Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs limit down on USDA report

Sep. 29, 2023 at 6:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures tumbled by the daily trading limit on Friday under pressure from stronger-than-expected productivity in U.S. herds, analysts said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a quarterly report issued after trading ended on Thursday, surprised analysts by reporting the average pigs […]

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs to face bigger-than-expected herd

Sep. 28, 2023 at 7:30 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn hits one-month high ahead of USDA data

Sep. 28, 2023 at 7:26 pm CDT

By Zachary Goelman

ICE weekly outlook: Canola ‘due for a bounce’

Sep. 27, 2023 at 7:05 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn trade watch harvest weather

Sep. 27, 2023 at 6:53 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soyoil boosted by rising energy prices

Sep. 27, 2023 at 4:06 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago corn futures rose on Wednesday, rebounding from losses a day earlier, as ethanol feedstock enjoyed a boost from a rise in energy prices that also lifted soyoil futures, analysts said. Wheat futures fell at the Chicago Board of Trade, and K.C. hard red winter wheat futures hit […]

By Zachary Goelman

CME November feeder cattle, Sept. 27, 2023.

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle slump to lowest in over a month

Sep. 27, 2023 at 3:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Feeder cattle futures slid to their lowest level in more than a month at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Wednesday, while live cattle futures neared a two-week low. Fund liquidation and technical selling pushed down prices, brokers said. Some market participants booked profits before the end […]

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Lower beef production forecasts support feeder complex

Sep. 26, 2023 at 8:18 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$4 on either side of unchanged. Calf markets were steady to $5 higher on average, with stronger buying interest on preconditioned weaned steer calves. Light calves weighing under 500 lbs. appeared to jump $10-$20 in certain regions. This past week, focus […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Soybeans higher, corn lower, wheat flat amid positioning

Sep. 26, 2023 at 6:24 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago soybean futures ticked higher on Tuesday while wheat futures settled flat and corn futures fell as traders adjusted positions ahead of U.S. government stocks data due later this week, analysts said. Worries about a possible U.S. government shutdown hung over the markets. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) […]

By Zachary Goelman

CME October feeder cattle, Sept. 26, 2023.

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle dip to three-week low

Sep. 26, 2023 at 6:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chart-based and fund selling dragged Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures to their lowest level in more than a week on Tuesday while feeder cattle hit a three-week low, traders said. Most-active lean hog futures also came under pressure. Steep losses on Wall Street set a […]

By Tom Polansek