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Hogs post the lowest close of the month today, Is more weakness ahead?
Live cattle futures fell lower on Thursday, as the bears got a head start to the week-end selling. Contracts were down $2.20 to $3 across the front months on Thursday. Cash trade has been light this week,...
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Lean hog futures fell $1.40 to $1.65 across the front months on Thursday, as expiring August was up a tick. USDA’s national base hog price was down 11 cents in the Thursday PM report, at $110.37. The...
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Live cattle futures are showing losses of $3 to $4 across the front months on Thursday. Cash trade has been light this week, with light dressed trade at $385 in the North, up $4 wk/wk. Southern trade was...
Lean hog futures are posting losses of $1.50 to $2.15, as expiring August is up a tick. USDA’s national base hog price was up 48 cents in the Thursday AM report, at $110.58. The CME Lean Hog Index was...
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Lean hog futures were weaker on Wednesday, with losses of 75 to 85 cents, as August was up 7 cents ahead of Thursday’s expiration. Preliminary open interest was down 2,101 contracts. USDA’s national...
Live cattle futures closed out the Wednesday session down 27 cents in the August contract, but up 40 to 60 cents in other months. Cash trade has been light this week, with light dressed trade at $385 in...
Cotton price action is up 55 to 61 points on Tuesday as traders react to a drop in crop ratings. Futures rounded out the Monday session with contracts up 10 to 16 points in the front months. The thinly...
Cotton futures rounded out the Monday session with contracts up 10 to 16 points in the front months. The thinly traded October contract was an exception, down 3 points. The US dollar index is back up $0.330...
Crop Progress - 2025-08-11
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Monday closed up +0.24 (+1.48%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) closed up +3.60 (+0.76%). Sugar prices moved higher on Monday, with NY sugar posting...
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) on Monday closed up +252 (+2.96%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) closed up +293 (+5.34%). Cocoa prices on Monday rallied to 6-week highs. Concerns about dry...
September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) on Monday closed up +11.35 (+3.67%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) closed up +167 (+4.69%). Coffee prices rallied sharply on Monday, with arabica surging to...
Cotton futures are trading on the higher side of unchanged at the midday part of the Monday session as contracts are up 16 to 57 points. The US dollar index is back up $0.366 to $98.375, as crude oil futures...
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is up +0.21 (+1.29%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) is up +4.40 (+0.93%). Sugar prices are moving higher today, with NY sugar posting a 1-week...
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) today is up +243 (+2.85%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) is up +292 (+5.32%). Cocoa prices today are sharply higher and have jumped to 6-week highs. Concerns...
September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) today is up +14.00 (+4.53%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) is up +188 (+5.28%). Coffee prices today are sharply higher, with arabica surging to a 7-week high...