Commentary
- Cotton Rallies on Monday
- Cotton futures rallied 152 to 304 points across most contracts on Monday, with some deferreds lower. The US dollar index was $0.016 higher at $97.800. Crude oil was up $2.83 at $98.25 on Monday. NASS Crop Progress data showed 29% of the US cotton crop planted as of May 10,...
- Hogs Start the Week with a Rally
- Lean hog futures posted gains of 27 cents to $1.60 across the board on Monday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Monday afternoon to thin trade. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down 23 cents on May 7 at $90.79. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value from...
- Cattle Fall into the Monday Close on Tariff Pressure
- Live cattle futures closed Monday with contracts up 50 cents in front month June, but other contracts 55 cents lower to down $1.92. Cash trade settled in at $256-260 last week, with southern action $256-258 and northern trade at $258-260. Feeder cattle futures were down $1.92 to $4.80 in the...
- Wheat Rallies on Monday, with Crop Conditions Deteriorating
- The wheat complex closed Monday with gains across all three markets. Chicago SRW was 10 ¾ 15 cents higher across the board on Monday. KC HRW futures were up 8 ½ to 12 ¼ cents at the close, with front month may up a penny. MPLS spring wheat were up...
- Corn Closes with Monday Gains
- Corn futures closed the Monday session with contracts up 3 to 5 cents across most contracts. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 4 cents to $4.34 3/4. USDA reported a couple private export sales of corn this morning, with 380,000 MT (220,000 MT for 2025/26 and 160,000...
- Soybeans Gains Holding on Monday’s Midday
- Soybeans saw gains of 2 ¼ to 5 ½ cents across the board on Monday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 5 1/4 cents at $11.46 1/2. Soymeal futures were up $1.90 to $5.40, with Soy Oil futures 2 to 58 points lower. The weekly Crop Progress...
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