Commentary
- Hogs Firming into the Weekend
- Lean hog futures are showing 70 to 90 cent gains in most front months on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $94.58 in the Friday AM report, up $1.83 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 24 cents on August 19 at...
- Soybeans Slipping on Friday, Ignoring Large Export Sale Announcements
- Soybeans are trading with midday losses of 1 to 3 cents at Friday’s midday. September options expire today. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 3/4 cent at $11.98 3/4. Soymeal futures are back up $1 to $1.20, as Soy Oil posted is down 217 to 220 points....
- Wheat Facing Friday Pressure
- The wheat complex is in the red across the three exchanges on Friday. Chicago SRW contracts are 4 to 6 cents lower so far on Friday. KC HRW futures are trading with contracts 7 to 9 cents in the red. MPLS spring wheat is down 5 to 7 cents at...
- Cattle Pulling off Early Lows, but Still Weaker as Tariff Quotas Lifted
- Live cattle futures are trading with 60 to 90 cent losses at midday. Cash trade has picked up a few at $355-360 dressed and $223-227. The Friday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,520 head offered, with bids of $223 to $224. Feeder cattle futures...
- Cotton Trading Steady on Friday
- Cotton futures are holding mostly steady on Friday after early gains, with contracts down 7 points to 10 points higher, and October up 56 points. Crude oil is down 5 cents with the US dollar index $0.073 higher. Export Sales data from Thursday now has the 2026/27 cotton export commitments...
- Corn Pushing Higher into the Weekend
- Corn futures are holding onto 1 to 2 cent gains across most contracts on Friday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 1 ½ cents at $4.52 ½. USDA reported 205,000 MT of corn sold during the reporting period to unknown destinations this morning. The ProFarmer Crop Tour...
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