Corn Posting Tuesday Weakness
Corn Posting Tuesday Weakness
Corn futures are trading with Tuesday losses of 3 to 7 cents across the front months at the midday part of the session. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is…
Is Builders FirstSource Stock Underperforming the Dow?
Is Builders FirstSource Stock Underperforming the Dow?
With a market cap of around $15 billion, Builders FirstSource, Inc. (BLDR) is a supplier of structural building products. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, the company is also the supplier of…
Soybeans Close Lower on Monday
Soybeans Close Lower on Monday
Soybean futures settled the Monday session with contracts slipping 1 to 3 cents. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was down 2 1/4 cent at $9.47. Soymeal futures were down $1.10…
Cotton Firm to Close Higher on Monday
Cotton Firm to Close Higher on Monday
Cotton futures closed the Monday session with contracts up 15 to 27 points. The outside factors were mixed, with crude oil futures up 88 cents/barrel and the US dollar index $0.236…
Stocks Soar on Signs US Trade Policies Will be More Targeted
Stocks Soar on Signs US Trade Policies Will be More Targeted
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) Monday closed up +1.76%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +1.42%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +2.16%. June E-mini S&P futures…
Dollar Climbs With T-note Yields
Dollar Climbs With T-note Yields
The dollar index (DXY00) Monday rose by +0.19% and posted a 2-week high. The dollar moved higher on Monday on signs of strength in the economy after the Mar S&P Global…
Crude Prices Rise as President Trump Imposes Tariffs on Countries Buying Venezuelan Crude
Crude Prices Rise as President Trump Imposes Tariffs on Countries Buying Venezuelan Crude
May WTI crude oil (CLK25) Monday closed up +0.83 (+1.22%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK25) closed up +0.0117 (+0.53%).Crude oil and gasoline prices on Monday settled moderately higher, with crude…
Soybeans Pulling Off Early Lows at Midday
Soybeans Pulling Off Early Lows at Midday
Soybeans are showing fractional to penny losses in the front months on Monday, pulling off the early session lows. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is down 1 cent at…
Cotton Turning Higher at Midday
Cotton Turning Higher at Midday
Cotton futures are showing 22 to 30 point gains so far on Monday’s midday. The outside factors are mixed, with crude oil futures up 77 cents/barrel and the US dollar index…
Corn Closes on the Green Side of Unchanged
Corn Closes on the Green Side of Unchanged
Corn futures ended Monday trade with fractional gains, as contracts were rallying out of the early session weakness. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 1/2 cents at $4.29…
Cattle Fail to Hold Strength on Monday
Cattle Fail to Hold Strength on Monday
Live cattle futures failed to hold the early strength on Monday, with contracts down 30 cents to $1.05 on the day. Cash trade was on the move late last week, up…
Hogs Fall Lower on Monday
Hogs Fall Lower on Monday
Lean hog futures were 42 cents to $1.70 in the red at the Monday close. The USDA national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $90.29 on Monday afternoon, $1.89…