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- Corn Back to Weakness on Friday
- Corn futures are trading with Friday losses of 4 to 5 cents at midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 4 1/4 cents at $4.57. USDA reported a private export sale of 218,600 MT of corn to Mexico this morning, with 173,800 MT for 26/27, 22,400 MT...
- Soybeans Showing Weaker Trade Heading into the Weekend
- Soybeans are trading with contracts down 5 to 7 cents at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 6 cents at $12.23 3/4. Soymeal futures are trading with contracts $5 to $7 lower, with Soy Oil 125 to 130 points higher Harvest should be able to resume...
- Hogs Bouncing into the Weekend
- Lean hog futures are posting grains of 32 cents to $1.25 in the front months on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $77.25 on Friday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down 24 cents on September 30 at $80.71. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value was...
- Wheat Trading Mixed at Midday
- The wheat complex is showing mixed Friday trade, with the spring wheat market holding higher. Chicago SRW contracts are fractionally lower on the session. KC HRW futures are trading with 3 to 4 cent losses at midday. MPLS spring wheat is showing contracts fractionally to 1 ½ cents higher. USDA’s...
- Cattle Fading Back Lower on Friday
- Live cattle futures are down 45 cents to $1.50 at midday. October options expire today. Cash trade saw some light $348-350 dressed action in the North so far this week as reported by USDA, with live sales at $220-222. Southern bids were reported at $226. The Friday Fed Cattle Exchange...
- Cotton Posting Midday Gains
- Cotton futures are bouncing on Friday’s midday, with most contracts up 40 to 65 points. Crude oil was back down $1.419 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index back down $0.203. USDA’s Export Sales report shows all cotton export commitments at 4.937 million RB, which is 17%...
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