Insights and Stories on Futures

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 […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy in ‘Groundhog Day’ mode ahead of report

Jun. 24, 2020 at 10:40 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy, corn slump on crop weather, economic concerns

Jun. 24, 2020 at 8:31 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures down on big supplies, economic jitters

Jun. 24, 2020 at 8:23 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Futures rise as frozen meat stocks decline

Jun. 23, 2020 at 5:56 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

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

Jun. 23, 2020 at 4:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell for a second straight session on Tuesday and touched a three-week low on an unexpected rise in government crop condition ratings and favorable U.S. Midwest weather that was seen bolstering the recently planted crop. Soybean prices also eased, despite a decline in […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop as China tightens food import restrictions

Jun. 22, 2020 at 5:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures retreated on Monday, with actively traded nearby contracts sinking more than three per cent and hitting life-of-contract lows amid worries about pork exports to China, which has stepped up oversight of imported goods due to COVID-19. China’s customs authority said on Sunday […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn falls on good crop weather

Jun. 22, 2020 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures declined for the first time in four sessions on Monday as warm weather and scattered rains across a large swath of the Midwest farm belt bolstered development of the recently planted crop. Soybeans were mostly lower as favourable U.S. weather outweighed support from […]

By Karl Plume

Fund short position edging down in canola

Jun. 19, 2020 at 8:10 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The managed money net short position in canola saw a slight reduction in mid-June, as speculators covered short positions in the market, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Futures drop ahead of USDA data

Jun. 19, 2020 at 4:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures fell on Friday, as hog producers and cattle ranchers continue to struggle with a massive backlog even as many slaughterhouses come back online. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report, released Friday after the market close, showed May feedlot placements […]

By Christopher Walljasper