Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Corn tops $6 a bushel, soy at seven-year high

Apr. 20, 2021 at 5:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed to their highest in nearly eight years on Tuesday and soybean futures neared a seven-year high as tightening supplies supported cash markets and attracted speculative buying, analysts said. Worries about dry conditions curbing corn yields in Brazil and cold weather slowing germination […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures extend slide

Apr. 19, 2021 at 7:07 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn up on weather outlook, weaker dollar

Apr. 19, 2021 at 6:49 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise

Apr. 16, 2021 at 6:30 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs down on demand concerns

Apr. 16, 2021 at 5:36 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit-down on profit-taking

Apr. 15, 2021 at 6:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures sank by their daily exchange-imposed trading limit on Thursday as profit-taking overwhelmed the market following blistering rallies, analysts said. The setback is a turnaround from gains that have lifted profits for pig farmers after they struggled last year when the COVID-19 pandemic […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn futures retreat from peak above $6

Apr. 15, 2021 at 4:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures closed mixed on Thursday, with the most-active contract easing on pressure from commercial hedging after spiking above US$6 a bushel for the first time since June 2013 during overnight trading. But concerns about seeding delays due to cold weather in the U.S. Midwest […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Tight old-crop supplies keep soy, corn strong

Apr. 14, 2021 at 7:58 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade posted solid gains during the week ended Wednesday, with the widening inverted spread between old-crop contracts and new-crop months a feature. “Commercials are buying any dips they can,” Sean Lusk of Walsh Trading said of the market. With […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Futures rally on weather concerns

Apr. 14, 2021 at 6:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures rallied on Wednesday, supported by concerns that a cold snap in the U.S. Midwest and Plains could hamper crop development, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade corn gained 2.4 per cent to hit its highest since June 2013. Wheat futures […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on rising feed costs

Apr. 14, 2021 at 6:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group cattle futures fell on Wednesday on concerns about rising feed costs as soybean, wheat and corn futures soared, traders said. Fund selling also weighed on the cattle market. The most-active June live cattle futures contract has closed lower for five days in a row […]

By Mark Weinraub