Lean hog futures are up a tick to $1.22 in the front months, with deferred contracts down 32 to 50 cents. The USDA National Base Hog price was reported at $89.93…

Corn futures are trading with contracts 4 to 6 cents higher at Friday’s midday, as traders square up ahead of the Friday USDA reports. The front month CmdtyView national average Cash…

The wheat market mixed across the three markets on Friday. Chicago SRW wheat is 5 to 7 cents higher so far on the day. KC HRW contracts are fractionally to…

Live cattle futures are back up $3.15 to $4 on Friday. Cash trade saw some light action on Thursday at $230-233 in the North and $223-225 in the South. Friday’s…

Cotton futures are up 56 to71 points so far on Friday’s midday. Crude oil is down $0.09/barrel, with the US dollar index down $0.108.Weekly Export Sales data showed total cotton…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.33%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.54%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.33%.  September E-mini S&P…

September arabica coffee (KCU25) today is down -6.10 (-1.96%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25) is down -45 (-1.23%).Coffee prices are sharply lower today, with arabica coffee slumping to a…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Thursday closed up +0.80%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.94%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.94%.  September E-mini…

Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Friday, shares of Energy companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 0.5% loss. Within that group, Schlumberger Ltd (Symbol: SLB) and…

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Friday, shares of Consumer Products companies are outperforming other sectors, up 0.8%. Within the sector, Nike (Symbol: NKE) and Royal Caribbean…