Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally, export sales in focus

Oct. 5, 2023 at 6:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied on Thursday, with signs of strong export demand supporting prices following the market’s decline to its lowest in more than four months on Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Thursday morning that export sales of pork […]

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looking for a spark

Oct. 4, 2023 at 7:41 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: Harvest pressure weighing on prices

Oct. 4, 2023 at 7:32 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures break losing streak

Oct. 4, 2023 at 5:49 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans firm, risk aversion caps gains

Oct. 4, 2023 at 3:49 pm CDT

By Zachary Goelman

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans drop in choppy trade

Oct. 3, 2023 at 7:55 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago soybean futures fell on Tuesday, at one point nearing their lowest levels since December of 2021, under pressure from a stronger dollar, improving signs for the U.S. harvest and a brisk start to planting in Brazil. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybeans settled down 0.3 per cent […]

By Zachary Goelman

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures drop on technical selling

Oct. 3, 2023 at 7:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Tuesday, pressured by technical selling and demand concerns, traders said. Hog futures notched their third straight losing session as the government’s bigger-than-expected supply report from last week continued to weigh on the market. The benchmark CME December lean hogs […]

By Reuters

Klassen: Feeder market falters at record highs

Oct. 2, 2023 at 9:38 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2 to as much as $8 lower on average. Calf markets were relatively unchanged to $10 lower. There was moderate demand for top quality grass yearlings but plainer types experienced softer buying interest. Pre-conditioned calves held value but unweaned bawlers appear […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat up off three-year low after steep sell-off

Oct. 2, 2023 at 5:54 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rebounded on Monday on what one analyst characterized as “bottom-picking” after prices dropped more than six per cent to three-year lows on Friday. Corn followed wheat higher, but soybeans prices remained low after news reports of Brazilian farmers planting at a rapid clip. The U.S. […]

By Zachary Goelman

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs extend selloff on supply view

Oct. 2, 2023 at 5:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell sharply for the second day in a row, hitting a four-month low as traders adjusted their expectations for prices to reflect the U.S. government’s bigger-than-expected supply view. “We simply don’t need the sow base we currently have or need […]

By Reuters