Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans up as soyoil touches one-month high

Jun. 9, 2023 at 5:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures exceeded a three-week high on Friday as demand from end-users helped push soybean oil above a one-month peak, traders said. Spillover support from soyoil’s rally lifted soybeans while corn futures slumped, traders said. Soyoil has advanced more than 22 per […]

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs touch one-month high

Jun. 9, 2023 at 5:36 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat futures rebound

Jun. 8, 2023 at 5:18 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME cattle down second day in a row

Jun. 8, 2023 at 5:14 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

ICE weekly outlook: Canola finds support from funds, weather

Jun. 7, 2023 at 5:48 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

CBOT weekly outlook: Ending stocks of corn, soy predicted to rise

Jun. 7, 2023 at 4:29 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Ahead of supply and demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture due out Friday, analyst Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo, N.D. predicted increases in 2023-24 ending stocks for U.S. corn and soybeans and decline for wheat. The average trade guess for wheat going into this […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat futures snap winning streak

Jun. 7, 2023 at 4:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Wednesday, with the most-active Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract snapping a five-session rally that had pushed prices to their highest in nearly three weeks, traders said. But concerns about export demand for U.S. supplies pulled wheat prices […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME cattle weaken off new contract highs

Jun. 7, 2023 at 4:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures weakened on a technical setback on Wednesday, closing in negative territory after rising to fresh contract highs during the session. Hog futures were also weaker. Benchmark CME August live cattle futures settled down 2.3 cents at 173.2 cents/lb. after posting a […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rise ahead of USDA report

Jun. 6, 2023 at 5:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Tuesday as investors unwound bearish bets ahead of a key government supply and demand report at the end of the week, traders said. “It is all money flow,” said Karl Setzer, brokerage research lead with Mid-Co Commodities. “When you get down […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rally to contract highs

Jun. 6, 2023 at 5:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rallied to fresh contract highs on Tuesday, supported by technical buying and strength in the cash market, traders said. Livestock traders did not see any reason to disrupt the recent trend at a time of strong seasonal demand, with traditionally active […]

By Mark Weinraub