Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm

Dec. 17, 2020 at 6:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures rose to a two-week high on Thursday, their second straight day of gains, on technical buying, traders said. Hog futures were weaker despite signs of strong pork exports and firm demand from China. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) February live cattle futures settled up […]

CBOT weekly outlook: $12 soybeans possible

Dec. 16, 2020 at 8:26 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: Canola holds over $600

Dec. 16, 2020 at 8:18 pm CST

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Profit-taking pressures soybeans

Dec. 16, 2020 at 7:59 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm despite weak cash markets

Dec. 16, 2020 at 7:53 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Klassen: Feeder cattle market volatility continues

Dec. 16, 2020 at 9:03 am CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3 lower to $3 higher. Prices were generally steady to $3 higher on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its estimate for second-quarter beef production by 125 million lbs. in Thursday’s world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE). […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Bullish crush data sparks rally in soybeans

Dec. 15, 2020 at 7:27 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rallied on Tuesday, supported by a report showing processors were busier than expected during November, adding further pressure to a tight supply base, traders said. The strength in soybeans pulled corn higher, which closed in positive territory after trading lower for much of […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally on technical buying

Dec. 15, 2020 at 7:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose slightly on Tuesday on follow-through buying from a rally on Monday, traders said. Cattle futures eased, pressured by recent weakness in the cash markets as well as some technical sales. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) February lean hogs rose 0.775 cent to […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat slides on Russian export tax details

Dec. 14, 2020 at 8:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dropped 2.9 per cent on Monday, their biggest daily sell-off in two weeks, with traders saying that Russia’s export tax plan was bearish for prices in the short term. Soybean futures were firm, supported by a rising forecast for imports by top global […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally on technical buying

Dec. 14, 2020 at 8:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose 3.8 per cent on Monday, notching their biggest daily gain since September, in a technical bounce from the three-week low they hit on Friday, traders said. “We hit the bottom end of the range so we are just bouncing back,” said […]

By Mark Weinraub