Commentary
- Cattle Fall Lower on Thursday
- Live cattle futures fell lower on Thursday, with contracts down $2.30 to $2.60. August, which expires on Friday, fell $6.20 to $237, despite cash trade holding up. There were 20 deliveries retendered on Thursday. Cash trade has been limited so far this week, with a few bids of $245 in...
- Cotton Closes with Gains on Thursday
- Cotton futures closed out the Thursday session with stronger trade, as contracts were up 62 to 64 points. The US dollar index was back down $0.347 on the day to $97.780, with crude oil futures $0.17 higher. USDA reported a total of 179,333 RB of cotton sold in the week...
- Hogs Close Thursday with Gains
- Lean hog futures were up 30 to 70 cents across the front months on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $108.19 on Thursday afternoon, down 61 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 23 cents on August 26 at $106.63. Export Sales...
- Corn Closes Thursday with Gains as Export Business Remains Stout
- Corn futures closed out the Thursday session with contracts up 3 to 4 ½ cents in the front months. First notice day for September is on Friday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 1 3/4 cents at $3.66 1/4. The market will be closed on Monday due...
- Soybeans Close with Firmer Action
- Soybeans were steady to a penny higher across the front month on Thursday, shrugging off the midday weakness. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 1/4 cent at $9.73 1/4. Soymeal futures were down 20 cent to$1.40 on Thursday, with September falling $6.80 as we enter first notice...
- Wheat Comes Back on Thursday to Close with Slight Gains
- Traders were busy squaring up ahead of the month end on Friday, as the three wheat exchanges were mostly higher. CBT soft red wheat futures were up 4 to 8 cents across the front months. KC HRW futures were 1 to 3 cents higher on the day. MPLS spring wheat...
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