Insights and Stories on Phase One

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise in recovery from contract lows

Mar. 2, 2020 at 5:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Monday recovered from contract lows reached last week as concerns temporarily eased about the economic impact from the global coronavirus outbreak. Equity markets also rose on speculation that central banks will cut interest rates to soften the economic blow […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Coronavirus, other factors grip markets

Feb. 26, 2020 at 1:33 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn close lower after early gains

Feb. 21, 2020 at 4:50 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy futures fall on China demand concerns

Feb. 20, 2020 at 5:04 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs rally with hopes for exports to China

Feb. 18, 2020 at 7:56 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat end lower ahead of long weekend

Feb. 14, 2020 at 7:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures closed lower on Friday on technical selling ahead of a long holiday weekend and uncertainty about U.S. export prospects, traders said. Wheat futures followed the weak trend, drifting lower in rangebound trade. A stronger dollar hung over the markets, making U.S. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs edge up on hopes for Chinese demand

Feb. 13, 2020 at 8:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose modestly on Thursday on technical buying and hopes China will step up purchases of U.S. agricultural goods including pork as the U.S.-China Phase One trade deal takes effect, brokers said. Benchmark April lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange settled […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy up on prospects for Chinese demand

Feb. 13, 2020 at 5:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday, rallying from early declines on short-covering and prospects for China to step up purchases of U.S. supplies as the U.S.-China Phase One deal goes into effect in days, traders said. But wheat and corn futures fell, pressured by a stronger […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans up as China pledges to fulfill purchases

Feb. 10, 2020 at 8:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a sixth straight session on Monday on expectations that Beijing will meet the purchasing targets agreed in the Phase One trade deal with Washington, although concerns about the coronavirus outbreak in China capped gains. The most active soybean futures contract on […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans under pressure

Feb. 5, 2020 at 3:03 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Market participants on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are waiting to see how China’s novel coronavirus outbreak will impact commodity demand and the global economy. As of Wednesday, confirmed cases neared 25,000 and the death toll was close to 500. In the midst of dealing with the […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

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