Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: Live cattle retreat on heavy supplies, weak cash market

May. 13, 2024 at 4:46 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures eased on Monday on ample supplies of market-ready cattle and expectations for flat to lower cash cattle sales this week, traders and analysts said.

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat hits 9-month highs on Russian crop losses

May. 13, 2024 at 4:43 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures turn higher, feeder cattle lower

May. 10, 2024 at 4:41 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn climbs as USDA projects US stocks below expectations

May. 10, 2024 at 4:16 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Livestock futures turn lower amid choppy trading

May. 9, 2024 at 4:50 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs as frosts cause state of emergency in Russia

May. 9, 2024 at 4:46 pm CDT

Chicago wheat futures rose on Thursday as Russia declared a state of emergency in key grain-growing regions due to frosts, while soybeans and corn fell ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture supply-and-demand report due on Friday.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: CBOT grains, soybean futures end lower ahead of USDA reports

May. 8, 2024 at 3:56 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell on Wednesday despite weather risks in top exporter Russia, highlighting the size of its supply as the country continues to dominate global export markets.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

CBOT Weekly: Focus on weather interrupted by USDA report

May. 8, 2024 at 1:44 pm CDT

A grain rally at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) during the week ended May 8 has seemed to run out of steam.

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, lean hogs rise on technical buying

May. 7, 2024 at 4:18 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Tuesday on technical buying, while lean hog contracts ended higher in a technical and short-covering rebound following four days of declines.

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago grains back off highs on weather outlook, USDA data

May. 7, 2024 at 4:09 pm CDT

Chicago wheat fell on Tuesday from peaks not seen since December, while corn eased from four-month highs as investors gauged the impact of harsh weather in some major production zones.

By Renee Hickman Reuters