Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Corn, soy to one-month lows

Jan. 16, 2020 at 8:09 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybean futures hit one-month lows on Thursday and wheat futures followed amid doubts about whether China will make the purchases from the United States promised in a trade deal between the two countries, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade March corn futures tumbled […]

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slide on Phase One uncertainty

Jan. 16, 2020 at 7:55 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

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CBOT weekly outlook: Trading cautious on Phase One pact

Jan. 16, 2020 at 12:14 am CST

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Hogs firm in muted reaction to Phase One pact

Jan. 15, 2020 at 7:54 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag despite China trade deal signing

Jan. 15, 2020 at 5:43 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat hits six-month top as world prices rise

Jan. 14, 2020 at 6:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures hit a six-month high on Tuesday, supported by a pickup in export business and news that Russia, the world’s top wheat supplier, is considering limiting grain exports through June, traders said. Soybean futures ended flat and corn drifted lower as brokers awaited Wednesday’s […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy declines, corn firms as China deal’s terms awaited

Jan. 13, 2020 at 7:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures declined on Monday on favourable crop weather in South America and position-squaring as traders waited to see if a U.S.-Chinese trade agreement due to be signed this week will herald a significant increase in demand for U.S. crops. Wheat futures also fell, down […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs hit one-month low on weak cash values

Jan. 13, 2020 at 6:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) fell to a one-month low on Monday, pressed by ample U.S. pork supplies and a discount in the cash hog market relative to futures, traders said. “We’ve got a problem where we are still seeing big hog […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy shrug off benign USDA data

Jan. 10, 2020 at 7:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybeans were steady to higher on Friday as investors looked past revised U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) supply-and-demand projections and focused on improved prospects for exports to China, which is due to sign an interim trade deal with the United States next week. […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on firm cash market, harsh Plains weather

Jan. 10, 2020 at 7:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures climbed to the loftiest levels of the week on Friday on expectations for higher cash cattle sales at Plains feedlot markets and as harsh weather in parts of the region increased stress on the animals. Some feedlot cattle in the central and […]

By Karl Plume