10/12/26 22:17:43 Barchart.com All-Commodities News Articles https://www.barchart.com/news/contributors https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6333801/corn-gets-a-dead-cat-bounce-on-monday Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:17:42 +0000 Corn futures posted steady to fractionally higher trade in deferred contracts on Monday, with front months posting 2 ½ to 3 ¼ cent gains for a dead cat bounce following the sharp Friday USDA-led losses. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 3 1/2 cents at $4.41 1/2.... Corn field blue sky by Alberto Masnovo via iStock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6333801/corn-gets-a-dead-cat-bounce-on-monday Austin Schroeder https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6333871/soybeans-slip-lower-on-monday Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:17:42 +0000 Soybeans pulled off early sharp losses on Monday, with contracts fractionally to 4 ¼ cents higher and nearly a dime off the lows. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 6 3/4 cents at $12.27 1/4. Soymeal futures were 40 cents to $6.90 higher, with Soy Oil futures... Soybean pods on plant by Mailson Pignata via iStock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6333871/soybeans-slip-lower-on-monday Austin Schroeder https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6334060/hogs-firm-on-monday-as-pork-prices-bounce Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:17:42 +0000 Lean hog futures closed with contracts 22 cents to $1.05 higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $71.02 on Monday morning, down $3.24 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 80 cents on October 8 at $77.61. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value was... Piglets Sleeping Next to Each Other by Roy Buri via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6334060/hogs-firm-on-monday-as-pork-prices-bounce Austin Schroeder https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6334126/cotton-closes-higher-on-monday Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:17:42 +0000 Cotton futures closed the Monday trade with contracts 6 to 22 points higher on Monday. Crude oil is up $1.31 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.343 higher. The Seam reported 2,539 bales sold on 10/9, at an average of 79.53 cents/lb. The Cotlook A index... Closeup of cotton plant via bobbycrim via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6334126/cotton-closes-higher-on-monday Austin Schroeder https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6333941/wheat-posts-mixed-monday-trade Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:17:42 +0000 The wheat complex is showing modest weakness so far at Monday’s midday. Chicago SRW contracts posted firmer Monday trade, with contracts steady to 1 ¼ cents higher. KC HRW futures were 2 to 4 cents in the red at the close. MPLS spring wheat was mixed, with front month steady... Single stalk of wheat on white background by texturis via iStock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6333941/wheat-posts-mixed-monday-trade Austin Schroeder https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6333997/cattle-close-mixed-on-monday Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:17:42 +0000 Live cattle futures posted mixed trade, with front months down 22 to 40 cents and back months 10 to 35 points. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off, as trade was $222-223 live and $345 dressed action in the North last week, with some southern action near $226. Feeder... Hereford cows on farm, close-up with calves by mineral feeder_ Image by cctm via Shutterstock_ https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6333997/cattle-close-mixed-on-monday Austin Schroeder https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6311851/similarities-between-the-19601980-period-and-today-in-gold-and-silver Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:31:15 +0000 The rise in commodities, particularly gold and silver, between 2024 and 2026 has led us to question whether a new commodity era has begun. Looking back at the rally in gold and silver between 2000 and 2011, we can see that it was not merely a commodity boom but a rally across almost all asset classes. We need to look specifically at the 1960–1980 period, when commodities were among the dominant performers. This makes it necessary to examine how closely that period resembles the world we live in today. Gold bullion stacked by Steve Bidmead via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6311851/similarities-between-the-19601980-period-and-today-in-gold-and-silver Serdar Aydoğan https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6306670/hogs-stabilize Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:22:37 +0000 Hogs stabilize after Friday's breakdown Pig grazing in a field by Santiago Gonzalez via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6306670/hogs-stabilize Ben DiCostanzo https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6305212/grain-spreads-lock-in-12-80-january-soybeans Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:20:07 +0000 Bean Ideas Through Harvest Rows of soybeans in a field by Jana Milin via iStock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6305212/grain-spreads-lock-in-12-80-january-soybeans Sean Lusk https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6263230/dollar-rallies-on-higher-crude-oil-prices-and-hawkish-fed-comments Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:34:08 +0000 The dollar index (DXY00 ) rallied to a 1.5-year high on Monday, finishing up +0.37%. The dollar rallied on Monday amid stronger crude prices. WTI crude rose more than +2% on Monday, raising inflation expectations that could prompt the Fed to tighten monetary policy and support the dollar. The dollar... Holding money bunched in fist by Iana Miroshnichenko via iStock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6263230/dollar-rallies-on-higher-crude-oil-prices-and-hawkish-fed-comments Rich Asplund https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6257478/threats-to-global-supplies-push-crude-oil-prices-sharply-higher Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:16:03 +0000 November WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) closed up +1.89 (+2.06%) on Monday, and November RBOB gasoline (RBX26 ) closed down -0.035 (-0.11%). Crude oil prices settled sharply higher on Monday amid threats to global energy supplies. Saudi Arabia has seen an increase in attacks from Houthi rebels in Yemen, while... Stacked oil barrels by JONGHO SHIN via iStock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6257478/threats-to-global-supplies-push-crude-oil-prices-sharply-higher Rich Asplund https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6256415/higher-us-output-and-warmer-temps-weigh-on-nat-gas-prices Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:12:55 +0000 November Nymex natural gas (NGX26 ) on Monday closed down -0.053 (-1.65%). Nat-gas prices settled lower on Monday as offshore producers brought back supply shut down last week along the Gulf Coast by Hurricane Isaias. Also, forecasts of warmer US temperatures that will reduce nat-gas heating demand weighed on prices.... Jack up drilling rigs off coast by Elliot Day via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6256415/higher-us-output-and-warmer-temps-weigh-on-nat-gas-prices Rich Asplund https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6252578/what-to-watch-next-after-the-usda-gut-punched-corn-prices-last-week Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:00:02 +0000 Corn prices were hit by a surprisingly bearish USDA report on Friday. Green corn field at sunset by lamyai via Adobe Stock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6252578/what-to-watch-next-after-the-usda-gut-punched-corn-prices-last-week Jim Wyckoff https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6242497/sugar-prices-soar-on-weather-threats-to-sugar-production Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:28:23 +0000 March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed up +0.60 (+2.96%) on Monday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed up +18.20 (+3.35%). Sugar prices rallied sharply on Monday, amid speculation that a super El Niño weather pattern will disrupt global sugar production. Sugar gains accelerated on... Harvested sugar cane by Momolebo2020 via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6242497/sugar-prices-soar-on-weather-threats-to-sugar-production Rich Asplund https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6242446/cocoa-harvest-delays-in-the-ivory-coast-support-prices Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:27:08 +0000 December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed up +0.11 (+0.19%) on Monday, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed up +33 (+0.78%). Cocoa prices settled higher on Monday amid reports that heavy rains in the Ivory Coast are hindering farmer access to cocoa farms just as the harvest... Cocoa by Ha11ok via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6242446/cocoa-harvest-delays-in-the-ivory-coast-support-prices Rich Asplund https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6241490/coffee-prices-settle-higher-on-lower-output-in-colombia Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:26:16 +0000 December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed up +3.65 (+1.27%) on Monday, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) closed up +83 (+0.23%). Coffee prices settled higher on Monday. Signs of lower coffee output and exports from Colombia, the world’s second-largest arabica producer, lifted coffee prices on Monday. Last Friday, Colombia’s... Coffee fruit on branch by Dimitry B via Unsplash https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6241490/coffee-prices-settle-higher-on-lower-output-in-colombia Rich Asplund https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6221940/hogs-showing-firmer-monday-trade-as-pork-bounces Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:13:18 +0000 Lean hog futures are trading with gains of 45 to 85 cents so far on Monday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Monday morning, due to light volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 80 cents on October 8 at $77.61. CFTC data from Friday... Pig in a pen by AlexRaths via iStock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6221940/hogs-showing-firmer-monday-trade-as-pork-bounces Austin Schroeder https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6221846/soybeans-falling-back-on-monday Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:13:18 +0000 Soybeans are showing 5 to 6 cent losses so far on Monday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 8 cents at $12.26. Soymeal futures were $1.30 to $4.60 higher, with Soy Oil futures up 15 to 55 points. The harvest price for Crop Insurance is discovered during... Young soybean crop with female farmer by fotokostic via iStock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6221846/soybeans-falling-back-on-monday Austin Schroeder https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6221979/cotton-posting-mixed-monday-trade Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:13:18 +0000 Cotton futures are trading with contracts up 8 points to 7 points lower at midday. Crude oil is up $2.09 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.353 higher. Crop Production data from Friday raised yield by 14 lbs/ac to 790 lbs. That added another 240,000 bales... Rolls of cotton thread by Marina Ermakova via Unsplash https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6221979/cotton-posting-mixed-monday-trade Austin Schroeder https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6221908/cattle-slipping-back-on-monday Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:13:18 +0000 Live cattle futures are 30 to 62 cents lower so far on Monday. Cash trade saw some $222-223 live and $345 dressed action in the North last week. Feeder cattle futures are slipping back 80 cents to $1.57 at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was 34 cents higher on... Simmental cow by kobkik via iStock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/6221908/cattle-slipping-back-on-monday Austin Schroeder