Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn sag before USDA report

Nov. 8, 2021 at 3:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures slumped on Monday as traders adjusted positions before the release of key U.S. Department of Agriculture crop and inventory forecasts on Tuesday. Big U.S. harvests, near-perfect weather for planting in Brazil and signs of slowing purchases by […]

U.S. grains: Wheat firms on global supply concerns

Oct. 22, 2021 at 6:54 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle falls as cash market idles

Oct. 22, 2021 at 6:47 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall on sluggish export sales

Oct. 21, 2021 at 7:17 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soy down on South American weather, technical pressure

Oct. 21, 2021 at 4:08 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy futures up with global demand

Oct. 20, 2021 at 7:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit a two-week high on Wednesday and soybean futures also advanced, supported by brisk global demand, firm cash markets and surging vegetable oil prices. U.S. wheat futures rose as Minneapolis Grain Exchange spring wheat futures set a nine-year top on tightening global supplies […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs down on technical selling, export worries

Oct. 20, 2021 at 7:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Wednesday on technical selling and fears that falling Chinese hog prices point to slowing export demand for U.S. pork, traders said. CME December lean hog futures settled down 1.375 cents at 76.025 cents/lb., after dipping to 75.925 cents […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn strength impressive for time of year

Oct. 20, 2021 at 12:56 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have posted solid gains over the week ended Wednesday, recovering after bearish yield and stocks data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture sparked a selloff a week earlier. Terry Reilly of Futures International in Chicago used “pretty impressive” […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down on technical selling, uncertain demand

Oct. 19, 2021 at 7:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower for a second straight session on Tuesday, retreating from early strength on technical selling and uncertainty about consumer demand for meat, traders said. CME December live cattle futures settled 0.4 cent lower at 130.025 cents/lb., turning down after […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on firm cash markets, vegoils

Oct. 19, 2021 at 6:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures ended higher on Tuesday for a fourth straight session, with the benchmark November contract touching a one-week top on firm cash markets and global demand for vegetable oils, analysts said. But Chicago Board of Trade corn and wheat futures closed lower, sagging after […]

By Julie Ingwersen