Live cattle futures posted losses of $1.22 to $1.35 at the close. Cash activity thus far has been limited so far this week, with some light $230-231 in the South. Other bids are $230 in the South and $235 in the North. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction from...
The wheat complex posted mixed trade on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures were steady to a penny higher at the close. KC contracts were the strong point for the complex, up 3 to 5 cents higher. MPLS spring wheat saw weakness on Thursday, with contracts down 2 to 3 cents. USDA’s...
Soybeans saw mixed trade at Thursday’s close with August down 1 ½ cents and other contracts fractionally to 2 cents higher. The cmdtyView national average new crop Cash Bean price was up 1 1/4 cents at $9.73 1/4. Soymeal futures are back down $1.00 to $2.50/ton. Soy Oil was 37...
Cotton futures closed the Thursday session with contracts 47 to 72 points in the green. Crude oil futures were 95 cents/barrel higher. The US dollar index was higher, up $0.277 to $97.220. Export Sales data showed a total of 32,748 RB in net reductions for old crop cotton in the...
Lean hog futures were 20 to 35 cents higher on Thursday, with August down 27 cents. USDA’s national base hog price had a weighted average of $113.61 on Thursday afternoon, down $1.36 from the previous report. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 64 cents at $109.23 on July 22....
Corn futures rounded out the Thursday session with contracts up 3 to 4 cents at the close. The CmdtyView national average new crop Cash Corn price was up 3 cents at $3.78. USDA reported a private export sale of 135,000 MT of corn sold to South Korea (corrected from China...
The wheat complex is trading mixed across the three markets on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures are steady to a penny lower so far. KC contracts are up 2 to 3 ½ cents at midday. MPLS spring wheat is holding onto losses with contracts down 2 to 3 cents. USDA’s Export...
Soybeans are trading with Thursday losses of 2 to 5 ¼ cents so far at midday, led by the nearbys. The cmdtyView national average new crop Cash Bean price is down 2 cents at $9.70. Soymeal futures are back down $1.70 to $1.90/ton. Soy Oil is trading with 10 to...
Lean hog futures are up 12 to 67 cents so far on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price had a weighted average of $113.81 on Thursday morning, down 96 cents from the previous report. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 64 cents at $109.23 on July 22. Export Sales...
Corn prices are on the positive side of unchanged on Thursday, with midday gains of fractionally to 1 ¼ cents. The CmdtyView national average new crop Cash Corn price is up 1 1/4 cents at $3.76 1/2. USDA reported a private export sale of 135,000 MT of corn sold to...
Live cattle futures are slipping lower on Thursday, with losses of a dollar at midday. Cash activity thus far has been limited so far this week, with some light $230 in the South. Other bids are $230 in the South and $235 in the North. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange...
Cotton futures are trading with 51 to 78 point gains at midday. Crude oil futures are 28 cents/barrel higher. The US dollar index is higher, up $0.177 to $97.130. Export Sales data showed a total of 32,748 RB in net reductions for old crop cotton in the week ending on...
Soybeans are trading with modest 2 to 3 cent gains on Thursday morning. Futures failed to hold onto the midday gains, as futures were pressured lower into the close, down 2 to 4 ½ cents. Preliminary open interest suggested a rotation of ownership, down just 948 contracts. The cmdtyView national...
Wheat is showing slightly mixed trade on Thursday morning. The wheat market gave back into the weakness on Wednesday, with all three exchanged fading back. SRW futures were down 8 to 9 cents at the close. KC contracts were 9 to 10 cents in the red at midweek, as contracts...
Corn price action is hovering just above unchanged on Thursday morning, with gains of 1 to 2 cents. Futures failed to see much excitement following the US/Japan trade announcement, as contracts were heavy for much of the session and closing with fractional to penny losses. Preliminary open interest rose 13,678...