Insights and Stories on Prices

U.S. livestock: CME hogs hit six-month lows

Sep. 14, 2021 at 5:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures dropped to their lowest prices in more than six months on Tuesday, while cattle futures recovered a day after hitting June lows on concerns about a fire at a major Nebraska beef plant. The hog market extended recent losses under […]

U.S. grains: Wheat firms on global supply cuts

Sep. 14, 2021 at 3:43 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME cattle drop as fire closes JBS plant

Sep. 13, 2021 at 6:27 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures fall as pork demand softens

Sep. 10, 2021 at 7:23 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Feed weekly outlook: Incoming corn pressures barley, wheat

Sep. 9, 2021 at 7:20 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: CME hogs hit lowest in more than six months

Sep. 9, 2021 at 6:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell for the fifth day in a row on Thursday, with the front-month contract hitting its lowest since March 2 on a continuous basis. The hog market was under pressure from long liquidation by investment funds, traders said. Cattle futures were […]

By Mark Weinraub

ICE weekly outlook: Canola market awaits harvests, USDA

Sep. 8, 2021 at 7:36 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canola contracts on the ICE Futures platform drifted lower during the week ended Wednesday, although the market remains stuck in a sideways trading pattern overall as participants try to get a better handle on the size of this year’s crop. An upcoming supply/demand report from the U.S. Department […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hog futures fall

Sep. 8, 2021 at 7:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures weakened Wednesday, with live cattle sagging to their lowest in three months on sluggish cash market activity, traders said. The hog market was pressured by concerns about demand in China, where high prices have slowed the consumption of pork. […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat futures fall, soybeans rise, corn flat

Sep. 8, 2021 at 6:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Wednesday, dragged lower by a firmer dollar that threatened to make U.S. supplies less competitive on the export market, traders said. Corn futures steadied after sinking to their lowest in two months early in the day, with bearish harvest expectations limiting […]

By Mark Weinraub

China’s buyers expect Brazil’s beef back soon despite BSE cases

Sep. 7, 2021 at 8:34 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters — Chinese beef importers said Monday the suspension of exports by top supplier Brazil due to two cases of BSE has had no immediate market impact, with some still making purchases in anticipation of a quick resumption of trade. Brazil said on Saturday it had confirmed two […]

By Dominique Patton Nayara Figueiredo