Live cattle futures were 52 cents to $1.32 higher on Wednesday. Cash trade saw some light $260 live and $408 dressed in the north on Wednesday. The Wednesday morning, Fed Cattle Exchange online auction...
Lean hog futures closed Wednesday with mixed trade, with front months down 30 to 52 cents and deferred contracts 10 to 40 cents higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $95.56 on Wednesday...
Cotton futures posted midweek losses of 187 to 247 points across the front months on Wednesday. Crude oil was down another $3.34/bbl to $69.87. The US dollar index was another $0.147 higher at $101.320....
Corn futures posted losses of 1 to 2 ¾ cents in the front months, with deferred contracts steady to ¾ cent higher. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 1 3/4 cents at $3.78 1/4. EIA’s...
The wheat complex saw contracts fade lower on Wednesday. Chicago SRW contracts were steady to a penny lower at the close. KC HRW futures saw nearby July down a penny, with other contracts fractionally...
Soybeans faded lower into the Wednesday close, with contracts down 6 ¾ to 9 cents on the day. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 7 3/4 cents at $10.58 1/4. Soymeal futures were up...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed down -0.10%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.35%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.43%. September E-mini S&P...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday rose by +0.20%. The dollar added to its week-long surge on Wednesday and posted a new 13-month high. The dollar continues to benefit from carryover support from...