Insights and Stories on Futures

Klassen: Canadian feeder market holds value despite weaker futures

Oct. 31, 2023 at 9:58 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices traded $3-$5 lower while calf values were relatively unchanged. The market was slightly softer early in the week. On Wednesday, Alberta packers renewed fed cattle bids similar to week-ago levels and the aggressive buying lifted calf prices back up to levels similar […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle recover off recent slide, eye cash prices

Oct. 30, 2023 at 5:32 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: South America rains push soy futures down

Oct. 30, 2023 at 4:52 pm CDT

By Brendan O'Brien Julie Ingwersen

Fund short position hits new record in ICE canola

Oct. 30, 2023 at 10:34 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle recover off May-level low

Oct. 27, 2023 at 7:05 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans, soymeal climb on demand

Oct. 27, 2023 at 6:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rallied and soymeal hit a contract high on Friday on strong demand for U.S. supplies, analysts said. U.S. soymeal exports are on their way to new highs this season after a poor soybean harvest in top soymeal exporter Argentina earlier […]

By Brendan O'Brien Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat up off two-week low on Ukraine export uncertainty

Oct. 26, 2023 at 6:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose from a two-week low on Thursday on jitters about supply risks from the Ukraine war. Ukraine, a major grain exporter, has been using a Black Sea shipping channel to try to revive its seaborne shipments without Russian approval after […]

By Brendan O'Brien Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle ease on larger U.S. supply, weaker equities

Oct. 26, 2023 at 6:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures eased on Thursday, with losses in equities and bigger-than-expected U.S. livestock supplies dragging down the markets. Traders kept an eye on Wall Street as weakness in stocks and concerns about the economy can limit consumer demand for pricey beef, analysts said. […]

By Tom Polansek

ICE weekly outlook: Canola pulling lower

Oct. 25, 2023 at 8:26 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange kicked off the week of Oct. 23-27 with sharp losses, as the most heavily traded January contract busted through its support level of $700 per tonne. Among the reasons for canola’s steep fall, as David Derwin pointed out, were the better than […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Seasonal harvest pressure weighs on soy, corn

Oct. 25, 2023 at 8:15 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade may be hard pressed to move much higher in the short-term, as advancing harvest operations across the U.S. leave the market flush with supplies. However, solid underlying demand should remain supportive on the other side, according to an […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin