Insights and Stories on Prices

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures fall as harvest accelerates

Oct. 6, 2023 at 7:19 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Chicago soybean and corn futures fell on Friday due to profit-taking after the previous day’s rally and forecasts of favourable harvest weather this weekend. Wheat futures also dropped as concerns ebbed about shipping grain through the Black Sea. The most-active Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) […]

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures rise for third day in a row

Oct. 6, 2023 at 7:15 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat rises on Black Sea tensions

Oct. 5, 2023 at 7:03 pm CDT

By Zachary Goelman

U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally, export sales in focus

Oct. 5, 2023 at 6:59 pm CDT

By Reuters

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looking for a spark

Oct. 4, 2023 at 7:41 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: Harvest pressure weighing on prices

Oct. 4, 2023 at 7:32 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As harvests of soybeans, corn and spring wheat advanced in the United States, trader John Weyer of Walsh Commercial Hedging Services said the pressure on those commodities was going to continue over coming weeks. “We might test some technical levels, see some selloffs a bit and get some […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures break losing streak

Oct. 4, 2023 at 5:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed firm on Wednesday, snapping a three session losing streak as traders said that the U.S. government’s most recent bearish supply forecast had been priced into the market. Cattle futures were consolidating after posting sharp declines a day earlier, but […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans firm, risk aversion caps gains

Oct. 4, 2023 at 3:49 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago soybean futures edged up on Wednesday, as a declining U.S. dollar lifted the oilseeds at one point nearly one per cent before risk aversion pushed prices back toward their opening levels. Wheat declined and corn was squeezed between them in what one strategist called a seasonal “bottoming […]

By Zachary Goelman

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans drop in choppy trade

Oct. 3, 2023 at 7:55 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago soybean futures fell on Tuesday, at one point nearing their lowest levels since December of 2021, under pressure from a stronger dollar, improving signs for the U.S. harvest and a brisk start to planting in Brazil. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybeans settled down 0.3 per cent […]

By Zachary Goelman

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures drop on technical selling

Oct. 3, 2023 at 7:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Tuesday, pressured by technical selling and demand concerns, traders said. Hog futures notched their third straight losing session as the government’s bigger-than-expected supply report from last week continued to weigh on the market. The benchmark CME December lean hogs […]

By Reuters