Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures mixed

Mar. 22, 2022 at 4:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures were mixed on Tuesday, with deferred contracts firming on expectations that supplies will remain tight until the summer, traders said. The front-month hog contract eased on follow-through selling after hitting technical resistance and closing well below its peak on Monday. Cattle […]

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise on strong exports

Mar. 22, 2022 at 4:13 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Klassen: Deferred live cattle futures underpin feeder cattle prices

Mar. 22, 2022 at 10:33 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy up on expectations for long Ukraine conflict

Mar. 21, 2022 at 4:53 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME cattle fall, hogs firm

Mar. 21, 2022 at 4:47 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy futures fall

Mar. 18, 2022 at 7:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures eased on Friday as traders monitored diplomatic efforts to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and gauged continuing disruptions to Black Sea crop exports. More than three weeks after launching its invasion, in what Moscow calls a “special military operation,” the Russian […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise on weaker feed values

Mar. 18, 2022 at 7:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures firmed on Friday as nearby grain futures slumped, even as the cash trade continued to be disappointing and investors kept a close eye on diplomatic efforts to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, traders said. CME cattle futures were also supported as […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Wheat recoups from early weakness

Mar. 17, 2022 at 6:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Thursday, with benchmark Chicago Board of Trade wheat shaking off early weakness, as traders continued to wrestle with supply disruptions from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Markets are closely watching the talks to end the war in Ukraine, which Russia calls “a […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs, feeder cattle slide

Mar. 17, 2022 at 6:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs and feeder cattle futures fell on Thursday on a flurry of technical trading, as feed prices rebounded and investors scrambled to find stable footing amid continued volatility in commodity markets. Live cattle inched up, while cash cattle saw limited action in […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: May wheats limit-down as peace talks progress

Mar. 16, 2022 at 7:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell by their daily maximum on Wednesday as investors weighed whether talks between Ukraine and Russia could lead to a ceasefire in the three-week-long war, while rain forecast in the U.S. Plains eased concerns about parched crops. Corn ended lower as the talks […]

By Christopher Walljasper