HARVEST HOURS
- Hogs Showing a Modest Thursday Bounce
- Lean hog futures are showing 20 to 30 cent gains at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $71.66 on Thursday morning afternoon, up $2.61 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 19 cents on October 12 at $75.75. USDA’s pork carcass cutout...
- Soybeans Fading Another Round of Chinese Purchases, as Crush Falls in September
- Soybeans are down 10 to 12 cents across the front months at midday, as futures fade Chinese purchases and sell a bearish NOPA report. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 11 1/4 cents at $12.07 1/2. Soymeal futures are down $3.50 to $3.70, with Soy Oil futures...
- Cattle Rallying on Thursday
- Live cattle futures are rallying $1.65 to $1.90 across the front months on Thursday. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed $224 bids on 535 of the 2,596 head offered, with no sales. Other bids across the country are being reported at $226. Feeder cattle futures are $1.45 to...
- Corn Showing Midday Weakness, as Brazil Production Gets a CONAB Hike
- Corn futures are shrugging off an early attempt to post midday gains, as contracts are down 2 to 3 cents so far. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 2 1/4 cents at $4.39. EIA data from this morning showed ethanol production in the week of October 8...
- Cotton Fading Off Outside Support for Midday Weakness
- Cotton futures are down 60 to 65 points at midday. Crude oil is up $3.16 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.442 lower. The Seam reported 3,109 bales sold on Wednesday, at an average of 76.59 cents/lb. The Cotlook A index was steady on 10/14 at...
- Wheat Fading Early Gains for Midday Weakness
- The wheat complex is fading off the early morning gains on Thursday. Chicago SRW contracts are steady to a penny higher so far. KC HRW futures are fractionally in the red at midday. MPLS spring wheat is showing fractional losses on the session. USDA’s Export Sales report will be released...
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