Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies from near two-month low

Feb. 12, 2020 at 5:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Wednesday, rebounding from a near two-month low with support from a broad rally in commodities and Wall Street equities tied to optimism that the coronavirus epidemic will be contained, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also advanced. Chicago Board of Trade […]

U.S. grains: Wheat sags on adequate world supplies, fund selling

Feb. 11, 2020 at 6:38 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle sag on weaker cash trade

Feb. 11, 2020 at 5:28 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans up as China pledges to fulfill purchases

Feb. 10, 2020 at 8:43 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, hogs slip on concerns over export demand

Feb. 10, 2020 at 8:36 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

Fund traders add to bearish bets in canola

Feb. 9, 2020 at 9:57 am CST

MarketsFarm — Large fund traders were busy adding to short positions in canola, soybeans and corn during the first few trading days of February, 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 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn up on technical buying, export optimism

Feb. 7, 2020 at 8:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures rose on Thursday on chart-based buying and short-covering coupled with optimism about prospects for U.S. agricultural export sales to China, traders said. Soybean futures firmed but trailed the advances in grains. Chicago Board of Trade March corn settled up 4-1/4 cents […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures advance for second day

Feb. 7, 2020 at 7:46 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed higher on Friday for a second session on follow-through buying after Thursday’s limit-up close and reminders of stepped-up Chinese demand for U.S. pork, traders said. Benchmark April lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) settled up 1.375 cents, at […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat slide on strong dollar, export uncertainty

Feb. 6, 2020 at 6:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat and corn futures fell on Thursday as a strengthening dollar dampened U.S. export prospects and traders continued to wait for signs of China buying agricultural goods, analysts said. Soybean futures eked out a modest advance. Chicago Board of Trade March corn settled down 1-1/2 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs slide on export concerns

Feb. 5, 2020 at 8:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog and cattle futures fell on Wednesday on worries that the coronavirus outbreak would stall U.S. exports of pork and beef into China, traders said. Wall Street equity markets soared on reports that scientists were developing a vaccine for the deadly virus. But hog and […]

By Julie Ingwersen