Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: Live cattle backslide amid cautious slaughter improvements

Jul. 20, 2020 at 5:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, pulling back after a rally last week on signs that meatpackers may be working through backlogs of market-ready cattle, traders said. Although slaughter rates have returned to pre-coronavirus levels, cattle remain heavier after backing up in feedlots when […]

Funds covering short positions in canola

Jul. 17, 2020 at 11:33 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures extend gains on China demand

Jul. 17, 2020 at 6:35 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end steady to firmer

Jul. 17, 2020 at 6:31 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit four-month top

Jul. 16, 2020 at 7:17 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, corn up with export demand

Jul. 16, 2020 at 6:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday for a third straight session as top global soy buyer China booked more U.S. supplies of the oilseed, traders said. Corn also firmed while wheat futures fell on profit-taking following a three-week rally. Chicago Board of Trade November soybean futures […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle up with cash values, technical buying

Jul. 15, 2020 at 7:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) closed higher on Wednesday, led by the nearby August contract on signs of firmer cash cattle prices and technical buying, traders said. Market-ready cattle traded in the cash market at $95-$97/cwt in the southern Plains, the U.S. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Higher loonie, lower canola

Jul. 15, 2020 at 6:15 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As the Canadian dollar pushes higher, canola prices could drop to the low end of its support or further, according to Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications in Calgary. The loonie closed Wednesday at 73.89 U.S. cents, after stepping above 74 U.S. cents a number of times during trading. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather the key for soybeans, corn

Jul. 15, 2020 at 5:55 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade fell off nearby highs over the past week, with shifting weather forecasts directing the flow of money in the markets. “Ninety per cent of our price influence in a supply-side driven market during the growing season will be […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat highest since April

Jul. 15, 2020 at 4:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose more than four per cent on Wednesday and touched a 2-1/2-month high as rising global cash prices and rumours of Chinese purchases triggered a round of speculative buying and short-covering, traders and analysts said. Soybean and corn futures also rose despite outlooks […]

By Julie Ingwersen