Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Soy sags for third week on Brazil rains; corn hits contract low

Jan. 5, 2024 at 4:03 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures crumbled to their lowest prices since June on Friday and declined for a third consecutive week as much-needed rains hit dry growing areas in Brazil.

U.S. grains: Improved Brazilian crop weather knocks down CBOT soybeans

Jan. 4, 2024 at 4:23 pm CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs finish weaker, set another contract low

Jan. 3, 2024 at 5:16 pm CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, grains looking bearish to start 2024

Jan. 3, 2024 at 4:57 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy futures recover from June low as rains benefit Brazil crops

Jan. 3, 2024 at 4:49 pm CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle hit November highs as lean hogs set contract lows

Jan. 2, 2024 at 5:02 pm CST

Cattle futures stormed higher at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) on Tuesday, boosted by firmer U.S. cash trading last week, while hog futures set contract lows.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy futures fall to June low on improved Brazilian crop weather

Jan. 2, 2024 at 4:51 pm CST

U.S. soybean futures slid to their lowest level since June on the first trading day of the year, after rains hit dry areas of Brazil and forecasts called for more showers.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder market quiets at year-end

Jan. 2, 2024 at 9:42 am CST

The last full week of 2023 was characterized by lower volumes and limited buying interest. Feedlot operators don’t want to weigh down schedules of hired hands over the holidays. Many auction barns were closed for the season while some held bred cows and bred heifer sales.

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, lean hog futures mixed to lower

Dec. 29, 2023 at 5:25 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures were mostly mixed to lower on Friday, on limited technical trading and less-than-robust beef export news ahead of the New Year's holiday.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn closes with biggest yearly loss in a decade

Dec. 29, 2023 at 5:05 pm CST

Chicago corn closed on Friday with its biggest yearly drop in a decade while wheat and soybeans also posted steep annual declines after bumper harvests in Brazil and resilient Black Sea trade tempered concerns about weather and war.

By Brendan O'Brien Reuters