Insights and Stories on Futures

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 […]

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

Jan. 23, 2020 at 8:00 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Cattle stumble to two-month low ahead of USDA report

Jan. 23, 2020 at 4:15 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn futures hit three-month high on export demand

Jan. 23, 2020 at 3:18 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn set to rally

Jan. 22, 2020 at 6:53 pm CST

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: CME cattle sag on supply expectations

Jan. 22, 2020 at 5:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures weakened on Wednesday as traders prepared for a government report that is expected to confirm the nation’s supplies have expanded from a year ago. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will report on Friday that there were 11.948 million head of cattle on feed […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Robust global demand supports Chicago wheat

Jan. 22, 2020 at 3:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Profit-taking pulled down Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures on Wednesday after robust global demand and concerns about tightening supplies pushed the most-active contract to its highest price since August 2018. Soybean futures also ended lower, while nearby corn futures inched higher. Traders in the farm […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn, soy fall as traders await Chinese buying

Jan. 21, 2020 at 6:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures weakened and soybeans touched a five-week low on Tuesday as traders awaited confirmation that China has started to buy more U.S. crops after the countries signed an initial trade deal last week. Most actively traded wheat futures hit their highest price since August […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle ease amid uncertain Chinese demand

Jan. 21, 2020 at 5:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures came under pressure on Tuesday as traders waited for signs of increased Chinese demand after Beijing and Washington signed an initial trade deal last week. China pledged to increase purchases of U.S. agricultural products as part of the agreement, which is meant to […]

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Large feedlot inventories lower feeder demand

Jan. 21, 2020 at 3:06 am CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$3 on either side of unchanged and mid-weight feeders (600-850 lbs.) were steady to $2 lower, but calves under 600 lbs. were unchanged to as much as $10 lower. Prices were quite variable across the Prairies, which made the market hard […]

By Jerry Klassen