Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Corn futures extend bounce from multi-year low

Sep. 20, 2023 at 6:35 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Chicago corn futures ended higher on Wednesday, extending a rebound from this week’s near three-year lows, while wheat climbed on a pickup in global export business and soybeans followed grain prices higher. Benchmark Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn climbed six cents, or 1.26 per […]

U.S. livestock: Chicago hogs turn upward

Sep. 19, 2023 at 7:51 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. grains: Corn up off near-three-year lows

Sep. 19, 2023 at 5:06 pm CDT

By Zachary Goelman

Klassen: Stronger live cattle futures enhance feeder demand

Sep. 19, 2023 at 1:49 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Corn down on harvest pressure, demand woes

Sep. 18, 2023 at 5:45 pm CDT

By Zachary Goelman

U.S. livestock: CME cattle touch contract highs on cash prices, tight supplies

Sep. 15, 2023 at 6:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures scaled to life-of-contract highs on Friday on firmer cash market prices and tight supplies of market-ready animals, traders said. Feeder cattle futures also posted contract highs across the board, drawing additional support from weaker feed corn prices. Feedlot cattle in […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans down on positioning, crush pace

Sep. 15, 2023 at 4:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday on technical selling and profit taking after two sessions of gains, and as a monthly crush report showed U.S. processors handled far fewer beans than expected in August. Corn futures followed soybeans lower, with both markets also pressured by improving […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on signals of supply, weather concerns

Sep. 14, 2023 at 7:24 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures turned higher amid a volatile trading session on Thursday, as commodities traders wrestled with tight domestic supplies and uncertainty over weather impacts on the current U.S. crop. Analysts said that market participants are focusing on how the recent […]

By Zachary Goelman

U.S. livestock: Tight supply drives CME live cattle to new highs

Sep. 14, 2023 at 7:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures galloped to new highs on Thursday on short-covering combined with continued concerns about U.S. tight supplies, brokers said. October live cattle futures ended up 2.325 cents at 185.475 cents/lb. after setting a contract high of 185.775 cents/lb. (all figures US$). […]

By Tom Polansek

Canada bumps up wheat harvest view, trims canola estimate

Sep. 14, 2023 at 1:25 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian farmers will harvest slightly more wheat and a bit less canola than expected earlier in summer, but dry conditions will keep both crops small, a government report showed on Thursday. Farms in North and South America, Europe and Australia are facing crop losses as extreme […]

By Rod Nickel