Insights and Stories on Futures

ICE weekly outlook: Will canola’s bull market continue?

Oct. 21, 2020 at 5:03 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canola has been seeing terrific days on ICE Futures so far in October, thanks to a bull market generated by good demand and further supported by traders looking to roll out of their November contracts as those soon expire. As October winds down, the big question is: will […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed

Oct. 21, 2020 at 4:36 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise on export hopes

Oct. 21, 2020 at 3:56 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Export demand supports wheat, soy

Oct. 21, 2020 at 2:46 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn rise on exports

Oct. 20, 2020 at 4:22 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall on profit-taking, cattle firm on bargain buying

Oct. 20, 2020 at 4:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME livestock futures were mixed on Tuesday, with hog contracts falling on a round of profit taking while cattle contracts firmed on bargain buying. The benchmark December lean hog contract faced pressure after hitting its highest since Sept. 13, 2019, while February live cattle, which had […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures mixed, cattle drop

Oct. 19, 2020 at 6:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures were mixed on Monday, with the nearby contract rising on strong export demand while deferreds eased on signs that China was making progress in rebuilding its decimated hog herd, traders said. Strength in the cash market supported the front-month December contract, which rose […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Dry soils push Chicago wheat higher

Oct. 19, 2020 at 3:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures firmed on Monday, hitting almost six-year highs, on concerns about dry conditions across key global growing areas, traders said. But gains were limited as investors stood by after prices have rallied 8.6 per cent so far this […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures retreat from 11-month high

Oct. 16, 2020 at 6:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures ended lower on Friday on profit-taking and disappointment over export demand, after prices climbed to the highest level in 11 months. Strong domestic demand for pork continues to underpin hog futures, analysts said, with the most-active December contract surging 39 per cent […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits 2014 high on global crop concerns

Oct. 16, 2020 at 4:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged to their highest prices in nearly six years on Friday as dry weather in key growing regions around the world fueled supply concerns. Corn futures ended lower, after touching a 14-month high on prospects for hefty sales to China, and soybeans also […]

By Tom Polansek