Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on slowed planting progress

May. 27, 2020 at 7:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Wednesday as a slowdown in plantings in the Midwest and forecasts for more disruptive weather lifted prices to two-week highs, although technical selling kept a lid on gains. Corn also edged higher after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported slower-than-anticipated […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on economic optimism, discount to cash prices

May. 27, 2020 at 7:19 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures follow equities higher

May. 26, 2020 at 5:13 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on China demand, economic optimism

May. 26, 2020 at 4:30 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybean futures fall with export prospects

May. 22, 2020 at 7:51 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live and feeder cattle futures slip

May. 22, 2020 at 7:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live and feeder cattle futures closed lower on Friday after disappointing cold storage data the previous day and ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s cattle on feed report in the afternoon. Lean hog futures also dropped, as backups continue at slaughter facilities, traders said. […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall

May. 21, 2020 at 7:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures sank 1.4 per cent to a two-week low on Thursday, pressured by concerns about falling export demand from the world’s top soy importer due to rising tensions between Beijing and Washington, traders said. “It does not take much,” said Mark Schultz, chief market […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs, live cattle gain against cash markets

May. 21, 2020 at 7:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live hog futures gained on Thursday on short-covering as contracts strengthened against cash markets, traders said. CME live cattle futures firmed, while feeder cattle dipped ahead of Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture cattle on feed report. The nearby CME June lean hogs gained 2.475 cents, […]

By Christopher Walljasper

ICE weekly outlook: Canola nearing resistance

May. 20, 2020 at 8:30 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts have trended higher over the past month, but may be nearing the upper end of their nearby range. Solid demand, from both exporters and domestic crushers, has kept canola well supported, while a firmer tone in world energy and vegetable oil markets should also […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on Black Sea dryness

May. 20, 2020 at 8:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures gained on Wednesday as dryness in Russia and a weak crop outlook on the U.S. Plains lifted the market. Soybeans lifted as the Brazilian currency gained against the U.S. dollar, renewing hopes of buying by China, while corn was flat as demand gains […]

By Christopher Walljasper