Lean hog futures closed the midweek session with contracts 22 to 95 cent gains, as soon to expire August was down 20 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $95.81 on Wednesday afternoon,...
Live cattle futures posted $2.00 to $2.97 losses across the board. There were no deliveries issued against August futures on Wednesday. Cash trade has been quiet this week, with a few dressed sales at...
Soybeans posted 6 to 17 ¼ cent gains on Wednesday despite a neutral to slightly bearish USDA report. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 14 3/4 cents at $11.41. Soymeal futures were...
The wheat complex is trading with sharp midday gains across the three exchanges. Chicago SRW contracts were 13 ¾ to 22 ½ cents higher across the board on the day. KC HRW futures posted 14 ½ to 21 ¾...
Cotton futures saw strength on Wednesday, with contracts 8 to 48 points higher, as December was the lone holdout, down a tick. Crude oil was down just 62 cents per barrel, with the US dollar index $0.140...
Corn futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts down 18 to 20 ½ cents in through next July, with deferreds up 4 to 11 ½ cents. Spillover gains from wheat and increasing Black Sea strikes was...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday rose +0.26%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) fell -0.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) rose +0.74%. September E-mini S&P futures...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday rose by +0.20 (+0.20%), recovering from early losses tied to the dovish US CPI report and reduced expectations for a Fed rate hike. The dollar rebounded higher as...
September Nymex natural gas (NGU26 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.037 (+1.34%). Nat-gas prices closed higher on Wednesday as forecasts remain warm. Vaisala forecasts continued hotter-than-average temperatures...