Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat up, corn and soy down awaiting USDA data

Jan. 9, 2020 at 7:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped on Thursday in a rebound from the market’s recent slide and soybeans and corn eased as investors squared positions ahead of an eagerly awaited U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) supply-and-demand report due on Friday. Rising global prices and forecasts for reduced U.S. […]

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs sink on big supply, premium to cash prices

Jan. 9, 2020 at 5:45 pm CST

By Karl Plume

ICE weekly outlook: Canola stronger at midweek

Jan. 8, 2020 at 6:47 pm CST

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Chinese buying drives record pork exports in November

Jan. 8, 2020 at 5:40 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Prices narrowly mixed as traders assess Mideast risk

Jan. 8, 2020 at 4:36 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide as rain boosts South American crops

Jan. 7, 2020 at 8:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures ended mostly lower on Tuesday on crop-boosting rains in South America and as investors squared positions ahead of a key U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) crop report due on Friday, although short-covering trimmed losses late in the session. Corn and wheat futures were […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle pull back after Monday rally

Jan. 7, 2020 at 7:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. live cattle futures eased on Tuesday in a profit-taking setback from the prior session’s steep jump after weeks of rising cattle prices that have eroded beef packer margins. Live cattle futures were due for a pullback after scaling to an 8-1/2 month peak last week […]

By Karl Plume

Klassen: Fed cattle market underpins feeder cattle prices

Jan. 7, 2020 at 7:29 pm CST

Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis at an average price of $275 delivered, which equates to $165 on a live basis. Fed cattle prices are now at 52-week highs and feeding margins are in the range of $50 to $70 per head. Strength in the cash […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle rally on tightening supplies, strong cash market

Jan. 6, 2020 at 7:28 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures jumped by as much as two per cent on Monday and feeder cattle futures rose by up to three per cent, propelled by strong cash market prices and tightening supplies of animals, analysts said. A $2 jump in cash cattle prices at […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce on China trade hopes

Jan. 6, 2020 at 5:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures recovered slightly on Monday from steep declines in the previous session as hopes for improved exports to China outweighed worries about rising tensions in the Middle East. Corn and wheat futures declined on technical selling and profit-taking from last week’s multi-month highs and […]

By Karl Plume