Insights and Stories on Futures

Feb. 5, 2025 at 3:41 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade grain and soy futures backpedaled from their highest prices in months on Wednesday as weather forecasts improved in Argentina, analysts said.

By Gus Trompiz, Naveen Thukral, Reuters, Tom Polansek

Feb. 5, 2025 at 3:35 pm CST

A pause on tariffs from the United States gave the canola market a boost during the first few trading days of February, although the outlook remains cloudy, and values ran into resistance on Feb. 5.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feb. 4, 2025 at 3:08 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped to their highest level since July on Tuesday as concerns eased that trade disputes will disrupt U.S. agricultural exports, analysts said.

By Reuters, Tom Polansek

Feb. 4, 2025 at 11:12 am CST

For the week ending February 1, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $8 per hundredweight higher compared to seven days earlier.  In some cases, larger packages of quality genetics were up as much $15/cwt from the prior week.

By Jerry Klassen

Jan. 28, 2025 at 3:10 pm CST

Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange hit fresh contract highs once again on Tuesday, with expectations for declining U.S. inventories behind some of the buying interest.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin