Insights and Stories on Futures

Jul. 24, 2024 at 4:27 pm CDT

Chicago wheat and corn gained strength on Wednesday as the market monitored a hot, dry spell forecast in parts of North America, but gains were capped by sizeable global supplies.

By Renee Hickman, Reuters

Jul. 23, 2024 at 4:44 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures turned higher on Tuesday, with cattle futures continuing to firm amid signals that cash market prices may ease, market analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter, Renee Hickman, Reuters

Jul. 23, 2024 at 3:50 pm CDT

The price rally in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures extended into a second day on Tuesday, with the most-active contract Cv1 reaching a two-week high, as traders began to focus on weather-related impacts on the U.S. crop and short-covering, market analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters

Jul. 23, 2024 at 9:26 am CDT

For the week ending July 20, Western Canadian yearlings traded $8-$15 above prices from seven days earlier. Values for larger groups of quality calves were up $8 to $10 from a week earlier while run of the mill smaller packages were relatively unchanged.

By Jerry Klassen

Jul. 22, 2024 at 5:44 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped on Monday on a flurry of short covering, with prices rebounding from last week's 2020 lows as traders re-evaluated the U.S. political landscape after U.S. President Joe Biden abandoned his reelection bid on Sunday.

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters