Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: Hog futures firm, cattle mixed

Feb. 16, 2022 at 5:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures firmed on Wednesday, with concerns about processing margins seen limiting supplies in the coming months. “High feed costs and low prices there have production margins as poor as they’ve been in at least eight years,” brokerage StoneX said in a note […]

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn fall as fears of Black Sea disruption retreat

Feb. 15, 2022 at 8:20 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs climb as tight supplies persist

Feb. 15, 2022 at 8:12 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans ease on South American rainfall

Feb. 14, 2022 at 8:01 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle firm on strong beef demand

Feb. 14, 2022 at 6:16 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soy rises on South American crop woes

Feb. 11, 2022 at 7:07 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Friday on diminishing harvest estimates in South America, though trading remained volatile a day after prices reached a nine-month high, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures jumped on increased concerns that Russia may invade Ukraine and disrupt grain […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat on profit-taking

Feb. 11, 2022 at 7:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures weakened on Friday as the market retreated from contract highs hit this week. Profit-taking weighed on futures prices, though the market remains supported by strong demand for cattle from meatpackers, traders said. Packers such as Tyson Foods and JBS slaughtered […]

By Tom Polansek

Feed weekly outlook: Corn seeing higher prices, transportation delays

Feb. 10, 2022 at 7:20 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Corn has become the primary feed grain in Alberta feedlots due to its lower price compared to barley and wheat. However, rising corn prices in the U.S. and transportation issues are causing some buyers to give pause. “Basic levels are a little bit stronger. (Add in) the exchange […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soy, corn end lower in volatile sell-off

Feb. 10, 2022 at 6:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures closed lower on Thursday after a wild session, retreating after a run-up to multi-month highs as a wave of profit-taking and farmer selling overshadowed support from shrinking estimates of South American crops due to drought, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade […]

By Julie Ingwersen Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle lower, strong slaughter data supportive

Feb. 10, 2022 at 6:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower despite finding new contract highs on Thursday, pressured by lower movement across the agricultural commodities late in the trading session, though tight cattle supplies underpin the market, traders said. “Demand in general still is in good shape. You’re […]

By Christopher Walljasper