Commentary
- Hogs Higher Again on Thursday
- Lean hog futures are extending the gains into Thursday’s midday, with contracts 45 to 77 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Thursday morning due to light volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was 6 cents higher on Feb 16 at $87.19. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value...
- Cotton Holding onto Gains at Thursday’s Midday
- Cotton futures are trading with gains of 10 to 23 points so far on Thursday. Crude oil futures are up $1.39 per barrel on the day at $66.64. The US dollar index is up $0.199 to $97.820. USDA’s Ag Outlook Forum showed the office of the Chief Economist’s initial balance...
- Wheat Rally Continuing on Thursday
- The wheat complex is in rally mode across all three markets on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures are trading 10 to 12 higher so far on the day to lead the bull’s charge. KC HRW futures is joining in on the rally, with futures up 9 to 11 cents so far...
- Cattle Mixed on Thursday
- Live cattle futures are posting mixed trade at Thursday’s midday, with contracts 45 cents higher to slightly lower. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange auction showed no sales on the 1,394 head offered, with limited bids of $245-246 at $249 live. Feeder...
- Corn Slipping Lower on Thursday
- Corn futures are trading with midday losses of 1 to 2 1/2 cents on Thursday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up ½ cent to $3.94 1/2. EIA data from this morning showed ethanol production in the week ending on 2/13 at 1.118 million barrels per day, up...
- Soybeans Pushing Higher on Thursday
- Soybeans are posting 4 to 5 cents across the front months on Thursday’s midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 4 cents at $10.64 1/2. Soymeal futures are up 40 to 20 cents lower in the front months, with Soy Oil futures 85 to 90 points higher....
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