Live cattle futures are trading with Thursday midday strength so far, as contracts are up 37 cents to $1.025. Cash trade has kicked off this week at $203 in the South,…

December arabica coffee (KCZ25) today is up +2.20 (+0.59%), and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX25) is down -26 (-0.58%).Coffee prices are mixed today, with robusta sliding to a 1-week low.…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.67%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.46%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +1.19%.  September E-mini S&P futures…

The dollar index (DXY00) today is up by +0.50%.  The dollar is moving higher today after bond yields rose on hawkish comments from Kansas City Fed President Schmid who said…

October Nymex natural gas (NGV25) on Thursday closed down -0.161 (-5.19%).Oct nat-gas prices sold off sharply on Thursday due to a larger-than-expected build in weekly EIA nat-gas inventories.  The EIA…

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25) today is down -56 (-0.69%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25) is down -88 (-1.39%).Cocoa prices today are moderately lower as favorable weather in…

Lean hog futures are posting 30 to 40 cent gains across most contracts on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog report from Thursday morning was reported at $106.57, up 32 cents…

Cotton futures are trading with Thursday midday losses of 56 to 93 points. The US dollar index was up $0.540 on the day to $97.060, with crude oil futures $0.36 lower. USDA…