Corn rounded out Thursday trade with contracts down 4 to 6 cents across most contracts. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 6 3/4 at $4.10 3/4. USDA’s weekly Export Sales report this...
Soybean futures were weaker on Thursday, with contracts down 6 to 7 ¼ cents on the day. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down a penny at $11.55. Soymeal futures were $2.00 to $4.00 higher...
Live cattle futures rounded out the Thursday session with contracts down $2.35 to $3.05. Cash trade started to pick up, with a few light northern sales of $378-380 dressed and live action reported at $238-240...
Lean hog futures posted 20 to 60 cent gains in most contracts, with August down a nickel. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $100.26 on Thursday afternoon, down 40 cents from the day prior....
Cotton futures closed the Thursday session with losses of 223 to 287 points at the final bell. Crude oil was up a modest 14 cents per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.251. Export Sales data showed...
The wheat complex slipped back on Thursday, with contracts marginally lower. Chicago SRW contracts saw nearby losses of 1 to 3 cents on the day. KC HRW futures posted front month losses of 2 to 3 ½ cents...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Thursday closed down -0.51%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.62%. September...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) rose by +0.27% on Thursday. The dollar rallied on Thursday as better-than-expected US economic reports signaled economic strength and lifted T-note yields. Weekly jobless claims...
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August WTI crude oil (CLQ26 ) on Thursday closed down -0.65 (-0.82%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ26 ) closed down -0.0162 (-0.49%). Crude oil and gasoline prices gave up early gains on Thursday and settled...