Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Corn continues upward on USDA acreage data, weather worries

Jul. 1, 2020 at 3:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures extended a rally on Wednesday to their highest in more than three months after a steeper-than-expected reduction to the U.S. government’s 2020 corn acreage estimate, analysts said. Soybeans and wheat gained after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s acreage report on Tuesday also showed […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy climb on smaller-than-expected acreage view

Jun. 30, 2020 at 8:31 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drift lower as corn prices soar

Jun. 30, 2020 at 8:27 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat end higher ahead of USDA reports

Jun. 29, 2020 at 8:13 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs end firm on light recovery bounce

Jun. 29, 2020 at 8:03 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs tumble on bigger-than-expected supply, economic concerns

Jun. 26, 2020 at 6:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures plunged by as much as the daily trading limit on Friday and ended sharply lower after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimated supplies above already-high trade expectations. Economic concerns amid rising novel coronavirus infections added pressure to hogs and also dragged […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans sink on Midwest weather

Jun. 26, 2020 at 4:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell for a fifth straight session on Friday on crop boosting rains across the Midwest and positioning ahead of government reports on U.S. plantings and stocks due next week. Wheat futures tumbled to contract lows, with soft red winter wheat hitting […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hogs mostly higher ahead of USDA inventory data

Jun. 25, 2020 at 5:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures were mostly higher on Thursday, lifted by firmer cash hog markets and position squaring ahead of a quarterly hog inventory report that was released after the close. Futures have been sliding for most of the past two months as hog supplies swelled […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn drops to six-week low

Jun. 25, 2020 at 3:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures tumbled to the lowest in six weeks on Thursday and soybeans fell for a fourth straight day as forecasts for crop boosting rains across the U.S. Midwest reinforced prospects for bumper crops this year. Technical selling as futures fell below recent lows added […]

By Karl Plume

ICE weekly outlook: Canola mixed at midweek

Jun. 24, 2020 at 11:01 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canola contracts have stayed locked in a pattern for the past few trading sessions, with the July contract posting small gains and new crop year contracts showing losses. That’s mainly due to traders positioning ahead of July’s expiry date. “It’s not uncommon for the July expiry to see […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm