Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: Live cattle firm on cash market optimism

Jul. 13, 2021 at 6:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday for a second session, supported by expectations for a slowdown in supplies of market-ready cattle that should lift cash prices, analysts said. “The (cattle) numbers start to tighten as we move forward and get closer to […]

U.S. grains: Corn up on supply worries

Jul. 13, 2021 at 4:28 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Feeder market consolidates

Jul. 13, 2021 at 2:08 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise as pork production estimates cut

Jul. 12, 2021 at 8:00 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat futures rally after U.S. slashes harvest estimates

Jul. 12, 2021 at 6:20 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Net long position in canola nears lowest level of past year

Jul. 9, 2021 at 7:08 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The managed money net long position in canola has edged down over the past few months, moving to its lowest level in nearly a year in the latest commitment of traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Managed money fund traders as of Tuesday were […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Rain pushes corn to 12 per cent weekly drop

Jul. 9, 2021 at 5:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures dipped on Friday, losing 12 per cent for the week as rain and moderate temperatures were expected to boost U.S. Midwest crops. Wheat followed lower, but was propped up by drier conditions across the northern U.S. Plains, while soybeans inched higher on long-term […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease as cash market diverges

Jul. 9, 2021 at 5:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased for a third session on Friday as futures markets tried to read conflicting cash markets, traders said. “We have the (U.S.) south backed up on cattle, trying to get cattle moved through,” said Scott Varilek, broker at Kooima Kooima […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease as beef demand cools

Jul. 8, 2021 at 5:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped for a second day, following U.S. boxed beef prices lower as seasonal demand cools. “You’re still seeing boxed beef pull back, which is normal, seasonally,” said Matthew Wiegand, Risk Management Consultant at FuturesOne. “We’re past the Fourth of July […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on cool, wet forecast

Jul. 8, 2021 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures ended lower on Thursday, pressured by cool, rainy forecasts across the U.S. growing belt, though dryness in the upper Midwest continues to threaten developing crops. Corn eased as beneficial rains aided crops entering pollination, while wheat firmed as sparse moisture reached drought-hit spring […]

By Christopher Walljasper