The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.27%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.05%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.10%. March E-mini S&P futures…
March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26) on Friday closed down -732 (-12.05%). March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26) closed down -452 (-10.35%).Cocoa prices plummeted on Friday, with NY cocoa sinking to…
March arabica coffee (KCH26) on Friday closed down -14.70 (-3.95%). March ICE robusta coffee (RMH26) closed down -25 (-0.64%).Coffee prices sold off sharply on Friday amid forecasts of rain over…
Last summer, I had lunch with my friend and colleague Dave Van Knapp, and I shared something with him that I haven’t told very many people: Starting in late 2022…
Corn futures closed out a quiet Thursday session with fractional losses in the front months and fractional gains in other contracts. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down ¼…
The wheat complex failed to hold in the gains on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures were steady to a penny higher at the close. KC HRW futures functionality to 2 cents…
Cotton futures settled the Thursday session with contracts back down 12 to 101 points across the board. The US dollar index provided some pressure and was back up 485 points…
Soybeans posted Thursday losses of 5 to 6 cents. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 5 3/4 cents lower at $9.88. Soymeal futures were down $1.10 to $2.70 on Thursday,…
Live cattle futures held onto the Thursday gains, with contracts 75 cents to $1.25 higher. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week with a few dressed sales of $365…
February Nymex natural gas (NGG26) on Thursday closed down -0.118 (-3.35%),Feb nat-gas prices tumbled on Thursday amid the outlook for far warmer-than-normal US temperatures, which is expected to curb heating…
Lean hog futures posted $2.27 to $2.35 gains in the nearbys on Thursday. The national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $78.85 on Thursday afternoon, up 34 cents from the…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Thursday closed up +0.01%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.55%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.57%. March E-mini S&P…