Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall from highs as Omicron rattles markets

Nov. 30, 2021 at 8:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures weakened on Tuesday as worries about the new Omicron coronavirus variant rattled commodity and financial markets. Losses pulled live cattle futures down from contract highs reached in recent sessions. CME lean hog futures also fell, along with U.S. grains and […]

Klassen: Feeder market making seasonal lows

Nov. 30, 2021 at 5:28 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle post new highs, retreat on profit-taking

Nov. 29, 2021 at 7:33 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat drops as U.S. dollar edges higher

Nov. 29, 2021 at 7:27 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Prairie cash wheat: Red springs rising, durum retreats

Nov. 26, 2021 at 7:47 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: New COVID variant scares markets

Nov. 26, 2021 at 7:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell Friday as news of a new COVID-19 variant discovered in South Africa sent oil and equities markets lower, with moves exaggerated by low trade volume across the grain and oilseed commodities. Chicago Board of Trade January soybeans lost 13-3/4 cents, at $12.52-3/4 […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures set new contract highs

Nov. 26, 2021 at 6:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures set new highs on Friday and finished stronger on technical buying and firm cash prices, traders said. The front-month December contract and most-active February 2022 contract avoided losses seen in commodities such as crude oil and soybeans that were unnerved […]

By Tom Polansek

ICE weekly outlook: Canola market strong but choppy

Nov. 24, 2021 at 6:36 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Nearby ICE Futures canola contracts climbed to fresh highs during the week ended Wednesday, while= deferred months moved lower. The new-crop November 2022 contract had overshot to the upside and was due for a correction, said Keith Ferley of RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg. Any weakness would likely […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit fresh high

Nov. 24, 2021 at 5:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures rose for a sixth consecutive session on Wednesday, and the front-month contract touched its highest point in four-and-a-half years, on higher cash market prices and strong beef demand. Most contracts posted life-of-contract highs, extending a multi-session rally, amid rising […]

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Expect sideways trading during holiday season

Nov. 24, 2021 at 4:42 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Just as the United States enters its holiday season, starting with Thanksgiving, one analyst said movements on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) will most likely be sideways for the balance of 2021. “There’s good weather in South America, maybe too much rain in Australia. We have to […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm