Futures Market Overview

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Corn futures closed the Tuesday session with contracts steady to 2 ¼ cents higher following some friendlier old crop numbers from USDA. The new crop data was a little less bull friendly. The CmdtyView...

Cotton futures saw weakness later on Tuesday, with contracts down 19 to 29 points following more than expected acres. The US dollar index was $0.658 lower at $99.695. Crude oil futures were down $1.13...

Live cattle futures were up $1.582 to $3.47 on Tuesday, led by the front months. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, as last week settled in at $234-235 sales and $238 late in the south. Feeder...

Lean hog futures posted Tuesday losses of 40 cents to $1.47 in most contracts, with April down a nickel. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $90.58 on Tuesday afternoon, down 34 cents from...

The wheat complex got a positive reaction to the USDA report on Tuesday, rallying across the three markets. Chicago SRW futures were 4 to 9 1/4 cents higher. KC HRW futures saw 3 to 9 1/4 cent gains though...

Soybeans posted 5 to 13 ½ cent gains across most contracts on Tuesday, led by the new crop months. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 8 ¼ cents at $10.95. Soymeal futures were up $1.10...

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