Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: June cattle limit up on surging beef prices, meat shortages

May. 7, 2020 at 7:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures surged by their daily trading limits for a second straight session on Thursday on soaring beef prices and concerns about meat shortages because of recent packing plant closures due to the coronavirus. Shuttered slaughterhouses across North America due to the pandemic have […]

U.S. grains: Futures rebound on Chinese buying, Midwest frost concerns

May. 7, 2020 at 4:14 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

ICE weekly outlook: Canola acres could be in flux

May. 6, 2020 at 5:34 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn could move below $3, analyst says

May. 6, 2020 at 5:17 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn end lower as demand flags

May. 6, 2020 at 4:43 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Futures surge on technical buying as plants reopen

May. 6, 2020 at 4:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures rose on Wednesday amid a flurry of technical buying — with some live and feeder cattle futures surging to daily trading limits — as investors said they were keeping a close eye on signs of packing plants reopening in the wake […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs slide after three days of gains

May. 5, 2020 at 6:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures retreated on Tuesday in a profit-taking setback after three sessions of gains that were fueled by rising meat prices and concerns about meat shortages as several packing plants have closed due to coronavirus infections among workers. Benchmark June lean hog futures […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Corn gains with rising crude, limited by early planting

May. 5, 2020 at 4:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures gained on Tuesday, following energy markets higher on hopes of renewed ethanol fuel demand as lockdowns ease, but were capped by ahead-of-schedule planting across the U.S. Midwest, analysts said. Soybeans climbed on confirmation of new sales to China, even as the United States […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble as China spat piles on demand worries

May. 4, 2020 at 5:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean and corn futures slid on Monday as rising tensions between Washington and Beijing raised concern about further demand risk, on top of coronavirus disruptions to biofuel and livestock feed markets. Favourable crop weather also weighed on prices as planting advanced in the U.S. Midwest […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures inch up as plants reopen

May. 4, 2020 at 5:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog and live cattle futures closed higher on Monday, as meat processing facilities began to open after closures of more than 20 plants due to coronavirus illnesses among workers. Rising pork and beef cutout prices have also helped give futures a boost on Monday, […]

By Christopher Walljasper P.J. Huffstutter