Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on Chinese trade prospects

Oct. 22, 2019 at 7:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Tuesday on hopes of fresh export sales to China after Beijing gave major crushers waivers to import U.S. soybeans without retaliatory tariffs. Futures, however, drifted from early highs as new export deals failed to materialize and as farmers took advantage of […]

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drop on burdensome supply, export jitters

Oct. 22, 2019 at 7:05 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

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

Oct. 21, 2019 at 6:48 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

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

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed lower on Thursday for a second straight session on bearish chart signals and uncertainty about export demand from China, traders said. China is facing a huge pork shortage due to an outbreak of a fatal pig disease, African swine fever. But […]

By Julie Ingwersen

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

Oct. 17, 2019 at 5:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures hit their highest level in nearly three months on Thursday as signs of rising global cash prices prompted a round of short covering, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also climbed, supported by worries about the size of U.S. crops, while traders continued […]

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