Insights and Stories on Prices

U.S. livestock: CME cattle collapse to March lows

Nov. 24, 2023 at 7:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Cattle futures sank to their lowest levels in nearly eight months at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Friday on increased concerns about easing demand for U.S. beef. Technical selling accelerated the slide after funds recently liquidated long positions, traders said. “We don’t know what demand is […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as rain benefits top supplier Brazil

Nov. 24, 2023 at 7:41 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Feed weekly outlook: Weak demand for barley

Nov. 23, 2023 at 7:00 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: The three main factors affecting soybeans

Nov. 23, 2023 at 2:06 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

ICE weekly outlook: Purely technical canola market trending up

Nov. 22, 2023 at 8:00 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on downpours in drought-stricken Brazil

Nov. 22, 2023 at 7:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures lost more than one per cent on Wednesday as rain fell in Brazil, easing worries over the persistent dryness and heat that has plagued crops in the top exporting nation, analysts said. Wheat rose on shipping concerns in the Black Sea after Russia’s […]

By Brendan O'Brien Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs mixed after approaching four-week low

Nov. 22, 2023 at 7:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Lean hog futures hit their lowest level in about four weeks on Wednesday before ending mixed as traders adjusted positions before the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. The market has dropped about eight per cent since rising on Nov. 7 to the highest price in more than a […]

By Tom Polansek

Pulse weekly outlook: Pea prices beginning to weaken

Nov. 22, 2023 at 10:31 am CST

MarketsFarm — With increased export competition, pea prices in Western Canada have slipped back, according to Levon Sargsyan of Johnston Grains in Calgary. “We are hearing that China slowed their imports down from Canada, which is driving the current decrease in prices,” Sargsyan said. “They have increased their imports from […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans rise on Brazil’s weather woes

Nov. 21, 2023 at 7:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures ended higher on Tuesday as Brazil’s torrid, crop-threatening weather conditions remained a prime worry for the market, despite rains over the last couple of days. Wheat futures also rose more than two per cent after a Ukrainian official said that Russian forces struck […]

By Brendan O'Brien

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs near four-week low amid large supply

Nov. 21, 2023 at 7:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell to their lowest price in nearly four weeks on Tuesday as large supplies hung over the market. Technical selling added pressure on prices as December hogs dropped below 70 cents/lb. for the first time since Nov. 1, analysts said […]

By Tom Polansek