The Cattle Markets are Special and They Could Start to Show Off Very Soon
The old saying may be "rains make grains" (however, sayings can also be pains in the #*&%@!)
Live cattle futures were in rally mode on Tuesday, closing with contracts up $3.60 to $5.95 higher. Cash trade was mostly $255-258 across the country last week. It has yet to take place so far this week....
The wheat complex posted mixed trade on Tuesday, as the soft red and hard red spreads were unwinding. Chicago SRW contracts were 3 ½ to 6 ¼ cents in the green at the close. KC HRW futures were steady...
Cotton futures saw gains of 35 to 184 point gains across the board on Tuesday. Crude oil was down $4.08 at $76.673. The US dollar index was down $0.071 at $99.305. Monday afternoon’s Crop Progress showed...
Lean hog futures were down 30 cents to $1.77 in the nearbys, with some deferred contracts December and beyond, up a tick to 30 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $97.57 on Tuesday...
Soybeans held off the early weakness on Tuesday, as day session buying took price action 7 ½ to 11 ¾ cents higher into the close. Rumors of Chinese inquiries into the US sparked some buying interest...
Corn futures rounded out the Tuesday session on a mixed note, with front months down ¼ to 1 ¾ cents and new crop contracts up ¾ to 2 ¾ cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down...
Grain markets had a softer tone in the overnight trade but sprang to life on rumors of Chinese buyers showing interest in US soybeans. Is it for real this time?
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Tuesday closed down -0.57%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.64%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.89%. June E-mini...