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The wheat complex is showing losses in the three exchanges on Thursday, fading off some early gains. Chicago SRW contracts are down 3 to 4 cents across the front months. KC HRW futures are showing Thursday losses of 2 to 3 cents at midday. MPLS spring wheat is down 2...

Soybeans are posting 9 to 10 cent losses in the front months on Thursday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 9 1/4 cents at $12.31 3/4. Soymeal futures are back down $3 to $8.30 at midday, with Soy Oil futures 25 to 32 points higher. Weekly Export...

Soybeans are trading with contracts 2 to 3 cents lower early on Thursday. Futures were weaker for much of the midweek session with contracts a penny to 5 ½ cents lower at the close. Open interest was down 8,510 contracts on Wednesday, with November down 20,084 contracts with the rolls...

Wheat is showing 1 to 2 cent gains across most contracts on Thursday morning. 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. Open interest was up 2,739 contracts. KC HRW futures...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.32% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.15%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.57%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are down -0.31%, and December E-mini...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.26% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.31%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.42%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are down -0.30%, and December E-mini...

Corn futures are trading with 2 to 3 cent losses across most contracts at Thursday’s midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 2 1/4 cents at $4.61. USDA’s Export Sales report showed 769,468 MT of corn sales in the week ending on October 1, which was on...

Live cattle futures are down 87 cents to $1.62 so far on Thursday. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week. The Thursday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales or bids on the 2,612 head offered. Feeder cattle futures are fading back $2.07 to $3.60...

Lean hog futures are slipping 25 to 70 cents in the front month at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was at $72.54 in the Thursday AM report, back up 42 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 31 cents on October 6 at...

December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) is down -3.55 (-1.21%) today, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) is down -58 (-1.66%). Coffee prices are under pressure for a second day today on signs of larger coffee supplies from Brazil. On Tuesday, Brazil’s Trade Ministry reported that Brazil’s Sep coffee exports...

As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- they expect to make money. So let's look at two noteworthy recent insider buys. On Tuesday, Central Securities' CEO & President, John C. Hill, made a $28,185 b

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Symbol: TTWO), where a total volume of 11,809 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representa

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Meta Platforms Inc (Symbol: META), where a total volume of 217,575 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approxim

Wheat is showing 1 to 2 cent gains across most contracts on Thursday morning. 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. Open interest was up 2,739 contracts. KC HRW futures...

November WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) is up +4.54 (+5.14%) today, and November RBOB gasoline (RBX26 ) is up +0.1462 (+4.52%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are soaring today on signs of possible escalation of the US-Iran conflict. Also, surging freight costs to ship crude oil out of the Middle...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is down -0.53 (-2.54%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is down -11.50 (-2.07%). Sugar prices are sliding today as funds take profits after a sharp two-week rally. On Wednesday, NY sugar climbed to a 19-month nearest-futures high and...

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is up +52 (+0.93%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is up +48 (+1.15%). Cocoa prices recovered from early losses today and turned higher on forecasts of continued rains in the Ivory Coast. On Monday, cocoa prices rallied to 2-week highs...

Cotton price action is up 62 to 68 points early on Thursday, as October expires today. 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...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.26% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.31%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.42%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are down -0.30%, and December E-mini...

December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) is down -3.55 (-1.21%) today, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) is down -58 (-1.66%). Coffee prices are under pressure for a second day today on signs of larger coffee supplies from Brazil. On Tuesday, Brazil’s Trade Ministry reported that Brazil’s Sep coffee exports...