Live cattle futures closed out the Monday session with contracts rallying $1.47 to $2.27. Cash trade was limited last week, as some exchanged hands at $208 in the north, with some $204 in the South. Feeder...
Lean hog futures posted gains of $1.30 to $1.80 on Monday. USDA’s national average base hog negotiated price was down $1.11 on Monday afternoon to $81.99. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 81 cents...
Not much seemed to change over the weekend. Cattle feeders lost approximately $42.00 per head from one week to the next.
Lean hog futures are up a nickel in expiring April, with other contracts $1.17 to $1.72 higher. USDA’s national average base hog negotiated price was up 46 cents on Monday morning to 83.50. The CME Lean...
Live cattle futures are up $1.125 to $1.60 at midday. Cash trade was limited last week, with $208 reported in the north, with some $204 in the South. Feeder cattle futures are showing $1 to $2.50 gains...
Grain and livestock markets saw some big moves last week and are seeing a choppy trade to start the shortened week. Here are a few things on our radar.
Could this be the week where volatility subsides, and focus goes from broad based risk on/off back to a focus on the fundamentals and technicals of individual risk asset
The cattle market is looking to begin a new week of trade after live cattle futures rallied on Friday, to post gains of $1.60 to $1.65 in the front months. June was still down $1.40 on the week. Cash trade...
Lean hog futures were mixed on Friday, with front month April down 57 cents and other contracts up 7 to 20 cents. June futures were up $1.77 last week. USDA’s national average base hog negotiated price...
July ICE sugar futures hit a four-week low last week.
Dec25 Corn has posted a strong rally the past two weeks, due in part to wet weather across the US Eastern Corn Belt. Could this be an early weather market?
Cotton price action is point to weakness early on Monday, with losses of 56 to 77 points. Futures posted mixed action on Friday, with front month May down 58 points and other contracts up 1 to 23 points....
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Cotton futures posted mixed action on Friday, with front month May down 58 points and other contracts up 1 to 23 points. May was still up 253 points this week. Crude oil futures were back up $1.44/barrel....
May NY world sugar #11 (SBK25 ) Friday closed down -0.12 (-0.66%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK25 ) closed down -0.90 (-0.17%). Sugar prices Friday gave up an early advance and posted moderate...
May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) Friday closed up +423 (+5.23%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) closed up +221 (+3.69%). Cocoa prices Friday settled sharply higher as a selloff in the dollar (DXY00 ) to...
May arabica coffee (KCK25 ) Friday closed up +14.85 (+4.33%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK25 ) closed up +162 (+3.28%). Coffee prices Friday settled sharply higher as a selloff in the dollar index (DXY00...
Cotton futures are down 9 to 64 points in the old crop contracts on Friday, with December up 11 points. Crude oil futures are back up $1.21/barrel. The US dollar index is posting another round of weakness,...
May NY world sugar #11 (SBK25 ) today is down -0.16 (-0.88%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK25 ) is down -2.80 (-0.53%). Sugar prices today gave up an early advance and turned lower on demand concerns....