Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle, deferred live cattle hit new highs

Sep. 11, 2023 at 6:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. feeder cattle futures and deferred live cattle futures hit new contract highs on Monday, as tight U.S. supplies going into next year continued to fuel the bull market, traders said. Even Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s October and December live cattle futures surged within $1 of their […]

U.S. grains: Wheat hits three-month low

Sep. 8, 2023 at 5:44 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle, deferred live cattle set highs on tight supply

Sep. 8, 2023 at 5:41 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle set contract high, live cattle hit July high

Sep. 7, 2023 at 6:10 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy futures stumble as trade awaits harvest, crop data

Sep. 7, 2023 at 4:39 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally near four-week high

Sep. 6, 2023 at 6:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied on Wednesday to their highest level in nearly four weeks, while feeder cattle also stormed higher. U.S. cattle supplies are tight as drought reduced the amount of pasture available for grazing and drove producers to send more cattle to […]

By Tom Polansek

ICE weekly outlook: Little downside for canola, trader says

Sep. 6, 2023 at 6:23 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — After trading rangebound during the week before the Labour Day long weekend, canola started the month of September by taking a tumble. The November canola contract stayed between $800-$821 per tonne from Aug. 24 to Sept. 1, with closing prices between $809-$812/tonne. When ICE Futures resumed trading Tuesday, […]

By Adam Peleshaty

CBOT weekly outlook: Poor crop ratings keep soy, corn supported

Sep. 6, 2023 at 5:40 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Hot and dry weather conditions cutting into crop ratings for soybeans and corn in the U.S. could see prices for both crops rise above nearby chart resistance levels, although the looming harvest may temper the upside potential. Both soybeans and corn were rated 53 per cent good-to-excellent in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy futures jump as heat, dryness hurt crop more than expected

Sep. 6, 2023 at 4:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped on Wednesday after weekly U.S. government data showed crop conditions deteriorated more than expected during hot, dry weather. Reduced crop ratings fuelled expectations among traders that the U.S. Department of Agriculture may cut its yield forecast in a monthly […]

By Tom Polansek

Fund long position edges higher in canola

Sep. 5, 2023 at 6:26 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The managed money long position in canola edged slightly higher during the week ended Aug. 29, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of Aug. 29, 2023, the net managed money long position in canola futures came in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin