Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit up as trade tensions cool

Aug. 26, 2019 at 8:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures jumped Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump predicted a trade deal with China after positive gestures by Beijing. Signs of cooling trade tensions supported the market, traders said, after China imposed retaliatory tariffs on imports of U.S. pork and […]

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise as trade tensions ease

Aug. 26, 2019 at 8:16 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

USDA’s August WASDE report hits commodity markets hard

Aug. 12, 2019 at 1:39 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy firm, corn mixed ahead of USDA report

Aug. 9, 2019 at 6:43 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. Midwest floods to weigh on diesel demand come harvest

Jul. 10, 2019 at 9:44 pm CDT

By Stephanie Kelly

U.S. CFTC awards nearly US$2.5 million to Cargill whistleblower

Jun. 25, 2019 at 7:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has awarded about US$2.5 million to a whistleblower in a 2017 case against global grain trader Cargill over alleged violations in how it handled trades, the agency said Tuesday. The award, while significant in size, was reduced “because of the […]

By Reuters

Grain markets walled off from flood impacts by mountains of supplies

Mar. 22, 2019 at 1:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — A massive supply of grains has shielded the futures markets from the impact of flooding in the U.S. Midwest so far, with traders largely shrugging off this week’s reports of destroyed storage bins, swamped elevators and questions about if waters will recede in time for planting. […]

By Mark Weinraub

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans wait on China news

Jan. 2, 2019 at 5:50 pm CST

CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade started 2019 on a firm note, bouncing higher on rumours of fresh Chinese buying interest. However, with the U.S. government still in partial shutdown mode, confirmation of that business was lacking and additional advances remain questionable. “We’re basically buying […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canola funds reduce net short position

Dec. 14, 2018 at 5:56 pm CST

CNS Canada — Fund traders lowered their net short positions in ICE Futures canola during the week ended Tuesday, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report compiled by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). According to the latest report, managed money and other reportable speculators decreased their […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canola crush margins deteriorate

Jun. 20, 2018 at 4:06 am CDT

CNS Canada — Canola crush margins have deteriorated over the past few months to hit some of their weakest levels of the past two years. However, domestic processors continue to show good demand despite their declining profit margins. As of Monday, the Canola Board Crush Margin calculated by ICE Futures […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin