Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle dip as traders weigh cash, consumer demand

Aug. 29, 2023 at 5:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased on Tuesday after four days of gains, as traders look for direction from consumer demand amid tight cattle supplies, analysts said. “I think we’ve been sideways for cattle now for over a month and, I guess until we see […]

Canada to harvest less wheat than expected due to drought

Aug. 29, 2023 at 5:14 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle up on consumer demand, tight supplies

Aug. 28, 2023 at 5:08 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans climb as U.S. crop concerns grow

Aug. 28, 2023 at 4:42 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on weather risk, export demand

Aug. 25, 2023 at 7:34 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain as heat impacts producers

Aug. 25, 2023 at 7:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained on Friday as processors looked to incentivize market-ready cattle movement while producers struggled against high temperatures on the U.S. Plains, analysts said. “We saw packers willing to pay up to keep stuff moving. With the hot weather, you had […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans up as heat risk in focus

Aug. 24, 2023 at 6:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures firmed for a second straight session on Thursday, supported by strong exports and supply uncertainty as hot, dry weather cast uncertainty over U.S. prospects. Corn inched down as the market assessed results from this week’s Pro Farmer crop tour. Wheat eased as traders […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on cash optimism, heat risk

Aug. 24, 2023 at 5:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Thursday, supported by concerns about heat stress in the U.S. Plains, as well as optimism in the cash cattle market, analysts said. “The cash outlook seems pretty firm,” said Doug Houghton, technical analyst at Brock Capital Management. ” […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs dip as seasonal pressures mount

Aug. 23, 2023 at 5:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell for a third session on Wednesday, as seasonal pressure mixed with weaker pork prices, analysts said. “This time of year for October hogs, it’s tough to know which direction to go in,” said Joe Kooima, commodity broker at Kooima […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: soybeans end higher amid extreme heat, crop tour findings

Aug. 23, 2023 at 3:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean and corn futures firmed on Wednesday, supported by hot, dry conditions that compound signs of stress found in initial results of a widely followed U.S. Midwest field tour. Wheat also ticked higher as traders assessed the latest Russian attack on a Ukrainian grain port […]

By Christopher Walljasper