Insights and Stories on Futures

ICE weekly outlook: WASDE spillover boosts canola

Jan. 13, 2021 at 8:01 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Sharp increases in soybean, corn and wheat futures on Tuesday, following the release of the latest supply and demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in turn spilled over into canola. The most significant factors in USDA’s world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE) were further […]

U.S. grains: CBOT corn touches 7-1/2-year high

Jan. 13, 2021 at 7:22 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog, live cattle futures mixed on feed cost concerns

Jan. 13, 2021 at 7:15 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Futures surge to highest since 2014 as USDA cuts supply outlook

Jan. 12, 2021 at 8:41 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures rise as corn surge seen squeezing supply

Jan. 12, 2021 at 8:32 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Klassen: Higher feed grain prices continue to pressure feeders

Jan. 12, 2021 at 2:19 am CST

Compared to mid-December, western Canadian yearlings traded $3-$5 lower; mid-weight calves are down $4-$6 while calves under 550 lbs. remained firm. Buyers exhibited a defensive tone on heavier yearlings and discounts were more severe on fleshier cattle last week. There is absolutely no risk appetite for 850-plus-lb. cattle at this […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Futures slip on South American rains

Jan. 11, 2021 at 8:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slipped from 6-1/2-year highs on Monday on crop-boosting rains in South America and as investors squared positions ahead of eagerly awaited U.S. government crop forecast data due on Tuesday. Corn and wheat futures also pulled back from multi-year peaks posted last week as […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sink on profit-taking, technical selling

Jan. 11, 2021 at 7:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures fell on Monday in a profit-taking and technical-selling setback amid concerns about weaker demand for cattle and beef, traders said. Position rolling by funds, as they closed out long positions in the spot month and bought deferred contracts on the second day of […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures drift lower on technical selling

Jan. 8, 2021 at 7:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures closed lower on Friday on light technical selling, with the spot February contract pressured as speculators rolled long positions into forward months, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) February live cattle futures settled down 0.5 cent at 114.475 cents/lb. (all figures US$). Friday […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans to 6-1/2-year top on expectations of tightening stocks

Jan. 8, 2021 at 5:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures resumed their rally on Friday after a light setback a day earlier, climbing to 6-1/2-year highs on signs of fresh export demand and expectations that key U.S. crop reports next week will indicate tightening global supplies. Corn futures also rose, hovering near multi-year […]

By Julie Ingwersen