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Soybeans are trying to pull off the early near double digit losses on Friday, with contracts down 1 to 3 cents at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 1 ¼ cents at $12.03 1/2. Soymeal futures are down $3.20 to $3.40, with Soy Oil futures up...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) tumbled to a 2-week low on Friday and finished down by -0.19%. The dollar came under pressure Friday after Fed Chair Powell refrained from providing guidance on monetary policy or the economy during a speech at the annual IMF meeting in Bangkok. Mr. Powell’s lack...
November WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) closed up +3.44 (+3.51%) on Friday, and November RBOB gasoline (RBX26 ) closed up +0.552 (+1.74%). Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied sharply on Friday, with crude posting a 1-month high. Crude prices rose Friday amid a weaker dollar and concerns that escalating hostilities...
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed up +10.80 (+3.66%) on Friday, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) closed up +39 (+1.16%). Coffee prices rallied sharply on Friday, with arabica posting a 5-week high. Concerns that an El Niño weather pattern could hurt Brazil's and Vietnam’s coffee crops next year...
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is down -0.41 (-1.94%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is down -7.20 (-1.28%). Sugar prices are falling today as forecasts for hot, dry weather next week in Brazil’s Center-South region, the country’s largest sugar-producing area, sparked long liquidation...
Corn futures are trading with contracts down 2 to 4 cents at midday, getting some slight midday bids off the lows. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 2 3/4 cents at $4.36. USDA reported a private export sale of 127,000 MT of corn for 2026/27 to Japan...