Insights and Stories on Prices

U.S. livestock: Lean hog, cattle futures turn lower on demand questions

Jul. 29, 2024 at 4:22 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures turned lower on Monday, as cattle futures fell on signs of profit taking, a steady cattle cash market and uncertainty about consumer demand for beef this fall, market analysts said.

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U.S. grains: Soy tumbles as U.S. rain forecast offers relief

Jul. 26, 2024 at 5:24 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle gain strength as corn prices plunge

Jul. 26, 2024 at 5:20 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures firm on technical trade; cattle futures mixed

Jul. 24, 2024 at 4:30 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm as forecasts call for hot, dry weather

Jul. 24, 2024 at 4:27 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Technical trading sends CME livestock futures higher

Jul. 23, 2024 at 4:44 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures turned higher on Tuesday, with cattle futures continuing to firm amid signals that cash market prices may ease, market analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn touch two-week highs on short-covering, weather

Jul. 23, 2024 at 3:50 pm CDT

The price rally in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures extended into a second day on Tuesday, with the most-active contract Cv1 reaching a two-week high, as traders began to focus on weather-related impacts on the U.S. crop and short-covering, market analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Klassen: Feeder market leaps higher

Jul. 23, 2024 at 9:26 am CDT

For the week ending July 20, Western Canadian yearlings traded $8-$15 above prices from seven days earlier. Values for larger groups of quality calves were up $8 to $10 from a week earlier while run of the mill smaller packages were relatively unchanged.

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound as market unwinds some of its ‘Trump trade’

Jul. 22, 2024 at 5:44 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped on Monday on a flurry of short covering, with prices rebounding from last week's 2020 lows as traders re-evaluated the U.S. political landscape after U.S. President Joe Biden abandoned his reelection bid on Sunday.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Livestock futures turn higher on technical trading

Jul. 22, 2024 at 5:40 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures ended higher on Monday on technical trading, and as futures prices continued to hover well below the cash market levels, analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters