Commentary
- Cotton Slips Lower on Wednesday
- Cotton futures saw bulls take some money off the table a day ahead of month end, with contracts down 8 to 65 points on Wednesday. The US dollar index was up $0.359 at $98.835. Crude oil was extending higher, up another $8.56 to $108.49. The Seam showed just 139 bales...
- Hogs Post Midweek Rally
- Lean hog futures closed Wednesday with contracts up 25 cents to $1.85 higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $93.25 on Wednesday afternoon, up 69 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down 7 cents on April 27 at $91.19. USDA’s pork carcass...
- Cattle Close Mixed on Wednesday with Front Months Rallying on Cash Trade
- Live cattle futures closed mixed on Wednesday, with front months rallying with cash. April, which expires on Thursday was up $4.20, with other contracts down 25 cents to $1.75 higher. Cash trade got kicked off early again this week, starting at $250-252 across the country and working up to $256-257...
- Soybeans Rally as Bean Oil Hits Contract Highs
- Soybeans rounded out the Wednesday trade with most contracts up 2 ¼ to 9 ¼ cents, led by the old crop contracts. Some back months were fractionally to 2 cents lower. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 10 cents at $11.25. Soymeal futures were down 40 cents...
- Wheat Fades Back to Close Mixed on Wednesday
- The wheat complex fell off the early session highs on Wednesday, as month end profit taking got off to a day early start. Chicago SRW futures were down fractionally to 6 ¾ cents, with deferreds up ¼ to 3 ¼ cents. KC HRW futures were up fractionally to 2 ½...
- Corn Closes Wednesday with Modest Gains
- Corn futures held on to gains on Wednesday, despite pulling off early highs. Most nearby contracts were fractionally to 2 ½ cents higher, with a few deferreds steady to fractionally lower. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 1 1/4 cents at $4.33 1/2. EIA’s weekly report showed...
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