Insights and Stories on Prices

U.S. livestock: Livestock futures turn lower on pressure from equity markets

Feb. 13, 2024 at 5:06 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures turned lower on Tuesday, on pressure from the equity markets after government data showed U.S. inflation slowed less than expected in January.

Klassen: Feeder market continues to climb

Feb. 13, 2024 at 9:24 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Feeders firm, live cattle futures ease

Feb. 12, 2024 at 5:41 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Bargain buying supports CBOT soybeans and corn after 3-year lows

Feb. 12, 2024 at 4:59 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs firm; cattle futures mixed on technical resistance

Feb. 9, 2024 at 3:12 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn stuck near 3-year lows on abundant supplies

Feb. 9, 2024 at 2:28 pm CST

U.S. corn and soybean futures hovered near three-year lows on Friday as South American crop weather improved and forecasts called for plentiful supplies, but losses were limited by short covering ahead of the weekend.

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, nearby feeder cattle futures firm

Feb. 8, 2024 at 5:46 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and nearby feeder cattle futures turned higher on Thursday, supported by weakness in the corn market Cv1 and anticipation that the cash market will continue to firm, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Feed grain weekly outlook: Ample supplies pushing down prices

Feb. 8, 2024 at 5:40 pm CST

Due to good supplies, prices for feed barley and wheat continued to slide back, according to Jim Beusekom of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, Alta.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans turn higher, grains lower, on raft of government data

Feb. 8, 2024 at 2:51 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended the day higher on Thursday on a flurry of late-session buying, as the market struggled to gain clarity on the size of the Brazilian crop, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans touch new multi-year lows on grain glut worries

Feb. 7, 2024 at 5:33 pm CST

Chicago corn prices dipped to a new three-year low on Wednesday, as weather charts showed a hot, dry spell in Argentina will give way to widespread rain in the coming days, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters