Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking hits live cattle futures

Feb. 1, 2021 at 5:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures weakened on Monday on profit-taking and as the market pulled back from a one-year high reached last week, traders said. Strong demand for beef has supported cattle futures recently, and beef prices continue to rise. Choice cuts advanced $1.82, to $235.77/cwt, and […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle slide on end-month profit-taking

Jan. 29, 2021 at 7:13 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn sets 7-1/2-year high on China sales

Jan. 29, 2021 at 5:39 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Prairie cash wheat: Lower U.S. prices, weaker loonie generate mixed results

Jan. 29, 2021 at 5:15 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end narrowly mixed

Jan. 28, 2021 at 7:06 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn ends flat after vaulting to 7-1/2 year high

Jan. 28, 2021 at 5:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures settled nearly flat on Thursday after a volatile session in which the benchmark contract hit its highest level in 7-1/2 years, buoyed by U.S. corn sales to China, only to retreat on profit-taking, traders said. Soybean and wheat futures closed lower in technical […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, lean hogs end lower on profit-taking

Jan. 27, 2021 at 7:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell on Wednesday in a light profit-taking setback following a four-session climb, and on spillover weakness from declines in Wall Street equity markets, traders said. However, continued strength in wholesale beef prices and expectations of higher cash cattle prices this week underpinned […]

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Canola entering uncharted waters

Jan. 27, 2021 at 6:03 pm CST

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts climbed sharply higher in the front months during the week ended Wednesday, hitting their highest levels since 2008. The March contract settled Wednesday at $717.80 per tonne, marking the first close above the $700 per tonne level since March 2008. “Everybody is long, and […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn is the leader

Jan. 27, 2021 at 5:48 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Over the last week at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn has been leading soybeans, while wheat has been lacking good exports, according to Ryan Ettner, broker with Allendale Inc. in Fort McHenry, Ill. Ettner said he also expects the situation is very likely to continue, barring […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat down on profit-taking

Jan. 27, 2021 at 5:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell about one per cent on Wednesday on profit-taking as the dollar firmed and Wall Street equity markets sagged, analysts said. But worries about tightening global inventories underpinned the grains, keeping wheat, corn and soybean futures near multi-year highs set this month. Chicago […]

By Julie Ingwersen