Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down on raised beef production forecasts

Oct. 12, 2021 at 5:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower on Tuesday, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture slightly increased its forecasts for beef production this year and next year. USDA, in a monthly report, raised its 2021 estimate by 0.3 per cent from September because of higher […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans touch last December’s lows

Oct. 12, 2021 at 4:02 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on expectations for bearish production report

Oct. 11, 2021 at 8:06 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures mixed

Oct. 11, 2021 at 8:00 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn weak, awaiting export news

Oct. 8, 2021 at 7:33 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking knocks feeder cattle off high

Oct. 8, 2021 at 7:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures ended lower on Friday as profit-taking pressured the market after prices set a one-month high, traders said. The setback came after the most-active November contract had rallied more than six per cent from a four-month low set on Sept. 30. […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rally continues on steady cash market, technical buying

Oct. 7, 2021 at 4:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Technical buying and a steady cash market helped fuel Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures on Thursday, sending prices to multi-week highs and stretching the rally into a fourth trading session, traders said. Most-active November feeder cattle touched its highest price since Sept. 9 […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures rise

Oct. 7, 2021 at 3:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Thursday, supported by signs of strong exports as more recently harvested supplies became available, traders said. Corn futures were firm, with investors staking out positions ahead of a key government report that will update the forecast for U.S. […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Technical buying, solid beef demand boost CME cattle

Oct. 6, 2021 at 6:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Technical buying and solid demand for U.S. beef lifted Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures on Wednesday, traders said. The cattle markets continue to rebound from recent losses that were technically overdone, analysts said. Front-month CME October live cattle futures reached its highest price […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures fall

Oct. 6, 2021 at 4:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell on Wednesday on seasonal harvest pressure and forecasts that should allow U.S. farmers to continue to make good progress with the cutting of their crops, traders said. “Harvest should continue to expand with weather allowing for quick […]

By Mark Weinraub