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- Corn Pulls off Limit Losses, Still Feels Pressure Yield Hike
- Corn futures were caught off-guard by a surprise hike to corn yield on Friday, as contracts closed with losses of 19 to 21 cents in the front months. December pulled nearly a dime off the limit losses, but still saw a weekly loss of 18 cents. Deferred contracts were down...
- Wheat Faces Friday Pressure as USDA Raises Stocks
- The wheat complex saw pressure on Friday following a bearish USDA report that saw a stocks hike. Chicago SRW contracts were 10 to 12 ½ cents in the red with December slipping 12 cents since last Friday. KC HRW futures were 10 to 17 ¼ cents lower in the front...
- Cattle Rally on Friday to Close the Week
- Live cattle futures posted gains of $1.85 to $3.62 on Friday, with December up $5.57 on the week. Cash trade saw some $220 live and $345 dressed action in the North, with very limited trade in the South. The Friday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed $223-227 sales. Feeder cattle...
- Soybeans Find Strength into Friday’s Close Despite Midday USDA Pressure
- Soybeans were pressured at midday by a few more bushels on the balance sheet, but managed to pull 4 to 5 ½ cents higher into the close. November soybeans were up 13 ¾ cents on the week. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 4 cents at $12.34....
- Cotton Pushes Higher into the Weekend, Despite USDA Production Hike
- Cotton futures were 53 to 79 points higher on the Friday session, as December was 166 points higher. Crude oil was up 17 cents per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.090 higher. The NASS Cotton Ginnings report from Friday showed a 487,900 RB of cotton ginned...
- Hog Weakness Continues into the Weekend
- Lean hog futures posted losses of 12 to 77 cents at the Friday close, with December down $2.30 this week. USDA’s national base hog price was at $74.26 in the Friday afternoon report, back up $1.75 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 50 cents...
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