Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs up on firm demand, tight supplies

May. 28, 2021 at 7:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures climbed on Friday as pork demand remained firm and supplies of market-ready hogs stayed low, analysts said. “At some point though, you would think the wholesale price would put a damper on demand, at some point in the summer,” said […]

U.S. grains: Corn limit-up on export demand, short-covering

May. 27, 2021 at 7:37 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, lean hogs firm on meat demand

May. 27, 2021 at 7:29 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

ICE weekly outlook: Swings ahead for canola

May. 26, 2021 at 7:59 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn watching weather

May. 26, 2021 at 7:33 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs ease on profit-taking

May. 26, 2021 at 6:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures settled mostly lower on Wednesday, as investors took profits after some nearby contracts scaled the highest levels in years during the session on strong cash hog and pork prices. Cash hog prices remained firm while pork values hovered near the […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn up off one-month low

May. 26, 2021 at 4:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures recovered slightly on Wednesday from a steep selloff a day earlier as bargain buying and technical buying lifted prices from one-month lows, although gains were limited by favourable crop weather across the U.S. Midwest. Soybeans were mostly lower, extending prior-session losses on good […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn sinks to one-month low on weather, technical selling

May. 25, 2021 at 7:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures tumbled to a one-month low on Tuesday as timely spring planting and beneficial rains across most of the Midwest boosted crop prospects. Losses accelerated as corn prices fell below recent lows and breached other technical chart support levels. Soybeans and wheat also dropped […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs up as pork prices rise, corn tumbles

May. 25, 2021 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rebounded from the prior day’s losses on Tuesday on stronger cash pork prices and a weaker dollar, and as corn feed values fell sharply. Feeder cattle contracts also posted strong gains as benchmark corn futures on the Chicago Board of […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans sink after Midwest rains

May. 24, 2021 at 7:59 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Monday as rains boosted recently planted crops across the U.S. Midwest and as traders weighed future export demand following a flurry of corn purchases by China last week. Wheat futures also fell, sinking to the lowest level in more than a […]

By Karl Plume