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Sun, May 3rd, 2026

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Sun, May 3rd, 2026
Cattle, wheat, corn, soybeans, crude and S&P surge to new highs

Historic dissents in Fed interest rate pause

What Happens When Seasonality and Geopolitics Collide?

Markets don’t always follow their seasonal patterns—especially during geopolitical events. This analysis of RBOB gasoline shows how conflicts can temporarily distort price action, and why structure...

Cotton Extends Rally on Friday

Cotton futures closed the Friday session with contracts up 89 to 199 points higher, as July was up 483 points for the week. December was up 398 points. The US dollar index was $0.146 higher at $98.065....

CTN26 : 84.19s (+2.42%)
CTK26 : 81.85s (+2.49%)
CTZ26 : 84.56s (+2.04%)
Hogs Faces Pressure on Friday

Lean hog futures posted losses of 62 cents to $1.67 at the Friday close, with June slipping 62 cents on the week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $92.64 on Friday morning, down 61 cents...

HEM26 : 101.275s (-0.98%)
HEK26 : 92.825s (-0.67%)
HEN26 : 103.375s (-1.59%)
Corn Closes Friday with Gains to Round Out the Week

Corn futures posted gains of 1 ¼ to 5 ½ cents across the board on Friday, with May rallying 13 ¼ cents on the week. December was 14 ½ cents higher this week. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn...

ZCZ26 : 498-6s (+0.91%)
ZCN26 : 480-2s (+1.16%)
ZCK26 : 468-2s (+0.75%)
ZCPZ26US.CM : 4.6191 (+1.04%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.3881 (+1.64%)
Cattle Fade Back Lower into the Close

Live cattle futures closed the Friday session with contracts down 40 cents to $1.02, as June was $7.77 on the week. Cash trade got kicked off early again this week, starting at $250-252 across the country...

LEV26 : 242.450s (-0.42%)
LEQ26 : 247.825s (-0.34%)
LEM26 : 253.000s (-0.39%)
GFQ26 : 372.175s (-0.36%)
GFK26 : 371.400s (-0.34%)
GFU26 : 370.700s (-0.34%)
Wheat Trading Mostly Higher at Midday

The wheat complex closed Friday with most exchanges higher. Chicago SRW futures saw steady to 5 cent higher trade, as May was 16 ¼ cents in the green since last Friday. KC HRW futures posted ¾ to 4 ½...

KEN26 : 694-4s (+0.14%)
KEK26 : 682-4s (+0.66%)
MWK26 : 7.0450s (+1.40%)
ZWK26 : 624-4s (+0.12%)
ZWN26 : 637-6s (+0.16%)
Soybeans Rounds Out the Week with Strength

Soybeans futures closed the Friday session with 5 ¾ to 12 ¾ cent gains, as May was 24 cents higher this week. November was up 27 cents on the week. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was...

ZSPAUS.CM : 11.3673 (+1.20%)
ZLN26 : 75.16s (+0.83%)
ZMN26 : 319.3s (+0.13%)
ZSPX26US.CM : 11.1800 (+1.14%)
ZSX26 : 1182-6s (+0.83%)
ZSK26 : 1187-6s (+0.49%)
ZSN26 : 1203-2s (+0.65%)
Cattle Markets Rally to New Highs and Fail

Cattle rallies to all-time high and gives it away

Dollar Rebounds as Trade Tensions Resurface

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday rose +0.12%. The dollar recovered from a 2-week low on Friday and finished higher. Tariff tensions resurfaced on Friday, pushing the dollar higher, after President...

DXY00 : 98.156s (+0.10%)
GCM26 : 4,644.5s (+0.32%)
SIN26 : 76.431s (+3.25%)
^USDJPY : 157.065 (+0.28%)
^EURUSD : 1.17209 (-0.09%)

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