Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Corn firm ahead of USDA report, frosty weather

Oct. 7, 2019 at 8:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures inched higher on Monday on position-squaring ahead of a key monthly U.S. government crop report later this week and worries about forecasts for a freeze looming for the northwestern Corn Belt, traders said. Soybeans and wheat closed lower after a choppy session. Chicago […]

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down on U.S.-China trade jitters

Oct. 7, 2019 at 8:28 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Funds hold steady in canola

Oct. 7, 2019 at 3:30 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn falls; wheat, soy rise

Oct. 4, 2019 at 6:10 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend losing streak

Oct. 4, 2019 at 5:23 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybean futures slip on technical sales

Oct. 3, 2019 at 5:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures weakened on Thursday, retreating from early gains on technical selling after failing to take out the 10-week high hit on Tuesday, traders said. Wheat futures ended little changed, supported by a surprise export deal with China. But traders said more bullish inputs were […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on cash market strength

Oct. 3, 2019 at 5:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures firmed for the second day in a row on Thursday, with the most-active December live cattle contract holding support near a two-month peak on strong cash prices. “The cash market has been moving up steadily,” said Don Roose, analyst with U.S. Commodities in […]

By Mark Weinraub

ICE weekly outlook: Upside limited for canola’s snow boost

Oct. 2, 2019 at 6:11 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — An unwelcomed early winter storm sent ICE Futures canola contracts higher during the week ended Wednesday, but it will take outside support to sustain a rally, according to industry participants. Snow in Alberta and Saskatchewan and cool and wet conditions in Manitoba slowed harvest operations during the week, […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Technical selling pushes wheat, corn, soy lower

Oct. 2, 2019 at 5:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures fell on Wednesday on a round of technical selling after posting sharp gains earlier this week, traders said. Wheat fell most, with the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade December soft red winter wheat contract sinking 2.1 per cent, its biggest […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit highest since Aug. 9

Oct. 2, 2019 at 5:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were mixed on Wednesday, with hog contracts easing for the second day in a row on technical follow-through selling while cattle futures firmed. The most-active December live cattle contract hit its highest in nearly two months. Traders said futures prices for hogs had […]

By Mark Weinraub