Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on export optimism

Apr. 20, 2022 at 6:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures rose on Wednesday, with the July contract hitting a two-month high on optimism about export demand for U.S. supplies of the oilseed, analysts said. Corn followed soybeans higher, with front contracts leading the way up in both markets. But wheat futures fell on […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Traders look to skies for market guidance

Apr. 20, 2022 at 5:21 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures backpedal off April high

Apr. 19, 2022 at 6:26 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn pulls back after reaching decade high

Apr. 19, 2022 at 5:29 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn futures above $8 on supply concerns

Apr. 18, 2022 at 5:11 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures top two-week high

Apr. 18, 2022 at 4:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied to their highest price in more than two weeks on Monday, while live cattle and feeder cattle futures weakened. Hopes for increased domestic demand from summertime grilling and cookouts helped lift hog futures, analysts said. They added that surging […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures end lower, hogs higher

Apr. 14, 2022 at 7:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell on Thursday as traders booked profits after a three-session climb and ahead of a long holiday weekend, traders said. U.S. markets, including the CME, will be closed for Good Friday. But cattle futures came off their […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn climbs on global supply fears

Apr. 14, 2022 at 5:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit life-of-contract highs on Thursday, supported by tightening global grain supplies and an uncertain production outlook as the Russia-Ukraine war continued to rattle markets, analysts said. However, trade was choppy and deferred corn contracts finished lower as traders took profits ahead of a […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle follow broad strength in commodities

Apr. 13, 2022 at 7:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rose on Wednesday for a third straight session, buoyed by broad strength in commodities along with firming cash cattle prices, traders said. A blizzard crossing the northern Plains lent support, raising concern about stress on cattle in the […]

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Canola seen as teetering, likely to tumble

Apr. 13, 2022 at 6:29 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola values sit high atop a precipice, tittering toward a steep drop. One recourse for canola is to bank on prices for soyoil and soymeal on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) to rise sharply in the near future — or take that step off its […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm