Insights and Stories on Futures

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. […]

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

Nov. 27, 2019 at 5:24 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

ICE weekly outlook: Canola still pressured by soybeans, rangebound

Nov. 27, 2019 at 4:50 pm CST

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn stuck waiting on trade news

Nov. 27, 2019 at 12:10 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Live cattle touch seven-month peak on weather woes

Nov. 26, 2019 at 5:48 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy hits two-month low on export competition

Nov. 26, 2019 at 4:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in more than two months on Tuesday on a mix of technical selling and export competition from South American supplies, traders said. Corn and wheat futures also declined after rallying a day earlier. Chicago Board of Trade January soybean […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Speculators covering canola shorts in latest trading report

Nov. 25, 2019 at 8:01 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Commodity fund traders bought back some of their previously sold contracts in canola during the week ended Tuesday, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures canola came in Tuesday […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-month top on firm cash markets

Nov. 25, 2019 at 7:46 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to a one-month high on Monday on firm domestic cash values and signs of rising global cash prices, traders said. Corn futures followed wheat higher but soybean futures fell, with the benchmark January contract hitting its lowest level in more than two […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle touch seven-month high

Nov. 25, 2019 at 7:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures climbed to a seven-month high on Monday, supported by monthly U.S. feedlot data that was not as bearish as some had feared, traders said. Traders also cited spillover strength from record highs on Wall Street equity markets and forecasts for a winter […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy falls below US$9 on South America weather, trade doubts

Nov. 22, 2019 at 7:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. nearby soybean futures closed below $9 a bushel on Friday for the first time since September, pressured by improving crop weather in South America and fears that an initial U.S.-China trade deal could be pushed back to next year, analysts said. Wheat futures ended higher, […]

By Julie Ingwersen