Cattle markets break down
Comments read this week of a 200,000 head increase in the dairy herd in 2025, the biggest increase in 40 years, caught me by surprise.
Option Strangle Suggested
The wheat complex is trading with slight weakness to close out the week. Chicago SRW futures are fractionally lower on Friday. KC HRW futures are 1 to 2 cents lower across most contracts. MPLS spring wheat...
Soybeans are trading with 2 to 5 ¾ cent gains at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is 3 cents higher at $9.91. Soymeal futures are up 30 cents to $1.20 on Friday, with Soy Oil futures...
Corn futures are showing steady trade on Friday, with some contracts fractionally lower at midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is steady at $4.07 1/2. After Thursday’s Export Sales...
Five Charts to Put 2025/26 U.S. Corn Demand in Perspective 5 | Off the Charts U.S. corn export inspections remain off the charts in 2025/26, with a record 1,056 mbu (26.8 mmt) shipped in the first four...
Corn is showing Friday AM trade with contracts steady to fractionally lower. Futures closed out a quiet Thursday session with fractional losses in the front months and fractional gains in other contracts....
Wheat is showing fractional to 2 cent losses on Friday morning. The wheat complex failed to hold in the gains on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures were steady to a penny higher at the close. Preliminary open...
Soybeans are trading with gains of 4 to 5 ½ cents so far on Friday morning. Futures posted Thursday losses of 5 to 6 cents. Open interest rose 4,628 contracts on Thursday. The cmdtyView national average...
