Iron Ore 62% Fe, CFR North China Platts Futures Mar '17 (JPOH17)

Live cattle posted gains of 45 cents to $1.55 across the nearbys on Monday. There were no deliveries issued against February live cattle on first norite day on Monday. Cash trade settled in last week at...

Lean hog futures were under pressure on Monday, with contracts closing 27 cents to $1.22 lower. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Monday afternoon due to low volume. The CME Lean Hog...

Corn futures settled the Monday session with contracts down 1 to 2 cents at the close. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 1 1/2 cents at $3.95 1/4. Export Inspections data showed...

The wheat complex closed Monday with weakness across most contracts, as spring wheat tried to hold up. Chicago SRW futures were fractionally to a penny lower on the day. KC HRW futures were down 1 to 3...

Soybeans posted Monday gains of 3 to 5 cents. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 4 ¼ cents at $10.45 1/2. Soymeal futures were a dime to $5.80 lower, with Soy Oil futures were 102...

Cotton futures closed the Monday session with contracts up 55 to 75 points in the nearbys. Crude oil futures were up $0.87 per barrel on the day at $64.41. The US dollar index was down $0.771 to $96.735....

Hogs gap open lower and pull back

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Monday closed up +0.47%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.77%. March E-mini S&P...

Managing the historic amount of working capital, to produce a pound of beef, has become increasingly more difficult.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) fell to a 1-week low on Monday and finished down by -0.83%. The dollar was under pressure Monday after a Bloomberg report said that Chinese regulators have advised financial...