Insights and Stories on Futures

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 […]

CME amends feeder cattle futures, options rules

May. 22, 2018 at 6:37 pm CDT

By Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: Shocker USDA reports leave questions for traders

Mar. 29, 2018 at 4:16 pm CDT

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Klassen: Buyers’ temperance subdues feeder market

Mar. 20, 2018 at 4:37 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Wheat down on global supplies, seasonal pressure

May. 15, 2017 at 5:34 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures ease in technical selloff

May. 15, 2017 at 4:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. cattle futures eased on Monday, with live cattle shedding two per cent and feeders dropping for the fourth time in the last five sessions in a technical selloff, traders and analysts said. Investors continued to take profits on long positions as cattle declined from their […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn inches higher on weather uncertainty

May. 12, 2017 at 5:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures firmed on Friday on light short-covering ahead of the weekend and uncertainty about planting weather in the Midwest, analysts said, while soybeans and wheat closed modestly lower. Chicago Board of Trade July corn settled up 1-3/4 cents at $3.71 per bushel (all figures […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sag on technical selling

May. 11, 2017 at 4:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a 1-1/2-week low on Thursday, pressured by follow-through weakness after Wednesday’s poor technical close and some farmer selling, analysts said. Corn futures sagged as forecasts called for improving weather in the U.S. Midwest, where wet conditions have stalled planting in some areas. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy up ahead of USDA data

May. 9, 2017 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed nearly one per cent on Tuesday, halting a three-session slide, as traders adjusted positions a day ahead of a U.S. government crop report and as excessively wet weather in the Midwest raised concerns, analysts said. Corn futures closed modestly higher while wheat […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-week low as weather improves

May. 8, 2017 at 5:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell about two per cent to a one-week low on Monday, and corn and soybeans also declined on prospects for improving crop weather in the Midwest and Plains, analysts said. “The weather is getting better. The fact that we don’t have a very […]

By Julie Ingwersen