Jim's outlook on the ramifications of La Niña, and the potential impact on grains and natural gas futures in the weeks ahead
The soybean market posted a Turnaround Tuesday bounce of 5 to 8 cents ahead of Wednesday’s Christmas break. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was up 5 3/4 cents at $9.24. Soymeal futures...
Live cattle futures settled the Christmas Eve session with contracts down 45 cents to 30 cents higher. Cash trade has yet to begin this week, with bids of $190 reported in the South. Last week showed steady...
The wheat market posted weaker action across the three exchanges on Tuesday, leading into Christmas. Chicago SRW futures were down 3 ¾ to 5 ¾ cents on the session. KC HRW contracts fell 6 ¼ to 7 ¼...
Cotton futures gave back some of Monday’s jolliness, with Tuesday losses of 14 to 64 points. The outside markets were mixed factors, with the US dollar index up 193 points and crude oil $0.93/barrel...
Lean hog futures closed out the Tuesday session with contracts down 5 to 45 cents in the nearbys and up a tick to 62 cents. The CME Lean Hog Index was reported at $84.35 on December 19, up 14 cents from...
Corn futures closed the prelude to Christmas with contracts steady to 1 ½ cents higher across the board. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was up 3/4 cent at $4.19 ¼. The markets will...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday rose by +0.20%, extending Monday's gain of +0.39% and recovering a bit farther after last Friday's -0.73% decline. The dollar saw support from improved US interest...
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February Nymex natural gas (NGG25 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.158 (+4.72%), stopping just short of Monday's 5-month high. Feb nat-gas prices rallied on Tuesday due to colder weather forecasts. Maxar called...