Insights and Stories on Futures

Canola fund short position grows

May. 8, 2023 at 9:47 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The managed money net short position in canola grew in early May as fund traders were busy liquidating long positions and moving more money to the short side of the market, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As […]

U.S. grains: Chicago soy dips, corn flat as planting progresses

May. 8, 2023 at 7:03 pm CDT

By Cassandra Garrison

U.S. livestock: Hog futures extend losing streak

May. 8, 2023 at 6:15 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Chicago grains end week up as no new Black Sea ships authorized

May. 5, 2023 at 4:51 pm CDT

By Cassandra Garrison

U.S. livestock: Weak pork demand knocks lean hogs to contract lows

May. 5, 2023 at 4:35 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle stumble to three-week low

May. 4, 2023 at 6:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures slumped to their lowest price in more than three weeks on Thursday, while live cattle futures also eased. Traders said the markets were overbought and pressured by technical selling and long liquidation, after feeder cattle set contract highs last month […]

By Tom Polansek

Feed weekly outlook: Futures pressure Canadian prices

May. 4, 2023 at 5:39 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Prices for feed grains in Western Canada continue to ease off, but seasonal activity isn’t the only reason contributing to the declines. Erin Harakal, trade manager at Agfinity Inc. at Stony Plain, Alta., said futures markets are also playing their part in pressuring feed grain prices. “Especially with […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat up on Black Sea deal doubts

May. 4, 2023 at 4:15 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago wheat hit a one-week high and closed up on Thursday as markets cautiously eye developments on the Black Sea grains corridor following a wave of fresh tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Corn clawed back some ground lost early in the day to close nearly […]

By Cassandra Garrison

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle extend setback to six-week low

May. 3, 2023 at 7:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures tumbled to a six-week low on Wednesday, extending a setback from an all-time high last month as technical selling and long liquidation hit the market, brokers said. Losses in equities also pressured cattle futures amid concerns that weakness in the […]

By Tom Polansek

ICE weekly outlook: Expect canola to climb higher

May. 3, 2023 at 4:47 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As better-than-expected weather across the Canadian Prairies is very likely to spur on farmers to begin their spring seeding, the market is poised to push higher over the next couple of months, according to an analyst. “We have come down to the low end of the range,” said […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm