Live cattle futures saw losses of a nickel to 62 cents on Wednesday, with October up 37 cents. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, following last week’s live northern sales at $220-222 and southern trade reported at $226. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed...
Lean hog futures saw weakness on Wednesday contracts falling $1 to $2.42 at the close. USDA’s national base hog price was at $72.44 in the Wednesday PM report, down $3.30 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 41 cents on October 5 at $79.22. USDA’s...
Soybeans were weaker for much of the midweek session with contracts a penny to 5 ½ cents lower at the close. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 6 1/4 cents at $12.40 1/4. Soymeal futures were up $4.70 to $12.50 at the close, with Soy Oil futures...
Soybeans are trading with contracts 8 to 9 cents in the red at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 8 3/4 cents at $12.38 3/4. Soymeal futures are up $8.20 to $9.20, with Soy Oil futures 200 to 219 points lower. Weekly Export Sales data from...
Live cattle futures are mixed with October up 30 cents and other contracts down 65 to 95 cents. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, following last week’s live northern sales at $220-222 and southern trade reported at $226. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed...
The wheat complex is giving back Tuesday’s rally on Wednesday. Chicago SRW contracts are falling back 17 to 18 cents on the session. KC HRW futures are trading with 18 to 19 cent losses at midday. MPLS spring wheat are 12 to 14 cents lower across most front months on...
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed down -118 (-2.07%) on Wednesday, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed down -57 (-1.35%). Cocoa prices settled sharply lower for the second day on Wednesday, pressured by rising ICE cocoa inventories. ICE cocoa inventories rose to a 2.25-year high of...
Corn futures faded back some of the Tuesday rally, posting Wednesday losses of 2 to 6 cents across most contracts. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 6 cents at $4.63 1/4. EIA data from this morning showed ethanol production in the week of October 1 at 1.053...
Lean hog futures are trading with contracts 97 cents to $1.77 lower at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was at $72.12 in the Wednesday AM report, down $3.97 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 41 cents on October 5 at $79.22. USDA’s pork...
The wheat complex failed follow through from Tuesday’s strength on Wednesday, with weakness. Chicago SRW contracts were down 13 ¾ to 17 ¾ cents across the board. KC HRW futures posted losses of 13 ½ to 17 ¾ cents at the Wednesday close. MPLS spring wheat saw losses of 6...
Cotton futures posted Wednesday losses of 21 to 118 points at the close. Crude oil was down 50 cents per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.440 higher. The Seam reported sales on 3,951 bales on October 6 at an average of 82.22 cents/lb. The Cotlook A...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed down by -0.22% on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.66%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.21%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) fell -0.27%, and December E-mini...
Cotton futures are trading with midday losses of 85 to 95 points across most contracts on Wednesday. Crude oil is 63 cents per barrel lower on the session, with the US dollar index back up $0.485. The Seam reported sales on 3,951 bales on October 6 at an average of...
The wheat complex is giving back Tuesday’s rally on Wednesday. Chicago SRW contracts are falling back 17 to 18 cents on the session. KC HRW futures are trading with 18 to 19 cent losses at midday. MPLS spring wheat are 12 to 14 cents lower across most front months on...
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed up +0.01 (+0.05%) on Wednesday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed down -0.80 (-0.14%). Sugar price settled mixed on Wednesday after NY sugar posted a 19-month nearest-futures high and London sugar a 22-month high. Ongoing rains in Brazil’s...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed down by -0.22% on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.66%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.21%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) fell -0.27%, and December E-mini...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.61% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.93%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.92%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are down -0.55%, and December E-mini...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.61% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -1.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.70%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are down -0.66%, and December E-mini...
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is down -149 (-2.61%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is down -85 (-2.01%). Cocoa prices are sharply lower for a second day today, pressured by rising ICE cocoa inventories. ICE cocoa inventories rose to a 2.25-year high of 3,538,981 bags...
Soybeans are trading with contracts 8 to 9 cents in the red at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 8 3/4 cents at $12.38 3/4. Soymeal futures are up $8.20 to $9.20, with Soy Oil futures 200 to 219 points lower. Weekly Export Sales data from...