Commentary
- Cattle Close Tuesday Mostly Higher
- Live cattle futures closed the Tuesday session with contracts 15 to 90 cents higher on the day. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week, with a few $359 dressed sales creeping in following last week’s $225-228 live and $362-368 dressed action. Feeder cattle futures slipped 75 cents lower...
- Soybeans Slips off Highs into Tuesday’s Close
- Soybeans fell from the intraday highs on Tuesday, with contracts closing fractionally to 6 cents higher, as September was down ¼ cent. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 1 cent at $11.76. Soymeal futures held firm into the close, with contracts up a dime to $3, as...
- Hogs Fall Back on Tuesday
- Lean hog futures rounded out the Tuesday session with contracts down $1 to $1.77 at the close. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $93.52 on Tuesday afternoon, up 90 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 21 cents on August 14 at $95.47....
- Cotton Closes Tuesday with Mostly Steady Trade
- Cotton futures posted mixed trade on the Tuesday session, with contracts down 35 points to as much as 25 points higher at the close. Crude oil was up $0.6477 with the US dollar index $0.011 higher. Crop Progress data from Monday showed condition ratings were pegged at 38% good/excellent, down...
- Corn Fades on Tuesday to Close Mixed
- Corn futures posted mixed trade on Tuesday, with contracts closing as much as 1 ¾ lower to a penny higher across the board. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 1 3/4 cents at $4.35 1/2. The ProFarmer Crop Tour started on Monday, with South Dakota corn yields...
- Wheat Slips on Tuesday, with Spring Wheat Holding Up
- The wheat complex was mixed on Tuesday, with the spring wheat market holding up and winter wheats on the weaker side. Chicago SRW contracts was mixed, with front months down 1 to 10 ¼ cents and deferreds fractionally to 2 cents higher. KC HRW futures was the weakest of the...
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