Insights and Stories on Prices

U.S. grains: Corn, soyoil boosted by rising energy prices

Sep. 27, 2023 at 4:06 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago corn futures rose on Wednesday, rebounding from losses a day earlier, as ethanol feedstock enjoyed a boost from a rise in energy prices that also lifted soyoil futures, analysts said. Wheat futures fell at the Chicago Board of Trade, and K.C. hard red winter wheat futures hit […]

CME November feeder cattle, Sept. 27, 2023.

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle slump to lowest in over a month

Sep. 27, 2023 at 3:59 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Lower beef production forecasts support feeder complex

Sep. 26, 2023 at 8:18 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Market uncertainty, election weigh on Manitoba pork sector

Sep. 26, 2023 at 6:57 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybeans higher, corn lower, wheat flat amid positioning

Sep. 26, 2023 at 6:24 pm CDT

By Zachary Goelman

CME October feeder cattle, Sept. 26, 2023.

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle dip to three-week low

Sep. 26, 2023 at 6:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chart-based and fund selling dragged Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures to their lowest level in more than a week on Tuesday while feeder cattle hit a three-week low, traders said. Most-active lean hog futures also came under pressure. Steep losses on Wall Street set a […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures end up

Sep. 25, 2023 at 7:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures ended higher on Monday as the market recovered from its lowest level since early August, while corn and wheat futures also rose. After trading ended, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that soy and corn harvests advanced more slowly last week than analysts […]

By Tom Polansek

CME December live cattle, Sept. 25, 2023.

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slip, but stay near recent highs

Sep. 25, 2023 at 7:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange eased on Monday as the market pulled back slightly from life-of-contract highs set last week. The markets remain near their peaks as tight U.S. cattle supplies continue to fuel supply concerns. CME October live cattle futures settled 0.1 […]

By Tom Polansek

CME December live cattle, Sept. 22, 2023.

U.S. livestock: CME cattle up on bargain-buying, tight supplies

Sep. 22, 2023 at 7:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed higher on Friday on tight U.S. cattle supplies and bargain-buying a day after the benchmark December contract hit a one-week low, traders said. CME October live cattle futures settled up 2.1 cents at 187.075 cents/lb. and most-active […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans end up in bounce from one-month low

Sep. 22, 2023 at 5:59 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Friday in a light technical rebound from six-week lows while corn and wheat also ticked higher on bargain-buying, but gains in all three markets were limited by a strong U.S. dollar, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) November soybeans settled up 2-1/2 […]

By Zachary Goelman