Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally on technical bounce

May. 18, 2021 at 4:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Lean hog futures rallied on Tuesday, rising 1.8 per cent on a technical bounce after three straight days of declines pushed prices to their lowest since April 30, traders said. Concerns about a tightening of supplies during grilling season added support. “We are still watching weekly […]

U.S. grains: Corn and soy mixed, wheat down

May. 17, 2021 at 4:09 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures close to unchanged

May. 17, 2021 at 4:02 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles on long liquidation

May. 14, 2021 at 6:18 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle down, feeders up with corn

May. 14, 2021 at 6:00 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures fall on long liquidation

May. 13, 2021 at 6:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell 2.5 per cent on Thursday, following broad declines in grain and livestock markets that analysts attributed to fund-driven long liquidation and technical selling after recent highs. “It seems it was a risk-off day all across the board… It was more of […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn limit-down on profit-taking, bearish USDA data

May. 13, 2021 at 6:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than five per cent on Thursday on profit-taking after recent multi-year highs and follow-through selling, a day after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast larger-than-expected domestic stocks, analysts said. Soybean and wheat futures fell sharply, also retreating from multi-year highs. “Today […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Feed weekly outlook: Falling futures suggest first cracks in lofty market

May. 13, 2021 at 5:22 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — A sharp drop in corn and wheat futures prices at the Chicago Board of Trade over the past week could be the sign of the first cracks in the western Canadian feed grain market. That said, tight supplies and uncertainty over new-crop grain production remain supportive. “With the […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures end mixed

May. 12, 2021 at 9:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed mixed on Wednesday, with the benchmark June contract easing in a light round of profit-taking while robust beef prices continued to underpin the market, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange June live cattle futures settled down 0.025 cent at 118.6 cents/lb., retreating […]

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Rain needed to bolster canola crop

May. 12, 2021 at 6:02 pm CDT

MarketsFarm | Rain — specifically, the lack thereof — is quickly becoming the key issue for canola values, according to Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg. Until now, dry conditions across much of the Prairies have not been much a factor in canola prices, he said. “We’ve got to […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm