Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat slips after rally, soybeans tick higher

Dec. 27, 2023 at 5:59 pm CST

Chicago wheat declined on Wednesday, erasing most of the gains made the day before when worries that escalating wartime tensions would impact shipping in the Black Sea exporting region sent grains markets higher.

CBOT weekly outlook: Late Christmas gift for futures

Dec. 27, 2023 at 5:43 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Chicago soybean, grain futures firm ahead of holidays

Dec. 22, 2023 at 4:26 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs firm, but face bigger-than-expected US herd

Dec. 22, 2023 at 4:15 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Rising loonie and weaker futures weigh on spring wheat bids

Dec. 22, 2023 at 11:33 am CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures face renewed pressure

Dec. 21, 2023 at 4:48 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures were mostly sharply lower on Thursday as traders sold off or shifted their positions ahead of a series of key government reports, analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on Brazilian rain forecasts

Dec. 21, 2023 at 4:41 pm CST

Chicago soybean futures fell on Thursday as traders focused on forecasts calling for rain in Brazil, tempering some concerns over yield losses in the world's top oilseed exporter.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago corn futures hit new lows

Dec. 20, 2023 at 5:17 pm CST

Chicago front-months' corn contracts hit new lows on Wednesday after the U.S. government closed two key rail crossings into Mexico, the top importer of U.S. corn, in response to rising migrant crossings.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm on hopes of higher cash prices

Dec. 20, 2023 at 5:07 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures firmed on Wednesday amid technical trading, weakness in U.S. corn futures and hopes of higher cash prices next week as packers close out the year, analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. wheat remains rangebound

Dec. 20, 2023 at 3:27 pm CST

United States wheat prices have been in something of a quandary lately, with any hope of higher prices curtailed by the need to remain competitive with cheaper Russian wheat, according to Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo, North Dakota.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm