Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, lean hog futures weighed by demand questions

Dec. 28, 2023 at 5:12 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures mostly ended lower on Thursday, as a sluggish cash market weighed on nearly all cattle markets and hog traders continued to wrestle with concerns about demand for hefty pork supplies, analysts said.

U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds with Black Sea risks, short covering by funds

Dec. 28, 2023 at 5:02 pm CST

By Brendan O'Brien Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog, cattle future contracts mixed

Dec. 27, 2023 at 6:09 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

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

Dec. 27, 2023 at 5:59 pm CST

By Brendan O'Brien Reuters

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

Chicago Board of Trade soybean and grain futures firmed on Friday, as traders adjusted their positions before the year-end holidays after a flurry of economic data showed underlying inflation pressures continuing to ease.

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

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs turned higher on a technical bump on Friday, and cattle futures were mixed on moderate cash trades, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Rising loonie and weaker futures weigh on spring wheat bids

Dec. 22, 2023 at 11:33 am CST

Spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly lower during the week ended Dec. 21, as strength in the Canadian dollar and losses in the United States futures weighed on values.

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