Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans touch nine-year peaks

Feb. 23, 2022 at 4:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to a more than nine-year peak on Wednesday and corn notched a fresh eight-month high as escalating Russia-Ukraine tensions threatened to disrupt supplies from the key Black Sea grain-exporting region. Soybean futures rallied to a 9-1/2 year peak as the conflict also […]

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rise again on tight supplies

Feb. 22, 2022 at 7:04 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Rising Russia-Ukraine tensions stoke rallies

Feb. 22, 2022 at 3:41 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures extend winning streak

Feb. 18, 2022 at 6:01 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures extend rally to six days

Feb. 18, 2022 at 5:55 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on Ukraine-Russia tensions

Feb. 17, 2022 at 5:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 2.2 per cent on Thursday, supported by rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia and expectations that war between the two export countries could improve demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. Soybeans and corn futures closed in positive territory after trading both sides […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit six-month high on strong cash markets

Feb. 17, 2022 at 4:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures rose 2.1 per cent on Thursday, with the front-month contract hitting its highest in six months on strength in the cash market, traders said. April lean hog futures gained 2.175 cents, to 107.575 cents/lb., hitting a new contract high and briefly […]

By Reuters

ICE weekly outlook: Rangebound canola market consolidating

Feb. 16, 2022 at 7:59 pm CST

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday before uncovering some support, as the commodity remained stuck in a range after trending higher for most of the past year. “Canola is caught in a rangebound, consolidation phase,” said MarketsFarm Pro analyst Mike Jubinville. The relative […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: Russia-Ukraine conflict causes wheat market volatility

Feb. 16, 2022 at 7:10 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Conflicting reports and accounts from the ongoing geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine have had an effect on the markets, especially on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), over the past week. The March Chicago wheat contract had ranged from $7.65 to $8.15 per bushel during the week, […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soy, corn rise as traders watch weather

Feb. 16, 2022 at 5:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rallied on Wednesday, rising 2.3 per cent to halt a two-day fall with the market underpinned by concerns that forecast rain may be insufficient to avert further drought damage to crops in Argentina and southern Brazil. “It is the size of the crop […]

By Mark Weinraub