Commentary
- Cattle Look to Friday, After Falling on Thursday
- Live cattle futures reverted lower on Thursday, as contracts were down $2.95 to $4.55 across the board. Cash trade picked up on Thursday, with most trade at $235 live and $370 dressed (North) across the country. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 734 head...
- Hog Traders Look to Friday, as Pork Gives into Pressure
- Lean hog futures closed the Thursday session with contracts down 95 cents to $1.42. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $98.30 on Thursday afternoon, down 71 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 22 cents on August 4 at $96.95. Weekly Export Sales...
- Cotton Slipping Back in Friday AM Trade
- Cotton price action is down 40 to 58 points so far on Friday morning. Futures closed the Thursday session with contracts 12 to 24 points higher across the board. Crude oil was back up $3.01 per barrel, with the US dollar index $0.269 higher. Export Sales data showed net cancellation...
- Corn Starting Friday with Modest Strength
- Corn prices are 2 to 3 cents higher so far on Friday morning. Futures posted gains to round out Thursday trade, with contracts 1 ¼ to 2 ¼ cents higher at the close and near the intraday highs. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 1 1/2 cent...
- Wheat Bouncing Back Early on Friday
- Wheat is showing 4 to 7 cent gains in early Friday action. The wheat complex was lower across the three markets on Thursday. Chicago SRW contracts were down 1 1/2 to 11 cents across the board, led by the nearbys. KC HRW futures led the charge lower for the winter...
- Soybeans Extending Bounce Early on Friday
- Soybeans are trading with fractional to 2 cent gains early on Friday. Futures firmed late on Thursday, with contracts closing near the highs and 6 to 9 cents off the lows to post 1 to 5 ¾ cent gains in the front months. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price...
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