Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures, boxed beef prices drop

Jul. 7, 2021 at 5:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures approached a four-week low on Wednesday as U.S. beef prices declined. The drop in futures extended a four per cent setback from a contract high that most-active August live cattle reached last month. Prices for beef shipped to wholesale buyers […]

ICE weekly outlook: Expensive canola required

Jul. 7, 2021 at 5:23 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. Midwest weather in focus for soy, corn

Jul. 7, 2021 at 5:05 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy futures rebound on declining crop condition

Jul. 7, 2021 at 4:54 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn limit down as crop weather improves

Jul. 6, 2021 at 7:57 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle futures jump as grain costs tumble

Jul. 6, 2021 at 7:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures climbed on Tuesday as a steep slide in grain prices made animal feed costs look cheaper, traders said. Traders are keeping a close eye on the grain markets after supply fears drove prices to eight-year highs during the spring. Corn […]

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder market calm but firm

Jul. 5, 2021 at 9:01 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were unchanged. Most auction markets were closed due to Canada Day. It’s been a busy spring period; there is no doubt about it. Pastures are quickly deteriorating under the intense heat and many ranchers will sell yearlings 30-45 days sooner than […]

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat bids spike

Jul. 4, 2021 at 1:44 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada for the week ended Thursday spiked sharply for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheats, while gains for Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) were much more subdued. Steep increases in U.S. wheat markets supported values — as did […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn futures retreat on profit-taking

Jul. 2, 2021 at 7:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures retreated on profit-taking on Friday, while soybean futures extended gains fueled by lower-than-expected U.S. acreage estimates and dry weather in part of the Midwest, traders said. Corn pulled back after surging by the daily, exchange-imposed limit on Wednesday when the […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures ease on China demand worries

Jul. 2, 2021 at 7:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures weakened in the two most-active contract months on Friday as traders continued to dial in expectations for waning Chinese demand, analysts said. China, the world’s biggest pork consumer, has sought to rebuild its hog herd after it was decimated by an […]

By Tom Polansek