Futures Market Overview

Cotton futures posted losses of 11 point in the front months on Wednesday, with other contract holding lower. Crude oil futures were up 37 cents per barrel at $59.01 on the day, with the US dollar index...

Lean hog futures closed with gains of 5 to 90 cents on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $72.09 on Wednesday afternoon, up 76 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index...

Soybeans fell back by 9 to 10 cents in the front months on Wednesday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 8 3/4 cents lower at $10.45. Soymeal futures were down 20 cents to $1.70, with Soy...

Corn futures posted Wednesday losses of 5 to 7 cents across most contracts at the close. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 6 1/2 cents at $3.98 3/4. Weekly EIA data from this morning...

The wheat complex saw weakness across most contracts on Wednesday. Chicago SRW futures were steady to 3 cents in the red on the day. KC HRW futures were down 2 to 4 cents on Wednesday. MPLS spring wheat...

Live cattle futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts up 47 cents to $1.10. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed up by +0.30%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up by +0.86%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up by +0.20%. December...

Oliver Sloup on Markets on the Move: yesterday’s optimism in corn and wheat gave way to today’s disappointment as prices retreated. Soybeans closed lower for the third consecutive day and are hanging...