Lean hog futures were mixed to close the week, with contracts down 75 cents to 67 cents higher across the board. June was $2.65 lower this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $93.77...
Cotton futures rounded out the Friday session with contracts up 41 to 177 points at the close, with July up 54 points this week. The US dollar index was $0.179 lower at $97.765. Crude oil was down 13 cents...
The wheat complex is trading with gains across the three markets on Friday. Chicago SRW futures were up 5 3/4 to 7 3/4 cents higher to round out the week, with July down 18 ¾ cents from last Friday. KC...
Corn futures closed the Friday session with contracts up 3 to 4 ½ cents across the board, as July was down 9 cents on the week, with December losing 5 ½ cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn...
Live cattle futures slipped back lower on Friday, falling 82 cents to $1.67, as June was down $4.10 this week. Cash trade has mostly been $256-260 so far this week, with southern action $256-258 and northern...
Soybeans were back to higher trade on Friday, with contracts 10 to 17 ¼ cents in the green at the close. July was 4 ¾ cents higher on the week, with November up 6 ¾ cents. The cmdtyView national average...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed up +0.84%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.02%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +2.35%. June E-mini S&P...
Cattlemen continue to bid whatever price necessary to bring inventory home. That appears the simplest part of the equation.
The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday fell by -0.19%. The dollar was under pressure on Friday after the S&P 500 rallied to a new all-time high, curbing liquidity demand for the dollar. Also, the University...