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"Damn the Tariffs - Full Speed Ahead!" (Jim's video helps set the stage for grain trading this spring/summer)

Futures collapse as trade war intensifies

Livestock Markets Locked Limit Down - Most Grains Lower

Lean hog futures were in freefall mode on Friday, as contracts were down $3.45 to the $4 limit, with April steady and held up by the index. Monday will have expanded limits of $6. The national average...

Cotton futures posted Friday losses of 115 to 144 points in the nearbys, with May down 354 points this week. Crude oil futures were $4.63/barrel lower, as the US dollar index was back up $0.821 on the...

The corn market closed out the Friday session with contracts up 1 to 3 cents across the front months. May was up 7 cents this week despite all the tariff talk. New crop December was weighed down by bean...

The wheat complex closed Friday with contracts down across the three markets. Chicago SRW futures were down 7 to 8 cents on the day, as May closed the week up ¾ cent. Kansas City HRW contracts were 10...

Live cattle futures posted Friday losses of $5.42 to the $6.50 limit,, as April was down $6.20 on the week. Monday will have expanded limits of $9.75. Cash trade was reported at $208 in the South this...

Soybeans were in full collapse mode on Friday, as contracts were down 32 to 35 cents across most contracts. May lost 46 cents on the week, with November down 44 ¾ cents. CmdtyView’s national front month...

In my opinion, this is not the hill cattlemen want to die on.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed down -5.97%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -5.50%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -6.07%. June E-mini...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday rose by +1.06%. The dollar on Friday recovered from early losses and rallied moderately, rebounding from Thursday’s 6-month low. Short covering emerged in the dollar...

May WTI crude oil (CLK25 ) Friday closed down -4.96 (-7.41%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK25 ) closed down -0.1098 (-5.07%). Crude oil and gasoline prices on Friday sank for the second day, with crude falling...

May Nymex natural gas (NGK25 ) on Friday closed down -0.301 (-7.27%). May nat-gas prices plunged to a 1-week low Friday on global trade war concerns and forecasts for warmer US temperatures, which could...

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK25 ) Friday closed down -0.27 (-1.41%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK25 ) closed down -5.50 (-1.01%). Sugar prices retreated for a second day Friday as global trade...

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) Friday closed down -779 (-8.38%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) closed down -310 (-4.66%). Cocoa prices Friday sold off sharply as global trade war fears sparked risk-off...

May arabica coffee (KCK25 ) Friday closed down -19.55 (-5.07%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK25 ) closed down -259 (-4.82%). Coffee prices plummeted Friday, with arabica posting a 2-month low and robusta...

Corn futures are up 3 to 5 cents in most nearby contracts on Friday. New crop December is weighed down by bean losses as they try not to attract too many more acres. The CmdtyView national average Cash...