once again during the week ended Wednesday, although profit-taking at those highs did slow the advances. While additional corrections are possible, both the underlying fundamentals and technical remain supportive. “This is the bull market of all time in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin