Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. livestock: CME cattle mixed, cash-futures spread remains wide

Apr. 21, 2023 at 8:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s spot live cattle futures eased on Friday, after prices in some cash cattle markets dipped lower than last week, traders said. Still, traders cautioned, the spread between cash and deferred futures prices remains wide — a spread that could tighten in the […]

U.S. grains: Chicago grains down on export data, weather

Apr. 20, 2023 at 6:24 pm CDT

By Cassandra Garrison

U.S. livestock: Volatility roils CME cattle market

Apr. 20, 2023 at 6:16 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Chicago futures dip as Ukraine inspections resume

Apr. 19, 2023 at 4:55 pm CDT

By Cassandra Garrison

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs touch new lows on fat supplies

Apr. 19, 2023 at 4:49 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather, demand affect grain prices

Apr. 19, 2023 at 4:05 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Severe weather in the U.S. as well as macroeconomic factors at home and abroad affected grain prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) for the week ended Wednesday. Jack Scoville of Price Futures Group in Chicago said wet and cool weather across the U.S. Plains, Midwest and […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Chicago grains flat or higher on Ukraine concerns

Apr. 18, 2023 at 4:59 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago grain and soy futures closed nearly flat or higher on Tuesday as traders assessed the impact of several countries banning Ukrainian grain, and the future of a Black Sea grains deal remained in doubt. Markets were also eying expected rains in the U.S. that […]

By Cassandra Garrison

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit new highs

Apr. 18, 2023 at 4:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s April and May feeder cattle futures hit fresh contract highs on Tuesday on tight supplies, as analysts said they expected cattle placements to continue to trend down, traders said. Meanwhile, CME May lean hogs hit a contract low of 78.5 cents/lb., before closing […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans up on major U.S. crush

Apr. 17, 2023 at 6:03 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Soybean futures gained following strong U.S. crushing data on Monday, while wheat and corn also closed higher after several eastern European countries banned grain and other food imports from Ukraine, casting further doubt on Ukrainian exports. Members of the National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) said […]

By Cassandra Garrison

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit new highs on supplies, cash market

Apr. 17, 2023 at 5:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures hit new all-time highs in the nearby contracts on Monday, as bidding wars continue to rally cash prices as more producers show interest in expanding their herds, traders said. The rally helped give a boost to the pork market, where […]

By P.J. Huffstutter