Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: Nearby cattle futures rise on strong demand

Jun. 24, 2024 at 4:09 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) nearby cattle future contracts turned higher on Monday as stronger-than-expected domestic seasonal demand and firm prices in the cash market gave futures a boost, market analysts said.

U.S. grains: Soybeans gain on US wet weather risk, down for week

Jun. 21, 2024 at 3:57 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle lower, live cattle mixed ahead of surprising USDA report

Jun. 21, 2024 at 3:20 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Soybeans notch two-month low on rain forecasts

Jun. 20, 2024 at 5:21 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed, lean hogs lower on signs of cooling economy

Jun. 20, 2024 at 4:54 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: corn, soybean futures firm as traders track heat wave, crop conditions

Jun. 18, 2024 at 5:12 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures turned higher on Tuesday, reversing direction after a two-day slide, as investors tracked a heat wave moving across the eastern Corn Belt after the government reported a decline in U.S. crop ratings.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures drift lower, lean hogs down

Jun. 18, 2024 at 3:46 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned lower on Tuesday, as a lack of fundamental news and limited trading in the cash cattle market had price drifting down from the recent rally, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Cowboy rides through a pen of steers at a feedlot.

Klassen: Quality yearlings lead feeder complex higher

Jun. 18, 2024 at 9:38 am CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were quoted $5 lower to $5 higher on average in the week ending June 15. However, quality packages of yearlings traded $5 to as much as $10 above week-ago levels

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs turn higher on news of China-EU trade fight

Jun. 17, 2024 at 4:14 pm CDT

Lean hog futures rallied at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Monday, as news of a China-EU trade dispute gave contracts a psychological boost, even though it is unlikely to give U.S. producers a new edge, traders and market analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Grain futures slump, as wheat drops to 8-week low

Jun. 17, 2024 at 3:08 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat and soybean futures fell sharply on Monday, with wheat at a near two-month low as fund selling pressure rolled into a short holiday trading week, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters