Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall after weak export sales report

Dec. 5, 2019 at 5:19 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group hog futures eased on Thursday, pressured by a bearish pork export sales report, traders said. Cattle contracts were mixed, with live cattle rising on technical buying while feeder cattle eased. The U.S. Agriculture Department on Thursday morning said that weekly export sales of pork […]

U.S. grains: Soy rises on trade hopes

Dec. 4, 2019 at 4:36 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat futures drop sharply

Dec. 3, 2019 at 4:49 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures firm on cash market strength

Dec. 3, 2019 at 4:25 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Klassen: Feeder cattle edge higher on improving margins

Dec. 3, 2019 at 7:19 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Corn futures firm on technical buying

Dec. 2, 2019 at 5:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures firmed on Monday, edging up to their highest in nearly a month on a round of technical buying despite signs of poor demand, traders said. Soybean futures fell, with traders waiting for concrete signs of progress in trade negotiations between the U.S. and […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop on supply glut

Dec. 2, 2019 at 5:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell 2.4 per cent on Monday, weighed down by bearish supply concerns, traders said. “The hog market boils down to more of the same. Big supplies, record supplies,” said Don Roose, president of Iowa-based U.S. Commodities “With these trade talks still iffy, […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat surges to five-month high

Nov. 29, 2019 at 6:23 pm CST

Corrected, Nov. 30 — Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures exploded to a five-month high on Friday due to threats to global production and as fund scrambled to cover their short positions in the post-holiday market, traders said. The wheat rally gave support to Chicago corn futures, which hit […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soy futures fall to two-month low

Nov. 27, 2019 at 5:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slid to a two-month low on Wednesday on technical selling and expectations that increased rains will benefit crops in rival shipper South America. Corn and wheat futures also fell as traders adjusted positions ahead of Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday, when U.S. markets will close. […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle set contract high on winter storms

Nov. 27, 2019 at 5:24 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures reached a contract high on Wednesday on expectations that wintry weather would hamper the movement of cattle to slaughterhouses. Two winter storms blasted parts of the United States, after parts of Colorado got up to 30 inches of snow on Tuesday. The […]

By Tom Polansek