Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat down on supply concerns, soft demand

Oct. 31, 2023 at 6:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell across the board on Tuesday on soft demand and as supply concerns weakened in the Southern Hemisphere, while soybean futures pushed higher on adverse weather in Brazil. The most-active wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) ended down 9-3/4 cents […]

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise on hopes for cash prices

Oct. 31, 2023 at 6:50 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Canadian feeder market holds value despite weaker futures

Oct. 31, 2023 at 9:58 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

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

MarketsFarm — The net speculative short position in the ICE Futures canola market rose to its largest level ever recorded as fund traders put on fresh bearish bets and liquidated previously placed long positions, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

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

Oct. 27, 2023 at 7:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures fell to their lowest level since May on Friday before ending higher, while live cattle recovered from June lows reached earlier this week. Strength in the cash market helped boost futures, traders said. Reports of meatpackers paying $185/cwt in Texas […]

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