Commentary
- Hogs Falling Back on Wednesday
- Lean hog futures are trading with contracts down 37 cents to $1.90 at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Wednesday morning due to light volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was back up another 13 cents on April 3 at $90.06. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value...
- Soybeans Trading Mixed at Midday
- Soybeans are trading with mixed action as front months are up 1 to 2 cents and deferred down fractionally. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 2 1/4 cents at $10.92 1/2. Soymeal futures are up 50 cents to $1 in the front months, with Soy Oil futures...
- Cotton Trading Mixed at Midday
- Cotton futures are trading with contracts up 32 points in nearby May and other contracts down 2 to 10 points. The US dollar index is $1.042 lower at $98.640. Crude oil is down $18.37 at midday following a 2-week ceasefire between Iran and the US that includes the reopening of...
- Wheat Collapsing on Wednesday
- The wheat complex is falling on Wednesday with weakness spilling over from the crude oil. Chicago SRW futures is down 18 to 19 cents on the day. KC HRW futures are showing 14 to 15 cent losses at midday. MPLS spring wheat is 15 to 17 cents lower. Crude oil...
- Cattle Trading with Mixed Action
- Live cattle futures are trading with contracts up 15 cents to 25 cents lower in the nearbys. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, with sales at $245-246 last week. The Central Stockyards Fed Cattle Exchange online auction saw no bids on the 970 head offered, with...
- Corn Holding Lower on Wednesday as Oil Collapses
- Corn futures are bouncing off the early session lows with contracts down 3 to 5 cents at midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 2 3/4 cents at $4.07 ¾. Crude oil is down $18.32 at midday following a 2-week ceasefire between Iran and the US that...
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