Futures Market Overview

Cattle and Beans about to break again... Bullish Corn Now.

Wednesday trade in the cotton market had futures continuing the slide, with losses of 30 to 173 points, left by the nearbys. Pressure was coming from the crude oil side of things, with futures down $2.50....

Soybeans saw 1 ½ to 5 cent higher trade on Wednesday, as there was some recovery in the product values. Soymeal ended the day with contracts up $1.20 to $3.40/ton, with Soy Oil 1 to 9 points higher in...

The wheat markets closed the Wednesday with contracts heading towards the lows. Chicago futures were down 4 ¾ to 12 ¾ cents. Kansas City posted losses of 8 ¾ to 14 ¾ cents at the close. MPLS was the...

Live cattle futures were down a tick to 60 cents in the 2024 contracts on Wednesday with the 2025 futures up 7 to 45 cents. Cash action has been quiet this week. The Central Stockyards Fed Cattle Exchange...

Corn ended the midweek session with weakness, as contracts were down ¾ to 2 ½ cents on the day. New crop December led the way with the 2 ½ cent drop, with May down the ¾. EIA data from this morning...

Hogs were mixed on the Wednesday trade session, as contracts were anywhere within 10 cents lower to 47 cents higher. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated price was up 9 cents at $89.13 in the...