Insights and Stories on Futures

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat, corn hit fresh lows

Apr. 27, 2023 at 5:52 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures fell for a seventh straight session on Thursday and touched a 21-month low on export competition while corn hit a nine-month low, walloped by cancellations of U.S. corn sales to China. The most-active wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm as corn prices fall

Apr. 27, 2023 at 5:46 pm CDT

By Reuters

ICE weekly outlook: StatCan’s canola area estimate questioned

Apr. 27, 2023 at 3:27 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat closes down as global supplies look strong

Apr. 26, 2023 at 4:50 pm CDT

By Cassandra Garrison

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise as corn prices drop

Apr. 26, 2023 at 4:44 pm CDT

By Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. rain, StatCan report biggest influences

Apr. 26, 2023 at 4:09 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The three to five inches of rain received Wednesday in Kansas and Oklahoma have put pressure on Kansas City and Chicago wheat prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), according to broker Ryan Ettner of Allendale Inc. Added to that, Statistics Canada’s (StatCan) report on prospective plantings, […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Chicago grains flat or down with weather, Black Sea in focus

Apr. 25, 2023 at 3:37 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago grain futures closed flat or lower on Tuesday, with wheat hitting a 21-month low, as markets were weighed down by a dip in stocks and crude oil and clear forecasts for U.S. planting weather, traders said. Corn closed slightly up as the market weighed […]

By Cassandra Garrison

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, hogs mostly weaker

Apr. 25, 2023 at 3:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and hog futures contracts were mostly weaker on Tuesday, with ample supplies weighing on prices. Traders also noted pressure from poor cash market values and concerns about demand due to worries about the global economy. “There probably is a little bit […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn hits eight-month low

Apr. 24, 2023 at 6:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures slumped on Monday to an eight-month low after the government announced that China canceled some purchases of U.S. supplies of the grain. The cancellations, which also weighed on wheat and soybean futures that hit one-month lows on Monday, highlighted concerns […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle fall after USDA report

Apr. 24, 2023 at 6:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts edged higher on Monday, while feeder cattle contracts fell, after U.S. government data released on Friday afternoon showed bigger-than-expected supplies in feedlots. The U.S. Agriculture Department’s monthly report showed that the number of U.S. cattle on feed, as of April […]

By Reuters