Commentary
- Cattle Pull off Early Friday Lows, as Cattle on Feed Shows Fewer Placements
- Live cattle futures pull off early losses on Friday, with contracts closing down 30 cents to $1.15 higher. October was up 95 cents on the week. Cash trade has picked up a few at $355-360 dressed and $223-227. Feeder cattle futures were down 55 cents in the front month August,...
- Cotton Closes Steady on Friday
- Cotton futures were up 1 to 7 points in the front months on Friday, with contracts down 8 points to 20 points higher. December was up 355 points on the week. Crude oil was down 19 cents with the US dollar index $0.063 lower. Commitment of Traders data showed managed...
- Wheat Fades Lower into the Weekend
- The wheat complex is in the red across the three exchanges on Friday. Chicago SRW contracts were fractionally to 1 ¼ cents lower on Friday, with September up 6 ¾ cents on the week. KC HRW futures posted losses of 1 ¾ to 6 cents on the session, with September...
- Corn Rallies into Friday’s Close Following Week of Weaker Tour Yields
- Corn futures found late strength on Friday with contracts 2 ¾ to 6 ½ cents higher across the board. September was 24 ¾ cents higher on the week, with December rallying 25 ¼ cents. September options expired today. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 5 cents at...
- Hogs Push Higher into the Weekend
- Lean hog futures posted gains of 50 to 77 cents across most contracts on Friday, with October slipping 87 cents on the week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $94.27 in the Friday PM report, up $1.93 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down...
- Soybeans Firm Higher Late on Friday
- Soybeans pushed higher late on Friday, with contracts up 1 to 4 ¼ cents at the close. September was up 47 ¼ cents on the week, with November 47 cents higher. September options expired today. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 3 1/4 cent at $12.02. Soymeal...
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