Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Corn gains on short-covering

Apr. 22, 2020 at 4:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose 2.4 per cent on Wednesday as traders unwound bearish bets following the market’s decline to its lowest since September 2009 on Tuesday, traders said. “Corn got down to the lowest prices yesterday we have seen in many years, and we have a […]

U.S. livestock: Lean hog, live cattle futures fall on plant shutdowns

Apr. 22, 2020 at 4:39 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Klassen: Uncertainty defines feeder market

Apr. 21, 2020 at 12:51 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

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

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly lower for the week ended Thursday, due to declines in U.S. markets. Support came from a weaker Canadian dollar. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheats were lower, while Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) was steady […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat stabilizes

Apr. 17, 2020 at 7:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rose on Friday, as traders wrestled with conflicting signals — from concerns over export demand of U.S. crops to the potential of weather risks. Corn futures edged higher on bargain shopping, consolidating above a 3-1/2 year low this week, while soybeans fell slightly, […]

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