Lean hog futures were up 25 to 82 cents across most contracts on Friday, with expiring June up 25 cents. July was down $1.35 this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $95.27 on Friday...
Cotton futures closed with 4 to 49 points on Friday, with July still down 81 points on the week, as December fell 106 points. Crude oil was down $3.50 to $84.21/barrel. The US dollar index was down $0.054...
Live cattle futures gave back some of this week’s strength on Friday, with contracts down $1.05 to $1.625 at the close. August was down just 47 cents this week. Cash trade finally picked up on Friday,...
The wheat complex slipped lower into the weekend. Chicago SRW contracts closed with 2 ¼ to 3 ¼ cent losses, as July was up 4 ½ cents for the week. KC HRW futures saw fractional to 3 3/4 cent lower trade...
Soybeans posted slight losses on Friday, with contracts steady to 2 ¼ cents in the red. Jule was down 8 cents on the week, with November slipping 5 ½ cents. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price...
Corn futures slipped into the Friday close, with contracts steady to 1 ¾ cents higher on the day. July was down 4 ¾ cents this week, with December down 5 ¾ cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash...
Plant closings pressure cattle
The current market selloff is largely driven by a misplaced fear of the new Fed Chair's unconventional approach. While Kevin Warsh's methods break the traditional paradigm, his ultimate goal of reducing...
July arabica coffee (KCN26 ) on Friday closed up +3.25 (+1.28%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN26 ) closed up +131 (+3.78%). Coffee prices on Friday extended Thursday’s rally amid concern that persistent...