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More NewsLean hogs are down anywhere from 42 cents in the back months to $2.47 in the nearbys on Thursday. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated price was down $2.45 on Thursday morning, at $88.58. The...
Live cattle are up 80 cents to $1.12 so far at midday. A few cash sales have been reported in the South at $182 in TX and $182-183 in KS, even to $1 above a week ago. Northern trade has been unestablished,...
Soybeans are trading 4 to 8 ½ cents lower so far on Thursday, as pressure from the product values is holding things back. Soymeal is showing losses of $3.30 to $3.60, with Soy Oil down 31 to 32 points...
Cotton futures are showing 1 to 184 point gains in the front months with some of the deferreds lower. The outside market influences are showing crude oil down 19 cents/barrel and the US dollar index 245...
The wheat complex is trading with another round of strength on Thursday. Kansas City is up 8 to 9 cents at midday. Chicago contracts are 7 to 8 cents higher. MPLS spring wheat is up 6 to 8 cents on the...
Corn futures are showing gains of 2 to 3 ½ cents across the front months on Thursday, pulled up by spillover support from wheat and positive Export Sales data. USDA reported corn bookings of 1.3 MMT...
May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24 ) this morning is down -0.32 (-1.60%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is down -8.30 (-1.44%). Sugar prices retreated today based on the outlook for a larger sugar...
July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) this morning is down -451 (-4.09%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) is down -202 (-2.06%). Cocoa prices today gave up an early advance and fell sharply on an increase in...