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Cotton futures slipped lower into the Tuesday close, with contracts down 10 to 17 points across the nearbys. The outside factors were mixed, as the US dollar index was up 424 points, with crude oil $0.86/barrel higher. November cotton exports (excluding linters) totaled 658,655 bales, which was up 14.92% from...

Lean hog futures closed out the Tuesday session with contracts down 7 to 47 cents. The national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $78.89 on Tuesday afternoon, down 76 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was reported at $82.01 on January 3, down $1.11...

The wheat market posted gains across the three markets on Tuesday. Chicago SRW futures were up 1 to 2 cents on the day. KC HRW contracts posted gains of 2 to 3 cents. MPLS spring wheat futures were 2 to 3 cents in the green. On Monday afternoon, individual state...

Soybeans got a pop off the early session losses, as contracts closed with fractional to 2 cent losses. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was down 1/2 at $9.41 1/2. Soymeal futures fell back $2.70 to $3.30/ton on the day to add some pressure. Soy Oil futures were up...

Live cattle futures settled the Tuesday session with contracts up 37 to 55 cents in the nearbys on Tuesday. Cash trade has yet to be reported this week, with most compiling showlists. Last week was reported at $196-197 in the South and $200 in the North. Feeder cattle futures were...

The corn market closed out the session with contracts posting fractional gains in the front months after spending most of the session in the red. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was steady at $4.28 1/2. USDA reported a private export sale of 110,000 MT of corn sold...

A new red blood cell parasite, Theileria orientalis Ikeda, associated with the Asian long-horned tick has been detected in Kansas.  Gregg Hanzlicek, associate director of the Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory tells Brownfield a common symptom in calves is a yellowing of the mucous membranes. “Basically the body is starved...

An ag economist says farmers have expressed concern about how changes in ag policy could affect their operations in the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Professor emeritus Jim Mintert says, “We’ve been asking people about some key factors that might have influenced their sentiment both before and after...

Ringing in the New Year

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) will chair the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.  Boozman was formally named Chairman of the committee during Senate reorganization Tuesday.  In a statement, Boozman said, ““It is an honor to serve as Chairman” and “There are many pressing needs of agriculture producers...

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up, optimistic about this week’s direct cash business.  February live cattle closed $.37 higher at $195.57 and April live cattle closed $.50 higher at $197.77.  March feeder cattle closed $2.37 higher at $267.92 and April closed $2.27 higher at $268.47....

A market expert says higher beef prices are creating additional challenges for dairy herd expansion. Mike North with Ever.ag says dairy producers have been using sexed semen to get beef calves from dairy cows as cattle markets have notched record highs. “Some of these two and three-day-old calves are bringing...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed down -1.11%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.42% and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.79%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are down -1.06%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

As markets rise, a handful of resilient stocks that were bruised could rebound over 30%, powered by strong fundamentals and bullish prospects.