Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat eases in profit-taking setback

Oct. 21, 2019 at 6:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures declined on Monday on profit taking after three sessions of gains, on concerns about weather-reduced Southern Hemisphere crops that had lifted the market to multi-month highs. Soybeans were mixed amid worries about reduced yields and late harvesting, while corn drifted lower on dull […]

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mostly higher

Oct. 21, 2019 at 5:42 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat hits three-month high on signs of tightening supplies

Oct. 18, 2019 at 6:41 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs slide on technical selling, China worries

Oct. 17, 2019 at 7:12 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat futures approach three-month high

Oct. 17, 2019 at 5:38 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy prices to continue climbing

Oct. 16, 2019 at 8:46 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Prices on the Chicago Board of Trade will probably continue to climb, especially for corn and soybeans, according to Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodities. “The basis remains strong and when the basis is strong, as far as I am concerned, that means the futures should be strong,” he […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: Canola values stay rangebound

Oct. 16, 2019 at 8:33 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — One canola trader wouldn’t go so far as to calling the canola market lifeless, but it has remained rangebound for most of the week. That’s mainly due to pressure from harvest activity, which has carried on at an impressive pace on the Canadian Prairies despite being mired with […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sag on trade uncertainty, harvest progress

Oct. 16, 2019 at 6:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Wednesday on uncertainty surrounding the particulars of U.S.-China trade talks, along with pressure from the expanding Midwest harvest, analysts said. Wheat futures bucked the weak trend, climbing on technical buying and news that Egypt, a top global importer, bought […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy decline as China trade uncertainty lingers

Oct. 15, 2019 at 7:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures closed lower on Tuesday on technical selling and seasonal pressure from the expanding U.S. harvest, along with uncertainty about the terms of a U.S.-China trade pact announced last month, analysts said. Wheat followed the weaker trend, with all three markets retreating […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on optimism for Chinese pork demand

Oct. 15, 2019 at 6:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures hit a two-week high on Tuesday, with the benchmark December contract rising its daily limit of three cents per pound on optimism about increasing pork demand from China, traders said. Food prices in China have soared, driven mainly by a sharp increase […]

By Julie Ingwersen