Commentary
- Hogs Look to Round Out the Week
- Lean hog futures saw losses of 25 cents to $1.27 in the front months on Thursday, with the deferreds mixed. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $92.34 in the Thursday PM report, up 24 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 82...
- Cotton Back to Rallying Early on Friday
- Cotton price action is up 40 to 65 points so far on Friday. Futures posted marginally mixed trade on Thursday, with contracts down 10 points to 44 points higher. Crude oil was up $2.32 with the US dollar index $0.054 higher. Export Sales showed a total of 209,360 RB in...
- Cattle Look to Friday Trade as President Trump Lifts Import Tariffs for 90 Days
- Live cattle futures posted gains of 77 cents to $1.125 at the Thursday close, with August 7 cents lower. Open interest suggested modest new buying, up 3,076 contracts. Cash trade has picked up a few at $355-360 dressed and $226. The Thursday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no...
- Corn Slipping Back on Friday Morning
- Corn prices are 1 to 2 cents lower so far on Friday morning. Futures closed the Thursday session holding onto most of the intraday gains, up 1 to 5 ¾ cents across the front months. Open interest was down 23,012 contracts on Thursday, with the rest of the board up...
- Wheat Falling Back to Start Friday Trade
- Wheat is showing losses of 3 to 8 cents on Friday morning. The wheat complex posted mixed action across the three exchanges on Thursday. Chicago SRW contracts were fractionally to 2 ½ cents higher on the day. KC HRW futures closed the day with fractionally mixed trade in the nearbys...
- Soybeans Facing Modest Pressure on Friday Morning
- Soybeans are trading with Friday morning losses of 3 to 4 cents. Futures closed the Thursday session mixed, with contracts down 1 ½ to 2 ½ cents lower across the board. Open interest slipped 4,638 contracts on Thursday. September options expire today. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was...
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