Ag Commentary
- Cattle Rally Continuing to Start New Week
- Live cattle futures are $1.70 to $2.22 higher at the midday portion of trade on Monday. Cash cattle trade last week closed in on $234-235 for much of the country, $2 higher in the South and up $4-5 in the North. Feeder cattle futures are up $1 to $2.15 so...
- Hogs Bouncing Higher on Monday
- Lean hog futures are showing some recovery higher on Monday, with gains to 30 cents to $1. USDA’s national base hog price from Monday morning was not reported due to light volume, with a 50-day rolling average at $97.31. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 65 cents on...
- Cotton Back to Mixed Monday Action
- Cotton futures are showing some mixed trade on Monday, with December up a tick and other contracts down a dime. December was down 146 points last week. The US dollar index is back up $0.233 on the session to $98.965, with crude oil $0.76/barrel higher. On Friday, President Trump announced...
- Wheat Mixed at Monday’s Midday
- The wheat complex is showing mostly steady trade at midday, with the three exchanges within a penny of unchanged. CBT soft red wheat futures are fractionally lower on Monday. KC HRW futures is starting the week with contracts down as much as a penny at midday. MPLS spring wheat futures...
- Soybeans Trying to Hold onto Gains at Midday
- Soybeans are trading with midday action of down ¼ cent for November and other contracts 1 to 2 cents higher. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is 1/4 cent higher at $9.31 1/4. Soymeal futures are down $1.20/ton, with Soy Oil up 65 points in the day, as crude...
- Corn Fading Lower at Midday
- Corn futures are down 1 to 2 ½ cents at midday, with most contracts feeling pressure continue to start the week. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is 2 ½ cents lower at $3.68 1/4. Amid the government shutdown, Monday is Columbus Day, a federal holiday. Thus, the Export...
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