Insights and Stories on Futures

ICE weekly outlook: Choppy canola trade expected

Jan. 19, 2022 at 6:28 pm CST

MarketsFarm — A speculative selloff weighed heavily on the ICE Futures canola market during the week ended Wednesday, before the selling subsided and prices regained much of their lost ground. “For prices this high, that’s pretty routine stuff,” said Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg on the $80 per […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Prices up on hot weather, growing tensions

Jan. 19, 2022 at 6:00 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn rally to highest since December

Jan. 19, 2022 at 5:40 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle and hog futures firm

Jan. 19, 2022 at 5:15 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies as Russia-Ukraine tensions rise

Jan. 18, 2022 at 4:35 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures weak

Jan. 18, 2022 at 4:24 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Tuesday, with mild profit-taking noted after rallying in three of the previous four sessions. Hog futures were firmer, extending their rebound from the five-week low hit last week. Most actively traded February lean hogs rose 0.7 cent to […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy eases on outlook for rain on South American crops

Jan. 14, 2022 at 7:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures slumped on Friday to their lowest price in more than a week under continued pressure from forecasts for rain in dry South American growing areas, analysts said. Soybean futures have retreated about three per cent since reaching July highs a […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rebound, slaughter pace still weak

Jan. 14, 2022 at 7:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures bounced back on Friday, though analysts said U.S. staffing shortages caused by COVID-19 infections continued to limit meat production. Most actively traded February lean hogs touched a one-week high and ended 3.05 cents stronger at 80.9 cents/lb. (all figures US$). […]

By Tom Polansek

Prairie cash wheat: Stronger crop prospects, loonie lower bids

Jan. 14, 2022 at 5:34 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s projected increases for domestic and worldwide wheat ending stocks, along with a strengthening Canadian dollar, brought pressure onto western Canadian wheat bids for the week ended Thursday. In its monthly world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE) report on Wednesday, USDA showed a […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Corn, soy sag on South America weather forecasts

Jan. 13, 2022 at 6:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures tumbled on Thursday on expectations that rains forecast for dry crop-growing areas of South America may limit harvest losses, traders said. Weather forecasts show parched areas of Argentina, the world’s top exporter of processed soy and No. 2 producer of corn, […]

By Tom Polansek