Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures slip as slaughter rises

May. 20, 2020 at 8:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell on Wednesday, as cattle continue to back up, despite slaughter plants’ coming back online, traders said. CME lean hog futures firmed despite rising kill numbers, as social distancing rules in plants keep slaughter below normal rates. The nearby CME June live […]

U.S. grains: Soy slips as traders await China deals

May. 19, 2020 at 4:43 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall

May. 19, 2020 at 4:28 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Net short position reduced in canola

May. 18, 2020 at 10:06 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits lowest since March

May. 18, 2020 at 8:12 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Live cattle book third day of gains

May. 18, 2020 at 8:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose for the third day in a row on Monday, hitting their highest since April 1, with ongoing strength in the cash markets leading the way higher, traders said. Hog contracts were lower, with the front-month contract sinking to its lowest since […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Firm cash market lifts live cattle

May. 15, 2020 at 7:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Friday, with the front contract gaining against back months, led by higher cash cattle prices, traders said. Cash cattle traded as high as $120/cwt in the southern Plains on Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said, up from trades […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat ends week down four per cent

May. 15, 2020 at 6:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Friday and recorded their biggest weekly slide in a month, dragged down by rising global stockpiles and improving crop prospects in Europe that signal strong competition for export business, analysts said. Soybean and corn futures closed modestly higher in rangebound trade. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans drift lower on favourable crop prospects

May. 14, 2020 at 7:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures drifted lower on Thursday as generally favourable U.S. Midwest crop weather bolstered expectations for large harvests, analysts said. “We just don’t have enough demand … to overcome the good growing conditions that are seen across the Midwest,” said Brian Hoops, president […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures dip after belly prices dive

May. 13, 2020 at 6:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Wednesday on technical selling and signs that wholesale pork prices may have peaked after a massive run-up due to closings at meat-packing plants as COVID-19 sickened workers, traders said. The U.S. pork cutout value fell on Tuesday afternoon by nearly […]

By Julie Ingwersen