Insights and Stories on Futures

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 […]

U.S. grains: Soy up after crop ratings dip

Jul. 14, 2020 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drift lower on beef demand worries

Jul. 14, 2020 at 7:04 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Feeder market in summer mode

Jul. 13, 2020 at 9:51 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Canola fund short position smallest in six months

Jul. 13, 2020 at 9:09 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soy down as weather favours yield prospects

Jul. 13, 2020 at 8:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than two per cent on Monday, nearing a two-week low as Midwest weather forecasts turned milder for the crop’s key growth phase this month, raising the potential for a large harvest, analysts said. The rosy weather outlook also pushed soybean futures […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures weaken, cattle futures advance

Jul. 10, 2020 at 6:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures on Friday pulled back from a rally the previous session as large supplies and doubts about Chinese imports weighed on the market, analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) August lean hog futures settled down 0.35 cent at 49.875 cents/lb. (all figures US$). The […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans drop on favourable weather

Jul. 10, 2020 at 4:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures prices fell on Friday on expectations for beneficial rains in crop-growing areas and as President Donald Trump said the country’s relationship with trading partner China was severely damaged. A monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report pegged America’s harvests below analysts’ […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat futures top two-month high on global harvest worries

Jul. 9, 2020 at 3:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures on Thursday leapt to their highest prices in more than two months as the latest crop estimates in major exporting countries like Argentina, France and Russia raised questions about global supply. Corn and soybean futures also strengthened, as weather forecasts […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures, boxed beef prices weaken

Jul. 8, 2020 at 7:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live and feeder cattle futures weakened with boxed beef prices on Wednesday as large supplies of heavy livestock are ready for slaughter, commodity brokers said. Cattle heading to slaughter weigh more, analysts said, because they put on pounds as animals backed up in feedlots when […]

By Tom Polansek