Insights and Stories on Futures

ICE weekly outlook: Canola futures bend under pressure

Dec. 15, 2021 at 7:43 pm CST

MarketsFarm — As the speculative longs for ICE Futures canola keep trying to defend their position, trader Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg said the pressure on canola continued to build. That’s especially so with declines over the last few weeks in Chicago soyoil, Malaysian palm oil and European […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn enter holiday mode

Dec. 15, 2021 at 7:28 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat nears two-month low

Dec. 15, 2021 at 6:01 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures down on meat export worries

Dec. 15, 2021 at 5:47 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sag on weaker cash markets

Dec. 14, 2021 at 6:17 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans up as soymeal gains sharply against soyoil

Dec. 14, 2021 at 4:09 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose about one per cent on Tuesday as soymeal futures soared on expectations of rising demand for the high-protein feed ingredient, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade soymeal futures gained sharply against soyoil futures on meal/oil spreading, with soyoil falling to six-month lows […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle up off three-week low in technical bounce

Dec. 13, 2021 at 7:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Monday, bouncing off a three-week low on technical buying, analysts said. CME February live cattle settled up 0.775 cent at 138.85 cents/lb., rebounding after a dip to 136.85 cents, just below the contract’s 40-day moving average and […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, corn down on technical selling, Argentine rains

Dec. 13, 2021 at 5:19 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell nearly two per cent on Monday and corn futures also declined on a mix of technical selling after last week’s advances and improving prospects for South American production, analysts said. Wheat futures rose on bargain-buying after dipping to a six-week low on […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Prairie cash wheat: Lower U.S. prices pull back bids

Dec. 10, 2021 at 8:16 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada retreated by double digits for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheats, while those for Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) declined more moderately. Significant decreases in U.S. wheat markets and a stronger Canadian dollar combined to weaken Prairie […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat bounces from lowest in a month

Dec. 10, 2021 at 5:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rebounded from a one-month low on Friday, gaining 1.1 per cent on a round of bargain-buying and renewed interest on the export market, traders said. Soybeans also were firm but corn was weaker on a technical setback. News that Chinese buyers had booked […]

By Mark Weinraub