Insights and Stories on Futures

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn turn bearish

Jan. 20, 2021 at 6:05 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn futures backed away from multi-year highs during the week ended Wednesday, as investors took profits and weather conditions showed some improvement in South America. “The technicals are a little bearish for both corn and beans,” said Terry Reilly of Futures International in Chicago. The managed […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall, pressured by fund selling

Jan. 20, 2021 at 5:51 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs climb on falling grain futures

Jan. 20, 2021 at 5:40 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures strengthen ahead of USDA report

Jan. 19, 2021 at 7:35 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on South American rainfall

Jan. 19, 2021 at 5:52 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

Funds’ net long position edges lower in canola

Jan. 15, 2021 at 6:46 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Funds’ large net long position in canola narrowed slightly during the week ended Tuesday, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Managed-money fund traders as of Tuesday were holding a net long position in ICE Futures canola of […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie cash wheat: Bids track rally in U.S. futures

Jan. 15, 2021 at 6:03 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada climbed higher during the week ended Thursday, as a rally in U.S. futures more than countered any bearish influence from a rising Canadian dollar. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up by $11.50-$13 per tonne, […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on Russian export tax plan

Jan. 15, 2021 at 5:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday, supported by Russia’s plan to double its tax on exports of the grain, while corn and soybeans fell as traders took money out of the market following their surge to multi-year highs earlier in the week. Wheat traded both sides […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures rise on bargain buying

Jan. 15, 2021 at 5:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME live cattle futures rose on Friday on some bargain buying but still posted their first weekly loss in five weeks, traders said. Bargain buying also supported hog futures, which had posted lower closes in seven of the previous eight sessions. Signs of weakness in the […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn, wheat rally

Jan. 14, 2021 at 4:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose 1.7 per cent on Thursday, underpinned by the strong demand highlighted in the U.S. Agriculture Department’s monthly supply and demand report on Tuesday, traders said. Corn futures also rallied, with the market receiving a boost after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said […]

By Mark Weinraub