Insights and Stories on Futures

CBOT weekly outlook: Pandemic drives Chicago prices lower

Apr. 1, 2020 at 8:07 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to pressure U.S. markets, including the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), according to Scott Capinegro, president of Barrington Commodities at Barrington, Ill. “It’s like that movie Groundhog Day. You wake up and it’s the same thing every day,” Capinegro said. There’s a domino […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs limit down on coronavirus fears

Apr. 1, 2020 at 6:00 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat posts steepest drop since August

Apr. 1, 2020 at 4:22 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Corn drops after USDA pegs plantings above expectations

Mar. 31, 2020 at 7:11 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures jump in end-of-month, -quarter rebound

Mar. 31, 2020 at 7:04 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn slumps as ethanol makers feel coronavirus constraints

Mar. 30, 2020 at 7:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than one per cent on Monday on slowing grain demand from ethanol makers, as tightening coronavirus pandemic travel restrictions limited demand for the biofuel. Soybeans ended mixed, with nearby contracts lifted by firm soymeal prices and concerns coronavirus restrictions may impede […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat firm on Russia export quota plan

Mar. 27, 2020 at 7:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday on optimism about export prospects as a Russian plan to cap grain exports for the rest of the season shifted attention back to potential supply tensions during the coronavirus pandemic. However, futures pared gains on profit-taking ahead of the weekend […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat retreats from two-month peak

Mar. 26, 2020 at 8:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Thursday, retreating from a two-month high set the previous session, as traders booked profits and awaited developments in the coronavirus crisis that had sparked the recent run-up in wheat markets. Soybean futures also declined but corn rallied late in the session […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Wheat futures underpinned for now

Mar. 25, 2020 at 7:21 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — U.S. wheat futures have climbed higher over the past week, with the largest gains in Chicago Board of Trade soft wheat, as global uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic provided some support. However, that uncertainty could also makes predicting market trends rather difficult, according to an analyst. “All of […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on global demand for bread

Mar. 25, 2020 at 7:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged on Wednesday, with the May contract on the Chicago Board of Trade hitting a two-month high on a mix of technical buying and global demand for bread as the coronavirus prompts consumer stockpiling, analysts said. Corn futures closed modestly higher while soybean […]

By Julie Ingwersen