Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Chicago soy touches 22-month low ahead of USDA report

Oct. 11, 2023 at 5:59 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Chicago soybean and wheat futures fell on Wednesday, and corn futures firmed as the markets turned their attention to widely-followed U.S. government crop forecasts. The most-active soybean contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) dropped 19 cents, about 1.5 per cent, to settle at […]

Managed money fund traders increase bearish canola bets

Oct. 10, 2023 at 7:12 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Live cattle mostly lower

Oct. 10, 2023 at 6:26 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. grains: Soybeans lifted by bright report on export demand

Oct. 10, 2023 at 5:54 pm CDT

By Zachary Goelman

Klassen: Steam evaporates off yearling market

Oct. 10, 2023 at 1:18 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs down as Middle East war sparks risk-off selling

Oct. 9, 2023 at 7:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures retreated on Monday while lean hog futures fell for the first time in four sessions, pressured by risk-off selling as violence erupted in the Middle East over the weekend and riled global markets. The bloodiest fighting in years between the Palestinian […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn falls, soy eases as focus moves to U.S. harvest

Oct. 9, 2023 at 7:53 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Chicago corn and soybean futures fell on Monday on an acceleration in the pace of the harvest in the U.S. Midwest, reversing overnight gains triggered by worries about the conflict in the Middle East. The most actively traded corn futures contract on the Chicago Board […]

By Zachary Goelman

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures fall as harvest accelerates

Oct. 6, 2023 at 7:19 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Chicago soybean and corn futures fell on Friday due to profit-taking after the previous day’s rally and forecasts of favourable harvest weather this weekend. Wheat futures also dropped as concerns ebbed about shipping grain through the Black Sea. The most-active Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) […]

By Zachary Goelman

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures rise for third day in a row

Oct. 6, 2023 at 7:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose on Friday, extending a rally that was sparked by a strong export sales report a day earlier, traders said. A round of short covering was noted as prices moved off of the four-month lows hit on Wednesday. Cattle futures […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat rises on Black Sea tensions

Oct. 5, 2023 at 7:03 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rallied on Thursday, boosted more than three per cent on reports of new tensions in the Black Sea region. Corn futures hit a one-month peak, breaking out of a recent range holding above a key technical level, and soybeans rose modestly despite lacklustre export demand. […]

By Zachary Goelman