Futures Market Overview

Wheat is kicking off Thursday trade with contract higher across the three markets. The wheat complex was under pressure on Wednesday as money was coming out with pressure from crude oil. Chicago SRW futures...

Live cattle futures saw gains of a nickel in August to $1.30 in some deferred contracts on Wednesday. Open interest was down 3,079 contracts. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, with sales...

Corn price action is up 1 to 2 ½ cents in the front months on Thursday morning. Futures saw some buying off the early overnight lows, but still managed to close with losses of 1 ¾ to 3 ½ cents. Open...

Lean hog futures were weaker on Wednesday, as contracts closed with losses of a dime in some deferreds to $2.40 in June. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Wednesday afternoon due to...

Soybeans are trading 3 to 4 cents higher on Thursday morning. Futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts steady to 3 ¾ cents in the green, getting support from meal. Open interest was down 18,217...

Cotton price action is down 11 to 34 points early on Thursday. Futures closed Wednesday with mixed action as contracts were anywhere from 38 points higher to 20 points lower. The US dollar index was $0.832...

EUR/JPY remains in a strong uptrend, with the potential for further upside despite short-term consolidation.

Cotton futures closed Wednesday with mixed action as contracts were anywhere from 38 points higher to 20 points lower. The US dollar index was $0.832 lower at $98.850. Crude oil was down $16.45 on the...