Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Profit-taking pressures wheat futures

May. 24, 2023 at 7:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Wednesday on a round of profit-taking as traders said the market lacked fundamental inputs to drive prices higher a day after a rally driven by renewed concerns over a Black Sea deal. Corn futures were firm for the second day in […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures weak on bearish supplies

May. 24, 2023 at 7:22 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Speculative short position declines in canola

May. 23, 2023 at 7:40 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat up off two-year low, pulls corn higher

May. 23, 2023 at 6:46 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures fall on technical selling

May. 23, 2023 at 6:40 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Klassen: Weather forecasts underpin feeder market

May. 22, 2023 at 10:02 pm CDT

For the week ending Saturday, western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier. The finishing feedlot operator appears to be dominating the feeder market across all weight categories. Ontario interest was creeping all the way into Alberta, especially for Limousin-type genetics. There were limited numbers on […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures rally

May. 22, 2023 at 5:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures rallied on Monday and wheat futures firmed as a round of bargain buying supported commodities prices after a bearish global supply picture pushed prices sharply lower this month. The benchmark Chicago Board of Trade wheat contract dropped below $6 a bushel […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop to contract lows on demand woes

May. 22, 2023 at 5:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures sank to contract lows on Monday, with the market under pressure from plentiful supplies and weak demand for pork at grocery stores and on the export market. “The story remains one of a slow-to-move product market,” brokerage StoneX said in a […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Chicago futures roil as U.S. debt ceiling talks halt

May. 19, 2023 at 5:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures slid sharply on technical trading on Friday, as investors rushed to liquidate their positions ahead of the weekend, traders said. The most-active soybean contract fell to the lowest prices seen since July — and several new-crop soybean contracts also […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally

May. 19, 2023 at 4:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose on Friday in a bout of technical trading, as cash prices remained relatively steady and investors positioned themselves ahead of the monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report, traders said. On the pork side, a second day of volatile trading […]

By P.J. Huffstutter