Commentary
- Wheat Holding Near Unchanged at Midday
- The wheat complex is holding steady so far on Monday’s midday. Chicago SRW contracts are fractionally higher so far on Monday. KC HRW futures are showing modest 1 to 2 cent gains on the day. MPLS spring wheat is showing fractional to 2 cent losses at midday. Monday’s weekly Export...
- Hogs Firming on Monday
- Lean hog futures are up 10 to 25 cents so far on Monday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $91.68 on Monday morning, down $1.35 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 19 cents on August 13 at $95.68. Friday’s Commitment of Traders data...
- Cattle Fading Early Gains for Midday Losses
- Live cattle futures are falling back 22 to 50 cents at midday, with August yup 67 cents. Cash trade rounded out the week with $225-228 sales in the North and some $228 Southern sales. Feeder cattle futures are fading from early strength, with contracts down $1.42 to $2.40 at midday....
- Soybeans Rallying to Start the Week, with Bean Oil Leading the Charge
- Soybeans with contracts 19 to 20 cents higher across most contracts at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was is 19 1/2 cents at $11.71 1/2. Soymeal futures are trading with $2 to $3 gains, as Soy Oil is rallying 190 to 195 points. USDA’s FGIS tallied soybean...
- Cotton Posting Monday Midday Strength
- Cotton futures are continuing to climb on Monday’s midday, with contracts up 65 to 75 points in the front months. Crude oil is just a penny per barrel higher, with the US dollar index $0.159 lower. Commitment of Traders data showed managed money adding another 10,591 contracts to their net...
- Corn Posting Midday Gains
- Corn futures are trading with Monday gains of 4 to 5 ½ cents so far. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 5 cents at $4.35. This morning’s Export Inspections report showed corn shipments of 1.91 MMT (75.23 mbu) in the week of August 13. That was up...
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