Hogs Mixed at Midday
Hogs Mixed at Midday
Lean hog futures are trading with contracts within 25 cents of unchanged on Thursday. USDA’s national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $92.44 on Thursday morning, an 85 cent…
Cattle Mixed Despite Record High Cash Trade
Cattle Mixed Despite Record High Cash Trade
Live cattle futures are down 15 to 50 cents at midday, with new nearby June up 52 cents . Cash trade has been $214-218 so far in the South, with…
Corn Leaking Back Lower at Midday
Corn Leaking Back Lower at Midday
The corn market is trading with contracts down 3 to 4 ¼ cents and December up ½ cent. There were another 25 deliveries against May corn futures overnight. The nearby…
Coffee Prices Settle Sharply Lower on Demand Fears
Coffee Prices Settle Sharply Lower on Demand Fears
July arabica coffee (KCN25) Thursday closed down -16.10 (-4.02%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN25) closed down -243 (-4.53%).Coffee prices on Thursday sank to 1-week lows and settled sharply lower.…
Dollar Rallies and Gold Falls on Possible US-China Trade Talks
Dollar Rallies and Gold Falls on Possible US-China Trade Talks
The dollar index (DXY00) Thursday rose by +0.77% and posted a 2-1/2 week high. The dollar rallied moderately Thursday on a possible easing of US-China trade tensions after state-run China…
Dollar Rallies and Gold Falls on Possible Easing of US-China Trade Tensions
Dollar Rallies and Gold Falls on Possible Easing of US-China Trade Tensions
The dollar index (DXY00) today is up by +0.62% at a 2-week high. The dollar is moderately higher today on a possible easing of US-China trade tensions after state-run China…
Demand Concerns Hammer Coffee Prices
Demand Concerns Hammer Coffee Prices
July arabica coffee (KCN25) today is down -17.90 (-4.47%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN25) is down -242 (-4.51%).Coffee prices today sank to 1-week lows and are sharply lower. Coffee…
Sugar Prices Pressured by Ample Supplies and Weak Demand
Sugar Prices Pressured by Ample Supplies and Weak Demand
July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25) today is down -0.09 (-0.52%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25) is up +0.80 (+0.16%).Sugar prices today are mixed, with July NY…
Stocks Rally as Strong Tech Earnings Boost Market Sentiment
Stocks Rally as Strong Tech Earnings Boost Market Sentiment
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) Thursday closed up +0.63%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.21%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +1.10%. June E-mini S&P futures…
Stocks Rally on Solid Tech Earnings
Stocks Rally on Solid Tech Earnings
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +1.36%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.77%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +1.93%. June E-mini S&P futures…
Cotton Losses Extending to Midday
Cotton Losses Extending to Midday
Cotton futures are trading with contracts 45 to 58 points in the red at midday.. The outside markets mixed factors, with crude oil futures up $0.22/barrel and the US dollar index…
Soybeans Back to Higher Trade on Thursday
Soybeans Back to Higher Trade on Thursday
Soybeans are posting 6 to 8 cent gains across most contracts on Thursday. There were 3 deliveries against May soybeans overnight. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is up 9…