Insights and Stories on Futures

Fund long position in canola hits new record

Sep. 14, 2020 at 7:12 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Fund traders added to their sizeable long positions in canola during the week ended Tuesday (Sept. 8), hitting the largest net long position in the two years of available data. The latest commitment of traders (CoT) report compiled by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) showed managed […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans top $10 a bushel on Chinese demand, smaller crop

Sep. 14, 2020 at 6:03 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall, cattle up on technical trading, profit-taking

Sep. 14, 2020 at 4:43 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs climb on bullish pork export prospects

Sep. 11, 2020 at 5:59 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy rallies on expectations for higher exports

Sep. 11, 2020 at 4:29 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog futures limit up on pork export optimism

Sep. 11, 2020 at 1:06 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed up their daily limit on Thursday as confirmation of a case of African swine fever in a wild boar in Germany fueled expectations that pork importers would turn to the United States for supplies, traders said. Firming cash hog values and […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn up as hog futures soar

Sep. 10, 2020 at 4:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed to their highest in five months on Thursday as news of a swine disease in Germany fueled expectations of increased demand for U.S. pork and feed grains, traders said. Firm cash markets for corn ahead of the start of the U.S. Midwest […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise as cash values firm

Sep. 9, 2020 at 7:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose on Wednesday, reaching a four-month high on firming cash hog prices, optimism about pork demand and technical buying, analysts said. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange October lean hog futures contract settled above its 200-day moving average, rising 1.475 cents to end at […]

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Canola shows volatility after long weekend

Sep. 9, 2020 at 6:25 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Although there remains a lot of canola to be combined, one trader believes most harvest pressure on the market has already passed. “The farmers who wanted to sell off of the combine or shortly after, probably have done so already,” said Jerry Klassen, an independent Winnipeg commodities trader. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Export demand underpins commodities

Sep. 9, 2020 at 6:09 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Commodity prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) have found support from recent increases in global export demand. China has purchased nearly 900,000 tonnes of soybeans for delivery during the current marketing year, which began on Sept. 1. “It’s all about Chinese demand,” said Terry Reilly of […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm