Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs up on tight supplies, good demand

Feb. 4, 2022 at 6:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose on Friday as tight hog supplies and strong demand fueled gains for the fifth time in six sessions. The market shrugged off negative technical signals following a lower close in actively traded April futures on Thursday after posting a […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on South American crop shortfall

Feb. 4, 2022 at 4:57 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME hog, cattle futures end lower

Feb. 3, 2022 at 8:10 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Corteva CEO bullish on grain, oilseed prices for 2022

Feb. 3, 2022 at 6:41 pm CST

By Rithika Krishna

U.S. grains: Corn sags on export worries

Feb. 3, 2022 at 4:52 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Canola moving back in line with soybeans

Feb. 2, 2022 at 7:20 pm CST

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, but lagged the Chicago Board of Trade soy complex to the upside as the spreads between the two markets saw some readjustment. “If you had bought 100 tonnes of March canola on Dec. 21 you’d be up […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans at US$16 possible, trader says

Feb. 2, 2022 at 6:47 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Prices for soybeans and corn at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) could push higher in the coming weeks, should South America remain dry, according to Bryan Strommen of Progressive Ag at Fargo, N.D. More and more estimates on soybean production in Brazil have been projecting a much […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on supply worries

Feb. 2, 2022 at 6:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to an eight-month peak on Wednesday as reduced South American harvest prospects and improving U.S. export demand lifted the market for a seventh straight session. Corn retreated as spread traders sold contracts and bought soybeans and rising ethanol stocks fuelled concerns about […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cash prices, slaughter pace support CME live cattle

Feb. 2, 2022 at 6:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied to fresh contract highs on Wednesday on strong cash market prices and rising slaughter rates amid seasonally tightening cattle supplies. A winter storm moving across the central U.S. on Wednesday did not noticeably impact cattle and beef production, although […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME hog, cattle futures hit contract highs

Feb. 1, 2022 at 8:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose more than two per cent on Tuesday, with most contract months setting life-of-contract highs on fund-driven buying and worries about a winter storm that could slow the transport of animals at a time of tight U.S. hog supplies, traders […]

By Julie Ingwersen