Insights and Stories on Futures

CME cattle futures rout continues; hogs end lower

Dec. 8, 2023 at 8:40 am CST

Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange dropped on Thursday to fresh multi-month lows on technical selling and weak beef prices at a time when feedlot supplies of market-ready cattle are rising, analysts said.

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally ahead of Argentina’s inauguration of Milei, U.S. export sales

Dec. 7, 2023 at 3:40 pm CST

By Brendan O'Brien Reuters

ICE weekly outlook: Canola likely to keep sliding back

Dec. 7, 2023 at 9:15 am CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on third day of US sales to China; soy, corn retreat

Dec. 6, 2023 at 5:01 pm CST

By Brendan O'Brien Reuters

U.S. grains and oilseeds trading South American weather/charts

Dec. 6, 2023 at 3:13 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on fresh round of purchases by China

Dec. 5, 2023 at 4:20 pm CST

Wheat rose after U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed private sales of 198,000 metric tons of U.S. soft red winter wheat to China, the second such sale in as many days. Monday's announcement that China had purchased 440,000 tons of the grain, the largest one-off U.S. wheat export sale to China since at least 2020, added impetus to a recent rally.

By Brendan O'Brien Reuters

Klassen: Feeder market bounces on lower volumes

Dec. 5, 2023 at 10:04 am CST

Strength was noted in Manitoba and Saskatchewan while a softer tone was evident in Alberta. Once again, buyers shrugged off the weaker feeder cattle futures and the focus was on filling year-end orders. Alberta and Saskatchewan feedlots are carrying larger numbers but there appears to be sufficient bunk capacity available to sustain the price structure.

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: wheat futures rocket higher on private sales to China

Dec. 4, 2023 at 4:31 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade wheat rose nearly three per cent on Monday, with the most-active contract Wv1 reaching the highest level since late August after the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the largest one-off private sale to China in years.

By Brendan O'Brien Reuters

U.S. Livestock: CME cattle down sharply on fund selling, ending near week’s lows

Dec. 1, 2023 at 6:34 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures plunged for a second straight session on Friday on fund long liquidation, closing out a volatile week of trading in the livestock pits with prices for live and feeder cattle contracts ending near the week's lows.

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. Grains: Soybeans slide on predicted rains in Brazil

Dec. 1, 2023 at 3:42 pm CST

Chicago soybean futures fell on Friday as the weather forecast in drought-stricken northern Brazil promised much-needed rain for producers who are dealing with the prospect of low yields and damaged crops. Corn and wheat both ended higher as traders continued to cover short positions in both markets.

By Brendan O'Brien Reuters