Cattle Pull Back to Close Mixed
Cattle Pull Back to Close Mixed
Live cattle futures posted slight gains in the front months, with the soon to expire October up $3.87. Cash trade has been $230 in the north early this week, with…
Cattle Holding Higher on Thursday
Cattle Holding Higher on Thursday
Live cattle futures are 50 to 80 cents higher in most contracts on Thursday, with October up $3.35 ahead of Friday’s expiration. Cash trade has been $230 in the north…
Hogs Posting Steady Trade at Midday
Hogs Posting Steady Trade at Midday
Lean hog futures are up 25 cents in nearby December and steady to 50 cents lower in other contracts. USDA’s national base hog price from Thursday morning was not reported…
Coffee Prices Recover as ICE Inventories Dwindle
Coffee Prices Recover as ICE Inventories Dwindle
December arabica coffee (KCZ25) on Thursday closed up +1.30 (+0.33%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26) closed up +31 (+0.67%).Coffee prices recovered from early losses on Thursday and settled higher.…
Hogs Close Mixed on Thursday
Hogs Close Mixed on Thursday
Lean hogs ended the Thursday session with nearby contracts down 35 to 50 cents and others up 17 to 42 cents. The national average base hog price was reported at $73.99…
Wheat Bulls Give Into Weakness on Thursday
Wheat Bulls Give Into Weakness on Thursday
The wheat complex was under pressure for much of the Thursday session. CBT soft red wheat futures were 7 to 8 cents lower to round out Thursday trade. KC HRW…
Corn Falls on Thursday
Corn Falls on Thursday
Corn futures closed the Thursday session with contracts down 6 to 8 cents in most front months, as a risk off approach triggered selling across much of the ag commodity…
Cocoa Prices Rebound as ICE Inventories Fall
Cocoa Prices Rebound as ICE Inventories Fall
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25) on Thursday closed up +14 (+0.23%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25) closed up +19 (+0.44%).Cocoa prices recovered from early losses on Thursday and…
Corn Slipping Weaker on Thursday
Corn Slipping Weaker on Thursday
Corn futures are pulling off the early session lows with contracts up 1 to 2 cents at midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 1 3/4 cents to…
Cotton Reverting Lower on Thursday
Cotton Reverting Lower on Thursday
Cotton futures are trading with midday losses of 65 to 76 points across most contracts at midday. Crude oil futures were up 19 cents/barrel to $60.69, with the US dollar index…
Soybeans Settling in Double Digits Higher at Midday
Soybeans Settling in Double Digits Higher at Midday
Soybeans have had a back and forth session centered around the China/US meeting on Wednesday night, as the front three contracts have a 40 cent or more range on the…
Corn Closes with Slight Wednesday Gains
Corn Closes with Slight Wednesday Gains
Corn futures closed out Wednesday trade with contracts steady to 2 cents higher. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 3 cents to $3.95 1/2.With just 2 days remaining…