Corn is trading with gains of 1 to 3 cents across the front months at Wednesday’s midday in an attempt by September to claw its way back above $4. The front month CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 2 ½ cents at $3.86. Wednesday morning’s weekly EIA report...
Soybeans are posting 5 to 8 cent losses across the nearby contracts on Wednesday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 8 cents at $9.73. Soymeal futures were down $1.20/ton, as Soy Oil is 56 to 73 points. Another 139 deliveries were issued against July meal futures overnight,...
Live cattle futures are 22 cents to $1 higher on Wednesday. Cash trade saw very light $225 Southern action reported on Tuesday. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction from Central Stockyards, showed no sales on the 928 head, with bids of just $220. Feeder cattle futures are up...
Lean hog futures are trading 30 cents to $1 higher at Wednesday’s midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $111.81 on Wednesday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was down $1.00 at $107.33 on July 7. USDA’s Wednesday AM FOB plant pork cutout value was back up $1.38...
The wheat complex is posting slight strength on Wednesday. Chicago SRW wheat is up 1 to 2 cents. KC HRW contracts are showing fractional gains at midday. There were 4 deliveries issued for July KC wheat this morning. MPLS spring wheat is up 2 to 4 cents on Wednesday. President...
Cotton futures are back up 30 to 45 points on Wednesday, with July expiring today. Crude oil is up another 47 cents/barrel at $68.80, with the US dollar index $0.043 higher to $97.255. Tuesday’s online auction from The Seam showed sales of 2,465 bales at an average price of 65.44...
Corn prices are down fractionally to 2 cents early on Wednesday. Futures closed the Tuesday session with contracts down 5 to 7 cents, as September fell below the $4 mark. Preliminary open interest was down 2,349 contracts on Tuesday. There were 36 deliveries against July corn futures overnight. The front...
Wheat is slipping back across the three exchanges this morning, with slight losses. The wheat complex weakness leaked into the Tuesday trade, closing mostly lower across the three markets. Chicago SRW wheat was fractionally lower in most contracts. Preliminary open interest was up 7,556 contracts on Tuesday. KC HRW contracts...
Cotton price action is up 22 to 50 points on Wednesday morning, as July expires today. Futures fell another 50 to 75 points lower on Tuesday. Crude oil was up another 32 cents/barrel at $68.25, with the US dollar index $0.014 higher to $97.155. Weekly Crop Progress data showed the...
Live cattle futures were $3.20 to $4.07 higher on Tuesday. Cash trade saw very light $225 Southern action reported on Tuesday, with last week’s sales of $230-232 in the North and $222-225 in the South. Feeder cattle futures continued the week’s rally, with gains of another $5 to $5.90. Preliminary...
Soybeans are trading with losses of 3 to 4 cents early on Wednesday. Futures posted 3 to 10 ¼ cent losses across most contracts on Tuesday. Preliminary open interest dropped 2,226 contracts on Tuesday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 8 3/4 cents at $9.81. Soymeal futures...
Lean hog futures posted mixed Tuesday trade of 32 cents lower to a dime higher in the front months. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $112.02 on Tuesday. The CME Lean Hog Index was down $1.18 at $108.33 on July 3. USDA’s Tuesday afternoon FOB plant pork cutout...
Cotton futures fell another 50 to 75 points lower on Tuesday. Crude oil was up another 32 cents/barrel at $68.25, with the US dollar index $0.014 higher to $97.155. Weekly Crop Progress data showed the US cotton crop at 48% squared, with 14% setting bolls, both 1% behind average. Condition...
Corn futures closed the Tuesday session with contracts down 5 to 7 cents, as September fell below the $4 mark. The front month CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down a nickel at $3.84. USDA reported a private export sale of 112,776 MT of corn to Mexico this morning,...
The wheat complex weakness leaked into the Tuesday trade, closing mostly lower across the three markets. Chicago SRW wheat was fractionally lower in most contracts. KC HRW contracts were 5 to 6 cents in the red on Tuesday. MPLS spring wheat saw losses of 6 to 8 cents at the...