Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end mixed, hogs rise on strong pork exports

Jun. 7, 2024 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mixed on Friday as wholesale beef price firmed and packer margins improved, but traders remain concerned that cash market values may be near a seasonal peak, analysts said.

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U.S. grains: Wheat marks biggest weekly loss in nearly a year as Turkey bans imports

Jun. 7, 2024 at 4:39 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn and soy futures rise on new Brazilian tax rule

Jun. 6, 2024 at 5:34 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down amid oversupply, weak retail demand

Jun. 6, 2024 at 5:29 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures hit five-month low on oversupply worries

Jun. 5, 2024 at 5:00 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

CBOT Weekly: Selling, crop conditions drive price drops

Jun. 5, 2024 at 4:34 pm CDT

Wheat prices led the way as the July Chicago contract fell 46 cents per bushel at US$4.46. The July Kansas City hard red wheat contract dropped 43.5 cents at US$6.7625/bu., while the July Minneapolis spring wheat contract lost 39.5 cents at US$7.1250/bu.

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat falls as U.S. Plains harvest advances, Russia concerns ease

Jun. 5, 2024 at 4:24 pm CDT

Chicago benchmark wheat Wv1 futures fell on Wednesday for the sixth day in a row, as progress in the U.S. winter harvest weighed on prices and concerns eased over the Russian crop, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy down as traders weigh weather and planting progress

Jun. 4, 2024 at 4:20 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade corn and soy dipped in choppy trade on Tuesday as traders weighed U.S. planting progress and strong corn ratings with adverse weather in importer Mexico and downgrades to soybean harvest forecasts in major exporter Brazil.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs hit January low on concerns over Mexican demand

Jun. 4, 2024 at 4:16 pm CDT

Lean hog futures dropped to their lowest price since January at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Tuesday as weakness in the Mexican peso fueled worries over demand in the biggest export market for U.S. pork, traders said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder market hard to define on smaller volumes

Jun. 4, 2024 at 9:18 am CDT

For the week ending June 1, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged compared to the previous week. It’s that time of year when volumes are limited and the market can be quite variable from region to region.

By Jerry Klassen