Insights and Stories on Futures

Prairie cash wheat: Most bids see gains on the week

Jun. 19, 2020 at 2:07 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly higher for the week ended Thursday. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat made the strongest gains, as Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) was either side of steady. There were modest increases for Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD). Support came from the […]

U.S. grains: Wheat slips on bumper harvest, soy up on exports

Jun. 18, 2020 at 5:38 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures, beef prices decline

Jun. 18, 2020 at 5:26 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

ICE weekly outlook: Canola likely to move lower

Jun. 17, 2020 at 7:16 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Spring wheat premium widening over winter wheat

Jun. 17, 2020 at 5:32 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat hits eight-month low as harvest advances

Jun. 17, 2020 at 3:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures edged downward on Wednesday reaching an eight-month low as the U.S. harvest continues and rainfall across Europe allayed recent weather worries. Corn prices climbed after early losses, ending in positive territory on increased ethanol use, but capped by pressure from favourable weather across […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Hog futures still face headwinds over demand questions

Jun. 17, 2020 at 3:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures traded choppy on Wednesday, amid ongoing pressure from large domestic supplies and rebounding pork production, analysts said. Meanwhile, concerns over a potential slowdown in U.S. pork exports kept markets jittery for a second session, traders said. China’s meat importers fear clearing delays […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Corn trims gains on technical selling

Jun. 16, 2020 at 4:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures ended slightly lower on Tuesday after a day of positive trading after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported decreased crop conditions due to recent hot weather across the western corn belt. Wheat slid as winter harvests continue, while soybeans remained lower as […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on crop development

Jun. 15, 2020 at 4:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures slid on Monday on reports of healthy crop development across much of the U.S. Midwest, as concerns about a potential bumper crop cooled market enthusiasm over recent strong Chinese demand. Private exporters reported the sale of 390,000 tonnes of soybeans to China for […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Futures up as meat production grows

Jun. 15, 2020 at 4:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose on Monday, after plunging to their lowest price in more than a month last week, amid signs of meat production increasing — even as cash market prices continue to strain livestock producers’ profits. Chicago Mercantile Exchange August live cattle rose 0.675 […]

By P.J. Huffstutter