Cattle Falling to Close Out the Week
Cattle Falling to Close Out the Week
Live cattle futures are slipping lower at midday, down $1.50 to $1.70 so far. Cash trade has started to pick up, with $233 reported in the North on Friday, and $232…
Hogs Slipping Lower on Friday
Hogs Slipping Lower on Friday
Lean hog futures are showing 10 to 60 cent losses so far on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $68.56 on Friday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index…
Nat-Gas Prices Sink on Warm US Weather Forecasts
Nat-Gas Prices Sink on Warm US Weather Forecasts
February Nymex natural gas (NGG26) on Friday closed down -0.238 (-6.99%),Feb nat-gas prices added to this week's sell-off on Friday, dropping to a 2.5-month nearest-futures low. Forecasts of warmer US…
Corn Sees Slight Losses on Friday
Corn Sees Slight Losses on Friday
Corn futures rounded out the Friday session with contracts fractionally lower, as March managed to close the week with an 8 ¼ cent gain. Futures spent the session squaring up…
Wheat Showing Slight Losses at Midday
Wheat Showing Slight Losses at Midday
The wheat complex is trading with slight weakness to close out the week. Chicago SRW futures are fractionally lower on Friday. KC HRW futures are 1 to 2 cents lower…
Soybeans Slips from Highs, Closes Friday with Marginal Gains
Soybeans Slips from Highs, Closes Friday with Marginal Gains
Soybeans slipped off the midday highs this week with contracts up 1 to 1 ½ ents in the front months at the close. March was up 16 3/4 cents on…
Wheat Squares Up Ahead of USDA data to Close Friday
Wheat Squares Up Ahead of USDA data to Close Friday
The wheat complex spent the Friday session squaring up ahead of the Monday USDA reports. Chicago SRW futures were fractionally lower, with March up 10 ¾ cents this week. KC…
