Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall, corn firm ahead of USDA report

Jun. 9, 2021 at 5:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped 1.2 per cent on Wednesday, pressured by a round of profit-taking and weakness in the cash market, traders said. Wheat futures also were mostly lower after rain in the northern U.S. Plains eased some concerns about parched soils limiting the size of […]

U.S. livestock: Front-month hogs hit seven-year high in thin trade

Jun. 9, 2021 at 5:14 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Midwest forecast supports gains in soy, corn

Jun. 8, 2021 at 7:31 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: July hogs retreat after matching contract high

Jun. 8, 2021 at 7:23 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder market in consolidation mode

Jun. 7, 2021 at 9:39 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans mixed as traders eye weather

Jun. 7, 2021 at 6:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures ended mixed on Monday, with old-crop contracts easing on some profit taking while new-crop contracts rose on concerns that hot and dry conditions in key growing areas of the U.S. Midwest could threaten crops as they pass through key stages of […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise on strength in cash market

Jun. 7, 2021 at 5:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures rose on Monday, with the market underpinned by tight supplies and firm cash markets, traders said. But technical selling kept the gains in check, with the front-month contract failing to take out the seven-year high it hit on Friday. CME […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle slide on higher feed costs

Jun. 4, 2021 at 4:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures slipped on Friday, weighing on live cattle as rising corn futures pushed feed prices higher. “I think the downturn in feeders certainly was a factor,” said Altin Kalo, economist at Steiner Consulting Group. “I don’t see any other fundamental […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Weather risk adds premium to corn, soy, wheat

Jun. 4, 2021 at 3:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn, soybean and wheat futures gained on Friday as hot, dry conditions in parts of the U.S. Midwest threatened yield potential at a time of tight global supply. The most-active corn contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) ended 20-3/4 cents higher at $6.82-3/4 […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn ease on inflation fears

Jun. 3, 2021 at 7:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean and corn futures eased on Thursday, pressured by a firming dollar and fears of food price inflation, though concerns of hot, dry weather in growing areas offered support, traders said. The most-active soybean contract on the Chicago Board of Trade fell 13-1/4 cents to […]

By Christopher Walljasper