Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures post new highs, end mixed

Aug. 24, 2021 at 6:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied to contract highs on Tuesday but ended mixed, with nearby contracts pressured by ideas that beef prices are topping out after a surge to nearly 15-month highs, traders said. Deferred live cattle contracts, however, were higher on the day […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat gain in commodities rebound

Aug. 23, 2021 at 3:29 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy, corn slide on macroeconomic fears, biofuel worries

Aug. 20, 2021 at 6:44 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rebound on improving cash markets, beef prices

Aug. 20, 2021 at 6:39 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs drop in broader commodities sell-off

Aug. 19, 2021 at 7:24 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soy sag on broad commodities weakness

Aug. 19, 2021 at 5:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell about 2.5 per cent on Thursday, following broad declines in commodities including crude oil and metals tied to fears about slowing global growth, analysts said. Pressure also stemmed from forecasts for rains in northwestern portions of the Midwest that could […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle up on firm cash market, beef prices

Aug. 18, 2021 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange firmed on Wednesday on higher cash cattle and beef prices, while feeder cattle gained as rains were forecast to hit drought-parched grazing pastures in the western Midwest and northern Plains, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on technicals, U.S. weather

Aug. 18, 2021 at 4:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell Wednesday on technical selling and forecasts for welcome rains in northwestern portions of the U.S. Midwest, but wheat and corn futures edged higher. Chicago Board of Trade November soybeans settled down 8-1/4 cents at $13.53-1/4 per bushel (all figures US$). CBOT December […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Focus shifts away from USDA supply, demand estimates

Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:40 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Nearly a week after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Aug. 12 release of its monthly supply and demand estimates, they still lingered in the minds of traders at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). “Corn at $5.65 (per bushel), that’s where it’s trading right now, that is […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs, live cattle end lower on uncertain demand

Aug. 17, 2021 at 6:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ended lower on Tuesday on long liquidation and uncertainty about demand for various cuts of pork, traders said. Benchmark CME October lean hogs settled down 1.1 cents, or 1.2 per cent, at 87.9 cents/lb., retreating from Monday’s nearly […]

By Julie Ingwersen