Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: Live cattle extend recovery

Apr. 16, 2024 at 5:51 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher for a second consecutive session on Tuesday as the market extended a recovery from oversold conditions, analysts said.

U.S. grains: Soybeans ease under pressure from firm dollar

Apr. 16, 2024 at 4:41 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Klassen: Adverse weather weighs on Western Canadian feeder market

Apr. 16, 2024 at 9:31 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Markets react calmly to Iran drone attack on Israel

Apr. 15, 2024 at 6:19 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink to multi-month lows

Apr. 12, 2024 at 5:55 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rally, defying bearish USDA report

Apr. 12, 2024 at 4:58 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures rallied on Friday on money flow from managed funds, rising demand and weather concerns, analysts said.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn higher, hog futures rebound

Apr. 11, 2024 at 5:03 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures firmed on Thursday, bolstered by technical trading and anticipated consumer demand going into the grilling season, analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Corn futures drop despite lower US supply numbers

Apr. 11, 2024 at 4:59 pm CDT

Chicago corn futures dipped on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected domestic ending stocks will remain at a five-year high, despite a reduction from last month.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy drops, corn ticks up ahead of Brazil and US crop reports

Apr. 10, 2024 at 4:59 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soy fell on Wednesday after hitting a one-month low as traders awaited a U.S. Department of Agriculture supply and demand report and Brazil's Conab crop forecast.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Attention in CBOT soybeans/corn turning to spring weather

Apr. 10, 2024 at 3:29 pm CDT

North American weather conditions should become a major influence on the activity in the grain and oilseed markets in the upcoming weeks as farmers turn their attention to spring seeding.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin