Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle rise as feed prices slip

Mar. 16, 2022 at 5:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle fell on Wednesday on technical liquidation, as livestock markets continue to wrestle with questions about consumer demand as food prices surge, traders said. Feeder cattle futures firmed on the day as feed prices fell, traders said. “Today’s live cattle futures trade […]

ICE weekly outlook: Canola lower, but expected to climb

Mar. 16, 2022 at 5:19 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, wheat undergo major corrections

Mar. 16, 2022 at 4:38 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. livestock: CME cattle up amid weak broader markets

Mar. 15, 2022 at 6:27 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat up on Russian export suspension, U.S. drought

Mar. 15, 2022 at 5:54 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs firm amid market uncertainty

Mar. 14, 2022 at 6:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures climbed on Monday as traders attempted to make sense of changing trade restrictions and allowances. “The market’s trying to sort out all these trade protection measures,” said Alan Brugler, president of Brugler Marketing. “Everybody seems to want imports, and nobody wants […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn eases on Ukraine ceasefire talks

Mar. 14, 2022 at 3:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn fell on Monday, pressured by uncertainty in the Black Sea region as talks of a ceasefire in Ukraine could open up the region to exports, though progress remains uncertain. Wheat eased early in the session, but returned to near even on news that Russia […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn up; soy down

Mar. 11, 2022 at 5:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday after posting sharp declines in the previous two sessions as traders assessed the latest developments in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that has disrupted grain shipments. Trading in wheat remained volatile as market participants wrestled with the possible extent of disruption […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME hogs, cattle rise as grain markets stabilize

Mar. 11, 2022 at 5:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures rose on Friday, supported by technical buying, traders said. Cattle futures also were firm, bouncing back from two days of declines on some end-of-week bargain hunting. Signs of stability in the grain and soy markets after wild volatility since Russia’s invasion […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat plummets 9.5 per cent

Mar. 10, 2022 at 8:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Thursday, with the most-active Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract plunging 9.5 per cent as traders said the rally sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had made the grain too expensive for potential buyers. “The market is pausing […]

By Mark Weinraub