Insights and Stories on Futures

Klassen: Feeder market shrugs off lower barley production

Sep. 4, 2023 at 11:26 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$3/cwt on either side of unchanged. Prices for calves were also unchanged from average values seven days earlier. Calf markets are becoming more defined as volumes increase. There also appeared to be larger volume of high-quality yearlings available, which was a […]

U.S. grains: Wheat dips after earlier strength

Sep. 1, 2023 at 7:02 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease on softer cash markets

Sep. 1, 2023 at 6:58 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up ahead of long weekend

Aug. 31, 2023 at 6:23 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans end month up on crop stress

Aug. 31, 2023 at 4:43 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs climb as traders eye seasonal supply shifts

Aug. 30, 2023 at 4:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures climbed on Wednesday, finding support as traders gauged pork demand and watched for signs of a seasonal influx of market-ready hogs. “We still have an index that’s higher than the October. It usually doesn’t close the gap until we get […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans dip, despite exports

Aug. 30, 2023 at 4:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean prices fell for a second session on Wednesday, despite recent export activity, with analysts pointing to traders squaring positions heading into the end of the month. Wheat traded higher, supported by global demand and concerns about Canada’s crop. Corn was near even as traders […]

By Christopher Walljasper

ICE weekly outlook: Harvest pressure, farmer selling to guide canola

Aug. 30, 2023 at 3:46 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Any fanfare from the long-awaited production estimates from Statistics Canada released on Tuesday was gone by the next day. ICE canola futures initially jumped by double digits that morning, but throughout that session the gains faded. By the end of Wednesday’s session, canola was down. “The StatCan report […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, wheat lower; soybeans move up

Aug. 30, 2023 at 3:24 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Corn and wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) were on the decline during the week ended Wednesday, but those for soybeans were going in the opposite direction until hitting resistance. The December corn contract ended the week 9.75 cents per bushel lower at $4.8075 per […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybeans dip after data shows crop less damaged than feared

Aug. 29, 2023 at 5:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean and corn prices retreated on Tuesday following U.S. government data showing a smaller-than-expected decline in crop conditions than what many analysts had expected. Wheat hit a two-week low as sluggish demand for U.S. supplies and competition from cheap Russian grain limited the upside in […]

By Christopher Walljasper