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The wheat complex was higher across the three markets on Tuesday. Chicago SRW futures were up 2 to 3 cents to close out the day. KC HRW futures were fractionally to 2 ¾ cents higher on the session. MPLS...
Live cattle futures were 7 to 65 cents higher on Tuesday, with June down a nickel on Tuesday. Cash trade from last week settled in at $235-236 sales in the North and $235 in the South. It has yet to get...
Corn futures saw gains of 2 to 3 cents in most contracts on Tuesday, with some deferred contracts steady to fractionally higher. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 3 cents to $4.24....
Lean hog futures were 52 cents lower to 25 cents higher on Tuesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $92.62 on Tuesday afternoon, up 66 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index...
Soybeans were pressured into the Tuesday close, with contracts down 2 3/4 to 8 ½ cents across the board. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 1 3/4 cents at $10.78 1/2. Soymeal futures...
Cotton futures were 15 to 46 points higher on Tuesday. The US dollar index was $0.310 higher at $99.035. Crude oil finished the day with late pressure to close up just 26 cents, as reports surfaced of...
Tomorrow We Could See Stock Markets and Cattle Markets Higher and Crude Oil, Soybeans and Wheat Lower
Silver prices have slipped significantly in March, but there are ample reasons for long-term investors to load up on the white metal at the current price.