Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: Cattle down on cash weakness, technical selling

Mar. 10, 2022 at 8:07 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Thursday, with weakness in the cash markets pressuring futures, traders said. Some follow-through selling in cattle also was noted after sharp declines on Wednesday, Pork futures were mixed, with the most-active April contract falling after a government report showed […]

ICE weekly outlook: Canola’s contract highs still underpriced

Mar. 9, 2022 at 6:00 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report influences steep drop in wheat

Mar. 9, 2022 at 5:30 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat futures limit down as USDA cuts exports

Mar. 9, 2022 at 3:05 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME futures slide on U.S., global economic fears

Mar. 9, 2022 at 2:56 pm CST

By Reuters

Klassen: Surge in feed grain prices shocks feeder cattle market

Mar. 8, 2022 at 7:00 pm CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $3-$5 lower on average. Feeder cattle weighing 650 to 800 lbs. were relatively unchanged to $3 lower. Calves under 650 lbs. were steady to $4-$6 lower in Alberta, unchanged in Saskatchewan and $3-$5 higher in Manitoba. Fleshier yearlings and calves were […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Wheat futures down off rally

Mar. 8, 2022 at 4:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell Tuesday, snapping a six-session winning streak, as the market wrestled with supply upheaval caused by Russia’s invasion of fellow grain exporter Ukraine. Wheat prices hit the downside of their daily trading limits during the session but closed well above those lows after […]

By Mark Weinraub

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

Mar. 8, 2022 at 4:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on a round of technical buying on Tuesday after snapping an eight-session losing streak on Monday, traders said. Hog futures rallied on a bargain-buying bounce after sinking to their lowest in more than a month and feeder cattle futures […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat limit up to 14-year highs

Mar. 7, 2022 at 5:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures gapped higher on Monday, notching a limit-up move as it neared an all-time high on concerns that global supply shipments will be disrupted until the Russia-Ukraine conflict is resolved. European wheat has already hit record highs as deepening Western sanctions against Russia fuelled […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME cattle bounce from multi-month lows

Mar. 7, 2022 at 4:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rebounded from multi-month lows on Monday, while hog futures eased on follow-through selling after notching a limit-down decline on Friday. Live cattle futures snapped an eight-session losing streak that saw the April contract shed seven per cent of its value and […]

By Reuters