Insights and Stories on Prices

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures mixed

Oct. 11, 2021 at 8:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures ended mixed on Monday, as cattle prices began to see a seasonal bounce and cash cattle traders were expected to firm slightly this week, traders said. CME lean hog futures, meanwhile, slipped on technical trading and some signs of profit-taking, traders […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn weak, awaiting export news

Oct. 8, 2021 at 7:33 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking knocks feeder cattle off high

Oct. 8, 2021 at 7:28 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Feed weekly outlook: Shortages leading to price increases

Oct. 7, 2021 at 5:26 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Conagra flags price increases to cushion inflation impact

Oct. 7, 2021 at 5:13 pm CDT

By Deborah Mary Sophia Mehr Bedi

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rally continues on steady cash market, technical buying

Oct. 7, 2021 at 4:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Technical buying and a steady cash market helped fuel Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures on Thursday, sending prices to multi-week highs and stretching the rally into a fourth trading session, traders said. Most-active November feeder cattle touched its highest price since Sept. 9 […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures rise

Oct. 7, 2021 at 3:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Thursday, supported by signs of strong exports as more recently harvested supplies became available, traders said. Corn futures were firm, with investors staking out positions ahead of a key government report that will update the forecast for U.S. […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Technical buying, solid beef demand boost CME cattle

Oct. 6, 2021 at 6:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Technical buying and solid demand for U.S. beef lifted Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures on Wednesday, traders said. The cattle markets continue to rebound from recent losses that were technically overdone, analysts said. Front-month CME October live cattle futures reached its highest price […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures fall

Oct. 6, 2021 at 4:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell on Wednesday on seasonal harvest pressure and forecasts that should allow U.S. farmers to continue to make good progress with the cutting of their crops, traders said. “Harvest should continue to expand with weather allowing for quick […]

By Mark Weinraub

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba has an OK dry bean crop

Oct. 5, 2021 at 6:52 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As with the great majority of field crops this year in Manitoba, dry beans have seen production fall due to excessive heat and severe drought, according to provincial pulse specialist Dennis Lange. “Dry beans usually do fairly well on drier years, but this year has been extremely dry […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm