Insights and Stories on Futures

Klassen: Uncertainty defines feeder market

Apr. 21, 2020 at 12:51 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were down $3-`$5 on average while calves were unchanged to down $2. Sales were characterized by low volumes and limited buying interest. Feedlot operators are hesitant to step forward in the current environment, with packing plants on both sides of the border […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise on supply woes

Apr. 20, 2020 at 5:42 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn sinks to lowest since 2009 as crude oil turns negative

Apr. 20, 2020 at 4:42 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Prairie cash wheat: Durum holds steady, other spring wheats down

Apr. 17, 2020 at 8:25 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat stabilizes

Apr. 17, 2020 at 7:31 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed on hopes of economic reopening

Apr. 17, 2020 at 7:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live and feeder cattle futures ended mixed on Friday, with nearby contracts pressured by coronavirus-related disruptions at packing plants, while hopes for a reopening of the economy lifted deferred contracts. Actively traded June live cattle ended higher on the week, for a second straight week, […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Funds add to net short position in canola

Apr. 17, 2020 at 5:35 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Fund traders put more new bearish bets on canola in the second week of April, adding to their net short position, 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 canola […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat slumps after Egypt again passes on U.S. product

Apr. 16, 2020 at 7:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures retreated on Thursday as worries over favourable weather dissipated and demand concerns resurfaced after top importer Egypt passed on U.S. wheat in a purchasing tender for a second straight day. Soybean futures sagged on weaker-than-expected export sales and worries of diminished livestock feed […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rebound to one-week high

Apr. 16, 2020 at 7:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live and feeder cattle futures jumped to one-week highs on Thursday as the markets extended rebounds after diving recently on concerns about the new coronavirus backing up livestock on farms. Hog futures remained under pressure from disruptions caused by the virus, which has shut pork […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn futures set 3-1/2 year low as ethanol output tumbles

Apr. 15, 2020 at 7:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures dropped to their lowest level in about 3-1/2 years on Wednesday as weekly ethanol output set a record low, reflecting weak demand for the crop during the coronavirus outbreak. Soybean and wheat futures also fell at the Chicago Board of Trade. Demand for […]

By Tom Polansek