HARVEST HOURS
- Cotton Slipping Lower on Friday
- Cotton futures closed Friday with losses of 32 to 67 points on the session, as December was own 237 points for the week. Crude oil was up 95 cents per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.066 lower. The large managed money speculators and cotton futures and...
- Soybeans Close Friday with Mixed Trade, Falling from Early Highs
- Soybeans were mixed on Friday with contracts anywhere from 2 ½ cents higher to fractionally lower. November was down 34 ¼ cents this week, with the monthly loss at 70 ¾ cents. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 1/2 cents at $11.63 1/2. Soymeal futures were 70...
- Wheat Closes Friday with Slight Losses
- The wheat complex wound up lower across the three markets on Friday. Chicago SRW contracts was mixed, down ¼ to 5 cents higher on the day, as December was 21 ½ cents lower on the week. KC HRW futures were down a penny in the front months and higher in...
- Cattle Fall to Close Out October
- Live cattle futures were pressured by month end selling and a sharply lower equity market on Friday, closing $3.27 to $5.35 lower. December fell $10.17 on the week. Cash trade was reported by USDA at $224-225 live this week, with a few leaking towards $220. The Friday morning Fed Cattle...
- Hogs Extend Weakness to Close the Month
- Lean hog futures were down 12 cents to $1.12 on Friday, with December losing $6.70 this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $60.29 in the Friday PM report, down $3.49 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down $1.00 on October 28 at $67.30....
- Corn Fades Lower on Friday
- Corn futures fell into the end of the month, with contracts down 1 ¼ to 4 cents on Friday. December was down 8 ¼ cents for the week and 53 cents for the month. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up ¼ cent at $4.14. Acres left to...
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