Commentary
- Wheat Leading the Grain Rally on Black Sea Strikes
- The wheat complex is trading with sharp midday gains across the three exchanges. Chicago SRW contracts are 16 to 18 ¼ cents so far on the day. KC HRW futures are 22 to 23 cents across the front months. MPLS spring wheat is 13 to 14 cents higher. Overnight, there...
- Hogs Trading with Midday Gains
- Lean hog futures are trading with mixed midday action of as front month August is down 22 cents ahead of the Friday expiration, with other contracts 75 cents to $1.15 higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $95.86 on Wednesday morning, down $1.11 from the day prior. The...
- Cotton Fading Lower on Wednesday, as USDA Hikes Acreage
- Cotton futures are trading with contracts 60 to 70 points lower across most contracts so far on Wednesday. Crude oil is up just a penny per barrel, with the US dollar index $0.075 higher. USDA’s Crop Production report from this morning showed cotton down just 90,000 bales to 13.61 million...
- Cattle Falling Back on Wednesday
- Live cattle futures are posting $1.50 to $2.50 losses in the front months. Cash trade has been quiet this week, with a few early light sales at $235. The Wednesday Fed Cattle auction showed no sales on the 1,308 head offered, with a single bid of $365 dressed on one...
- Soybeans Holding onto Wednesday Gains as USDA Hikes Production
- Soybeans are trading with gains of 7 to 8 cents on Wednesday after USDA’s first official crop estimate via Crop Production data. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 7 1/4 cents at $11.34 1/2. Soymeal futures are $2.80 higher so far on Wednesday, with Soy Oil up...
- Corn Rallying as Yield Comes in Lower than Expected
- Corn futures are posting midday gains of 12 to 13 cents across most contracts following USDA’s Crop Production and WASDE reports. Spillover support from wheat and increasing Black Sea strikes is supportive. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is 13 cents higher at $4.20 3/4. This morning’s Crop Production...
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