Futures Market Overview

Corn futures are showing 2 to 3 cent losses in most contracts at Wednesday’s midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 2 ¼ cents at $4.21 ½. The weekly EIA report showed ethanol...

The soybean market is trading with 3 to 5 cent gains as Wednesday’s midday. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is up 4 1/4 cents at $9.46 1/4. Soymeal futures are 50 cents/ton lower...

Live cattle futures are 20 to 55 cents higher in the front months at Wednesday’s midday. Cash trade has been slow this week. Last week’s cash movement was up $7-8 to $210 in the South and $212-216...

The wheat market is showing continued weakness so far at midday. Chicago SRW futures are slipping on Wednesday, with contracts down 4 to 5 cents. Kansas City HRW contracts are showing 1 to 3 cent losses...

Cotton futures are showing 53 to 56 point gains in the nearbys on Wednesday. Crude oil are futures up 82 cents/barrel and the US dollar index $0.164 higher so far on the day. The Seam showed 2,569 bales...

Lean hog futures are posting 45 to 75 cent gains across the front months on Wednesday. The USDA national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $87.54 on Wednesday morning, down another $0.69...

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK25 ) today is down -0.13 (-0.67%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK25 ) is down -3.00 (-0.55%). Sugar prices today are moderately lower as strength in the dollar (DXY00)...

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) today is up +46 (+0.58%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) is up +83 (+1.34%). Cocoa prices today are consolidating above recent lows. Gains in London cocoa accelerated today...