Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally on supply worries

Jul. 3, 2023 at 5:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures on Monday rallied for a second consecutive session, following a shockingly low plantings estimate from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday. Corn futures eased at the start of this holiday-shortened week, remaining at a 2-1/2 year low, […]

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle firm on choppy corn trade

Jul. 3, 2023 at 5:25 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soy soars after USDA slashes plantings estimate

Jun. 30, 2023 at 7:28 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle up as corn prices slide

Jun. 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME nearby hog futures up ahead of herd data

Jun. 29, 2023 at 7:05 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn futures near three-week low

Jun. 29, 2023 at 6:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest in nearly three weeks on Thursday as rains bolstered production prospects in the Midwest and traders braced for key acreage and stocks data due Friday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wheat followed corn lower, pressured by a stronger […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy tumble on forecasts for much-needed rains

Jun. 28, 2023 at 7:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than four per cent and soybeans more than two per cent on Wednesday, pressured by forecasts for beneficial rains in the Midwest where crops have struggled with dry conditions, analysts said. Wheat also declined, pressured by the expanding U.S. winter wheat […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle climb on firm cash markets

Jun. 28, 2023 at 7:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher for a second session on Wednesday, lifted by strength in the cash market tied to tightening U.S. cattle supplies, traders said, while tumbling corn prices lifted feeder cattle futures. CME August live cattle futures settled up 1.375 cents at […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn could surprise in USDA’s acres report

Jun. 28, 2023 at 2:16 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Although grains analyst Terry Reilly of Futures International said he isn’t expecting any big changes in two upcoming reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, he suggested there’s an opportunity for couple of notable alterations. USDA is scheduled to release its planted acreage and quarterly grain stocks reports […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end higher, lean hogs mixed

Jun. 27, 2023 at 8:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Tuesday, rallying after a two-session slide as corn prices dropped and feeder cattle surged, but softening wholesale beef prices hung over the market, traders said. Benchmark CME August live cattle futures settled up 1.9 cents, at 172.5 cents/lb. […]

By Julie Ingwersen