Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Crop futures slide on coronavirus fears

Feb. 28, 2020 at 8:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures slumped to new contract lows on Friday and wheat fell to a 3-1/2-month low with a seventh daily drop in eight trading sessions as a spike in new coronavirus cases beyond China fueled fears of a pandemic. Soybeans also retreated, reversing course after […]

U.S. livestock: CME cattle dive as coronavirus slams global markets

Feb. 28, 2020 at 5:56 pm CST

By Karl Plume

CME to raise hog futures trading limits as swine fever fuels volatility

Feb. 28, 2020 at 4:32 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Fund traders still bearish on canola

Feb. 28, 2020 at 3:32 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat tumble as coronavirus rattles investors

Feb. 27, 2020 at 3:23 pm CST

By Karl Plume

ICE weekly outlook: New lows in, but canola stabilizing

Feb. 26, 2020 at 10:09 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market dropped to fresh contract lows on Tuesday but managed to find some support to the downside and may stabilize for the time being amid oversold price sentiment. The May canola contract, which had started 2020 trading in the $490 area, touched a low […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce on chance of Argentina export limits

Feb. 26, 2020 at 8:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures on Wednesday extended a rebound from a sharp drop earlier this week as investors anticipated changes to Argentine export taxes that could reduce export competition from the major soy supplier. Corn and wheat futures eased on pressure from a firmer dollar, which creates […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink on fund selling

Feb. 26, 2020 at 8:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell sharply in actively traded nearby contracts on Wednesday as concerns about the spread of coronavirus and its impact on demand triggered active selling by commodities funds. Slumping cash market prices further fueled the slide, with the benchmark April contract […]

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Coronavirus, other factors grip markets

Feb. 26, 2020 at 1:33 pm CST

MarketsFarm — As fears of a worldwide pandemic of the COVID-19 coronavirus increase, markets, including the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), are seen to have been taking a beating. “The perception is, it’s going to get worse, that trade is going to struggle,” said Steve Georgy, president of Allendale Inc. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce, corn stabilizes

Feb. 25, 2020 at 6:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures stabilized on Tuesday and soybean futures firmed in a mild recovery from the prior session’s steep drop on fears about the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Wheat futures were mixed after posting fresh lows on technical selling and pressure from ample global supplies […]

By Karl Plume