Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, nearby feeder cattle futures firm

Feb. 8, 2024 at 5:46 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and nearby feeder cattle futures turned higher on Thursday, supported by weakness in the corn market Cv1 and anticipation that the cash market will continue to firm, traders said.

U.S. grains: Soybeans turn higher, grains lower, on raft of government data

Feb. 8, 2024 at 2:51 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans touch new multi-year lows on grain glut worries

Feb. 7, 2024 at 5:33 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Cowboy rides through a pen of steers at a feedlot.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures lower, hogs mixed on technical trading

Feb. 7, 2024 at 5:28 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on bargain-buying ahead of USDA report

Feb. 6, 2024 at 5:40 pm CST

By Karl Plume Reuters

Klassen: Canadian feeder market jumps on USDA data

Feb. 6, 2024 at 9:17 am CST

For the week ending February 2, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were up $6/cwt to $12/cwt from seven days earlier. Certain pockets of Western Canada had grass cattle trading $12/cwt to as much as $20/cwt above the previous week.

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Soybeans move higher on technical trading ahead of government reports

Feb. 5, 2024 at 5:28 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade soybeans futures on Monday rose on technical trading ahead of a slew of key government crop reports, after the most-active contract Sv1 touched the lowest price since December of 2020, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures turn lower on profit-taking

Feb. 5, 2024 at 5:05 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures ended the day lower on Monday, as market participants sought to take profits after live cattle futures hit a nearly three-month high in the previous session, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on disappointing US export data; corn also down

Feb. 1, 2024 at 5:20 pm CST

U.S. soybean futures fell about 1.5 per cent on Thursday on disappointing weekly U.S. export sales data coupled with strong competition from Brazil, where the soy harvest is expanding, traders said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters