Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: Follow-through buying carries CME cattle to eight-week highs

Jan. 18, 2024 at 5:33 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures stormed to their highest levels in about eight weeks on Thursday amid follow-through buying, traders said.

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures end higher after setting multi-year lows

Jan. 18, 2024 at 5:25 pm CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy futures drop near two-year low, corn sets three-year low

Jan. 17, 2024 at 5:12 pm CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit November highs as traders focus on harsh US winter

Jan. 17, 2024 at 5:03 pm CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybean futures firm as traders wrestle with Brazilian output forecasts

Jan. 16, 2024 at 5:27 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn plunges on robust supplies, sluggish US demand

Jan. 12, 2024 at 5:39 pm CST

Chicago corn futures plunged to a three-year low on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that U.S. corn stocks swelled to their highest levels since 2018

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: live cattle, lean hogs fall amid weather, demand woes

Jan. 12, 2024 at 5:28 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog and live cattle futures were mostly down on Friday as concerns about winter weather and sluggish export demand had some investors shedding their positions.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

US corn stocks swell as world recovers from tighter supplies

Jan. 12, 2024 at 1:28 pm CST

U.S. corn inventories last month swelled to their largest level since 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday, as global supplies recover from multi-year lows.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise as icy weather threatens US herds

Jan. 11, 2024 at 5:25 pm CST

Cattle futures jumped at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Thursday on concerns over frigid temperatures that threaten U.S. herds, analysts said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy futures near two-year lows as traders await US crop reports

Jan. 11, 2024 at 5:21 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended flat on Thursday and remained near their lowest level since December 2021 amid lackluster demand for U.S. exports and an improved South American supply outlook.

By Reuters Tom Polansek