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,...
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...
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...
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...