Futures Market Overview

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Lean hog futures closed with front months up 70 to 90 cents, as deferreds were down 42 cents to $1.30. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Monday afternoon. The CME Lean Hog Index was...

Soybeans rounded out Monday trade with contracts 10 ¼ to 17 ½ cents in the red. Tuesday is first notice day for July futures. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 16 1/2 cents at $10.63....

The wheat complex posted losses across the three exchanges on Monday. Chicago SRW contracts were 8 to 10 1/4 cents lower at the close. KC HRW futures fell 3 ¾ to 5 ¼ cents, with July down 11 cents. MPLS...

Live cattle were down a nickel in soon to expire (Tuesday) June, with other contracts falling $1.22 to $2.25. Cash trade was quiet to on Monday with last week at northern sales of $260 live and $408-410...

Corn futures were under pressure on Monday, as longs head for the exits ahead of USDA’s report on Tuesday. Contracts were down 5 ¼ to 11 ½ cents at the close. Tuesday is first notice day for July futures....

Cotton futures were 6 to 34 points higher, across most contracts on Monday. Crude oil was up $1.19/bbl to $70.42. The US dollar index was down $0.247 at $100.880. Monday afternoon’s Crop Progress showed...

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