Insights and Stories on Futures

ICE weekly outlook: Canola values steady after losses

Jan. 29, 2020 at 5:26 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Canola prices started the week plagued by reports of the rapidly-spreading coronavirus in China, but managed to shake off some of that resistance. At midweek, nearby ICE Futures canola contracts were between $461 and $470, after falling by over $8 on Monday. Crush margins have maintained strength, which […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans oversold

Jan. 29, 2020 at 5:13 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans drop

Jan. 29, 2020 at 4:07 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat extend losing streaks

Jan. 28, 2020 at 7:13 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs firm, cattle mixed after limit-down moves

Jan. 28, 2020 at 7:08 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Virus concerns add more uncertainty to cattle market

Jan. 27, 2020 at 6:18 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Cattle futures in Chicago dropped hard over the past few days, as mounting concerns over the new coronavirus in China triggered a broad-based selloff in global equities and commodities. While the virus adds an extra layer of uncertainty to the North American cattle market, expectations for solid beef […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat fall on coronavirus fears

Jan. 27, 2020 at 4:24 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures fell on Monday, with investors shedding risky assets amid fears the coronavirus outbreak in China could dent the global economy, traders said. “The same thing happened with the SARS outbreak, which ended up costing the global economy $40 billion in […]

By Mark Weinraub

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

Jan. 27, 2020 at 3:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. hog and cattle contracts fell their daily trading limits on Monday, hitting multi-month lows on fears about the spread of a coronavirus in China. “If we thought China’s coronavirus was making the media rounds late last week, it’s a full-fledged media frenzy this morning,” INTL […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit six-week low as China virus sparks selling

Jan. 24, 2020 at 7:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures sank to their lowest level in more than six weeks on Friday as fears over the coronavirus spreading from China triggered broad-based selling. Corn and wheat futures also weakened as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a second U.S. case […]

By Tom Polansek

ICE weekly outlook: Don’t expect China to buy if Huawei exec goes free

Jan. 23, 2020 at 8:00 pm CST

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola traders have been keeping a close eye on this week’s extradition hearings for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver. The hearing is to determine whether Meng will be extradited to the U.S., which requested her arrest by Canadian authorities in December 2018. China, in the […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm