Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Corn futures fall after hitting 14-month high

Oct. 27, 2020 at 7:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended lower on Tuesday after reaching their highest prices in more than a year on strong U.S. export demand. Soybean futures backpedaled after hitting their highest price since July 2016 on Monday. Wheat also slumped. Profit-taking weighed on corn after […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rebound as trade adjusts to supply shock

Oct. 27, 2020 at 7:38 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

CBOT weekly outlook: After October rally, November ‘is for bears’

Oct. 27, 2020 at 3:47 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit lowest price since June under supply pressure

Oct. 26, 2020 at 7:11 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit four-year peak on Chinese demand

Oct. 26, 2020 at 4:56 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Fund traders grow long positions in canola, U.S. futures

Oct. 23, 2020 at 7:27 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Fund traders were on the buy side in grain and oilseed markets 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 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

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

Oct. 23, 2020 at 4:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog and live cattle futures rose on Friday on some bargain buying ahead of the weekend. Hog futures snapped a three-session losing streak, the longest for the December contract in five weeks, while live cattle rebounded from its lowest since June 29. […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn futures up on export prospects

Oct. 23, 2020 at 3:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat, soybean and corn futures rose on Friday, with strong export demand continuing to push prices higher, traders said. Wheat notched the biggest gains, pushing back toward a six-year high on concerns about drought in major production belts, coupled with a flurry of overseas tenders […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall for third day in a row

Oct. 22, 2020 at 3:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell for the third day in a row on Thursday, with traders saying they expected the recent surge of Chinese demand for pork to fade as the world’s top consumer rebuilds its decimated hog herd. “I increasingly see more attention […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy futures firm to highest since 2016

Oct. 22, 2020 at 3:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures firmed on Thursday, hitting their highest in more than four years, with traders citing gains in the cash market and strong export demand for U.S. supplies as supportive factors. A fast export pace also underpinned the corn market while wheat […]

By Mark Weinraub