Insights and Stories on Futures

CBOT weekly outlook: Myriad of factors affecting prices amid USDA report

Apr. 13, 2022 at 6:13 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — For the most part, grain prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) were pretty much unaffected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) monthly supply and demand estimates released Friday. While wheat prices saw support due to a reduction in global wheat supplies from 2021-22 as well […]

U.S. grains: Corn nears 10-year high

Apr. 13, 2022 at 6:00 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat climb on Ukraine woes, U.S. biofuel plan

Apr. 12, 2022 at 6:21 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures climb on firmer cash trade

Apr. 12, 2022 at 6:16 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle end higher

Apr. 11, 2022 at 8:10 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat firm as Ukraine war raises supply fears

Apr. 11, 2022 at 6:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose nearly three per cent on Monday and hit a two-week high on worries about U.S. crop prospects and concern that fighting in Ukraine will continue to disrupt Black Sea region exports, analysts said. But soybeans fell as COVID-19 lockdowns in China, the […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. crop prices climb following April WASDE report

Apr. 8, 2022 at 8:02 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — There were two notable surprises in the latest supply and demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to Ryan Ettner, trader with Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill. One was USDA having maintained its carryout for corn; the other was the carryover for wheat being a little […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat, soybeans firm on tighter stocks

Apr. 8, 2022 at 7:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat, corn and soybean futures firmed on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) assessed global supply and demand, reflecting the impact that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had on Black Sea exports. Grain prices remained underpinned by Russia’s six-week-old invasion, which has stalled […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures end week lower

Apr. 8, 2022 at 7:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange slid on Friday to end the week lower as cash markets stalled, despite strong slaughter rates. “The weekly kill came in much larger than expected,” said Dennis Smith, commodity broker at Archer Financial. “I suspect that will change […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn firm ahead of WASDE

Apr. 7, 2022 at 7:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures climbed on Thursday, bolstered by eroding South American production and steady U.S. export sales. CBOT wheat and corn futures eased ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly global supply and demand report due Friday, expected to reflect the potential […]

By Christopher Walljasper