Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Soy extends rally as China keeps buying

Sep. 9, 2020 at 5:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed on Wednesday to their highest in more than two years and recorded a 12th straight daily advance on continued export demand from China, coupled with worries about crop-killing frost in parts of the Midwest, analysts said. Wheat futures ended narrowly mixed while […]

Fund traders add to net long in canola, soybeans

Sep. 9, 2020 at 12:21 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend rally on Chinese demand

Sep. 8, 2020 at 8:25 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on expectations of firm cash values

Sep. 8, 2020 at 8:19 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Yearling markets mixed

Sep. 8, 2020 at 9:35 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit four-month high on export hopes

Sep. 4, 2020 at 6:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Strong export demand for U.S. pork pushed Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures to a four-month high on Friday. Traders are optimistic China, the world’s biggest pork consumer, will remain a strong buyer, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported strong weekly export sales on Thursday. […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Chinese buying, crop doubts push soy to two-year high

Sep. 4, 2020 at 5:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Increasing Chinese demand lifted U.S. soybean futures to their highest prices in more than two years on Friday, while corn futures rose on concerns about U.S. crop damage from adverse weather. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said private exporters sold 318,000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans to […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on increased Chinese demand

Sep. 3, 2020 at 6:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chinese buying pushed U.S. soybean futures to their highest prices in more than two years on Thursday, while corn and wheat futures slumped. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed private exporters sold 132,000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans to China and another 318,000 tonnes to unknown destinations, […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit four-month high on strong export sales

Sep. 3, 2020 at 5:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S lean hog futures jumped to a four-month high on Thursday on strong export demand and short covering, while cattle futures weakened. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported net U.S. pork export sales of 53,646 tonnes for the week ended Aug. 27, up 36 per cent […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Seasonal harvest pressure weighs on soy, corn

Sep. 3, 2020 at 3:31 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Market activity on the Chicago Board of Trade has been characteristic for September, with harvest activity keeping pressure on values. “The trend for September turns to the downside as harvest starts to pick up,” said Steve Georgy of Barrington Commodities at Barrington, Ill. However, next week’s world agriculture […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm