Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Soy extends slide, corn mixed

Apr. 1, 2022 at 7:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for a second session on Friday, with the spot May contract dropping below US$16 a bushel for the first time in a month after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast record soy acreage in that country. Corn futures ended mixed. The front […]

U.S. livestock: CME hogs, cattle ease on profit-taking

Apr. 1, 2022 at 7:17 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs retreat off contract highs

Mar. 31, 2022 at 7:14 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit one-month low on record acreage view

Mar. 31, 2022 at 6:25 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Canola in its own world, analyst says

Mar. 30, 2022 at 7:40 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures end lower

Mar. 30, 2022 at 7:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed lower on Wednesday on profit-taking and positioning ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly hog inventory report. However, traders said the government data, released after the close, was supportive for futures. USDA reported the U.S. hog […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn bounce as Ukraine conflict persists

Mar. 30, 2022 at 5:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Wednesday along with corn and soybeans on renewed concerns about the Ukraine war that has disrupted grain shipments from the Black Sea region, analysts said. However, trade was muted somewhat as brokers awaited U.S. plantings and quarterly stocks figures due out […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise as grains fall

Mar. 29, 2022 at 7:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rose on Tuesday with the benchmark June contract hitting a four-week top, led by a surge in feeder cattle futures and optimism about consumer demand for beef, traders said. CME June live cattle settled up 1.7 cents at […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn fall on ceasefire hopes

Mar. 29, 2022 at 4:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell four per cent and corn fell nearly three per cent on Tuesday as comments by Russia and Ukraine following negotiations in Turkey raised hopes of a ceasefire in a conflict that has disrupted massive grain exports through the Black Sea region. However, […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Feeder market showing strength in deferred positions

Mar. 29, 2022 at 3:49 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $3-$5 lower on average while calves traded steady to $4 lower. Outside central Alberta, the steer-heifer spread appeared to widen by $2-$4. Strength in corn futures contributed to the defensive tone. Feedlot operators buying hand-to-mouth have been caught off guard with […]

By Jerry Klassen