Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs firm on winter weather woes

Jan. 17, 2020 at 6:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Front-month lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) settled about one per cent higher on Friday, supported by fears that a weekend winter storm in the Plains and Midwest would slow the transport of livestock and complicate pork and beef plant operations, traders said. […]

U.S. grains: Corn soars on bargain buying

Jan. 17, 2020 at 4:34 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

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

Jan. 16, 2020 at 8:09 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

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

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) inched higher on Wednesday as the United States and China signed a Phase One trade agreement that could lead to increased sales of U.S. meat to the world’s biggest pork consumer. However, gains in futures were […]

By Julie Ingwersen

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

Jan. 15, 2020 at 5:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a one-month low on Wednesday even as U.S. President Donald Trump signed a “Phase One” trade deal with China, the world’s top soy importer, reflecting traders’ uncertainty about the terms of the pact. Corn followed soybeans lower, but wheat futures surged […]

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