Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: corn, soy fall as US weather improves

Jul. 31, 2023 at 4:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybeans and corn fell on Monday, pressured by expectations of cooler, wetter weather across the U.S. Midwest in August. Wheat also dropped, despite worries over Black Sea supplies, although no new major Russian attacks on Ukrainian grain infrastructure were reported over the weekend. Chicago Board […]

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures reach one-week high

Jul. 28, 2023 at 4:41 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: grain, soy futures drop on milder US weather, with eyes on Black Sea

Jul. 28, 2023 at 2:23 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat slide sharply on promise of rain, yield potential

Jul. 26, 2023 at 5:40 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

ICE weekly outlook: canola market heading towards choppy waters

Jul. 26, 2023 at 4:48 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

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CBOT weekly update: U.S. Fed decision one of many factors

Jul. 26, 2023 at 4:41 pm CDT

Marketsfarm – The decision by the United States Federal Reserve on July 26 to raise its key interest rates mostly served as a distraction on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) from other events affecting grain futures. The central bank continued its efforts to wrangle inflation by pushing interest rates […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: feeder cattle futures gain boost from corn market weakness

Jul. 26, 2023 at 2:15 pm CDT

Meat packers continued to see profit margins stay in the red

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: wheat pares gains after 5-month top; corn, soybeans retreat

Jul. 25, 2023 at 4:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures Wv1 pared gains after setting five-month highs on Tuesday after Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian ports and grain infrastructure raised concerns about long-term global supplies and triggered a round of fund short-covering, analysts said. The wheat market pared gains and […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: live cattle futures end mixed; feeders pressured as corn soars

Jul. 24, 2023 at 7:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group closed mixed on Monday, with nearby contracts pressured by surging feed grain prices and bearish data in Friday’s monthly U.S. Cattle on Feed report. CME August live cattle futures LCQ3 settled down 1.275 cents at 178.750 cents per […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: wheat soars daily limit as Russia attacks Ukrainian grain ports

Jul. 24, 2023 at 5:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures surged 8.6% on Monday, rising their daily maximum at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) after Russia attacked Ukrainian ports and grain infrastructure, including the first attack on Danube River grain warehouses. The attacks targeted a vital export route for Kyiv in an expanding […]

By Julie Ingwersen