Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, feeder cattle extend gains

Oct. 5, 2021 at 5:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle and live cattle futures rose on Tuesday amid technical buying, while lean hog futures finished mixed. Both cattle markets have been due to rebound after recent selloffs dragged prices too low at a time when demand is solid, brokers said. Live […]

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise on energy market strength

Oct. 5, 2021 at 4:47 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Klassen: Feeder market continues consolidation

Oct. 5, 2021 at 1:00 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Soybean futures extend losing streak

Oct. 4, 2021 at 4:32 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures touch one-week highs

Oct. 4, 2021 at 4:17 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures extend slump

Oct. 1, 2021 at 7:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures closed lower on Friday, extending their slide for a sixth session on lacklustre cash cattle trade and falling wholesale beef prices, traders said. CME October live cattle futures settled down 0.175 cent on Friday at 120.4 cents/lb. while the […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat extends climb on tight U.S. supply

Oct. 1, 2021 at 6:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures hit a six-week high on Friday, rallying for a second day in a row on smaller-than-expected stocks and production figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Corn futures followed wheat higher while soybeans fell to multi-month lows after USDA on Thursday reported larger-than-expected […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Tight U.S. soybean, corn stocks still beat expectations

Sep. 30, 2021 at 5:58 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn ending stocks in the U.S. may have been down sharply from the previous year, but still came in above trade expectations in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly stocks report. That data in turn weighed on futures prices at the Chicago Board of Trade. Soybean […]

By MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat futures surge as supplies drop to 14-year low

Sep. 30, 2021 at 5:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures surged on Thursday, after the federal government reported that U.S. supplies of wheat have fallen to their lowest level since 2007 — and that the wheat harvest is the smallest seen in 19 years. At the same time, the country ended the Sept. […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures rise on sustained buying

Sep. 30, 2021 at 3:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures closed higher on Thursday on continued buying interest tied to the recent bullish quarterly hog report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), traders said. CME October lean hogs settled up 0.8 cent at 91.6 cents/lb., while the most-active […]

By P.J. Huffstutter