Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Soybean, grains futures drop as traders shed risk

Aug. 11, 2023 at 7:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean and grain futures turned lower on Friday as improving growing weather led investors to anticipate that U.S. Midwest crop conditions will improve, traders said. Corn and soybean futures had a particularly choppy trading session as a flurry of bearish signs prompted investors to shed […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall as packers’ profit margins in red

Aug. 11, 2023 at 7:29 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat firm ahead of USDA report

Aug. 10, 2023 at 6:48 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME cattle firm, hogs mixed

Aug. 10, 2023 at 6:44 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

ICE weekly outlook: Canola prices ‘cheap’ but rangebound

Aug. 9, 2023 at 7:00 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Cattle up on U.S. supply worries

Aug. 9, 2023 at 6:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures strengthened on Wednesday as tight U.S. supplies continued to support the market, analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also advanced, while lean hog futures declined. The live cattle market is largely trading sideways in the most-active contract this week after finishing […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Few changes expected in coming U.S. reports

Aug. 9, 2023 at 5:41 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Soybeans may see significant changes in new-crop carryout numbers when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) releases several key reports Friday, but corn and wheat estimates will likely stay put for the most part, according to one analyst. USDA releases both its crop production report and its monthly […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise, wheat drops

Aug. 9, 2023 at 4:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Wednesday on improving U.S. export demand and as the market recovered from a one-month low reached in the previous session, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures declined. Exporters sold 251,000 metric tonnes of U.S. soy to China, the […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures firm

Aug. 8, 2023 at 6:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures edged higher on Tuesday, recovering from early weakness as investors covered short positions ahead of a key U.S. government crop outlook on Friday, traders said. Wheat futures dipped, with concerns about weak demand for U.S. supplies weighing on the market after […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME cattle steady to weak

Aug. 8, 2023 at 6:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures were steady to weak, while hog futures were mixed on Tuesday, with the market pressured by demand concerns as the end of grilling season nears, traders said. August live cattle futures ended unchanged at 179.7 cents/lb. (all figures US$). Most-active October […]

By Mark Weinraub