Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Corn weakens on rain across Midwest

Jul. 20, 2020 at 5:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures dropped on Monday, as rainfall strengthened crop conditions during a crucial stage in development. Soybean futures gained for a fifth consecutive session on renewed Chinese demand and support from the soybean oil market. Wheat, meanwhile, sank as harvest across the U.S. Great Plains […]

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

Jul. 20, 2020 at 5:19 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

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

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) rose on Thursday to four-month highs as steady to firmer cash cattle prices signaled that meat packers may have largely worked through a backlog of market-ready cattle that built up this spring, traders said. CME August live […]

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