Futures Market Overview

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Lean hog futures are down 70 cents to $1.30 so far on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Wednesday morning due to light volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down 8 cents...

Corn futures are trading with 2 to 3 cent gains across most contracts on Wednesday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 2 3/4 cents at $4.09. EIA data from this morning showed ethanol...

Live cattle futures are down $2.20 to $2.35 so far at midday. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week with bids of $232 so far in the South. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction...

Soybeans are trading with gains of 12 to 13 cents in the nearbys on Wednesday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is 12 3/4 cents higher at $9.95 1/4. Soymeal futures are $5.70 to $7 higher...

The wheat complex is rallying at Wednesday’s midday. Chicago SRW futures are 8 to 10 cents higher at midday. KC HRW futures are showing 10 to 11 cent gains at midday. MPLS spring wheat is up 6 to 8 cents...

Cotton futures are in retreat mode from the early session gains, as contracts are up 3 to 5 points at midday. Crude oil futures are back down $1.26 per barrel at $55.87. The US dollar index is up $0.053...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is up +0.25 (+1.69%). March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is up +5.40 (+1.27%). Sugar prices are moving higher today as recent strength in the Brazilian real...