Cotton Close with Modest Tuesday Gains
Cotton futures were 8 to 25 points higher to close out the Tuesday session. The US dollar index was up $0.323 on the day to $97.735 with crude oil futures $0.51 higher. Crop Progress data showed a total of 97% of the US cotton crop was setting bolls as of...
Cattle Collapse Lower on Tuesday, with Feeders Down the Limit
Live cattle futures were down $5.62 to $6.90 in most contracts on Tuesday. Cash activity kicked off on Tuesday with light sales of $375-378 in the North, down $5 from last week. Southern trade has been quiet. Due to limit losses in the feeders, Wednesday will see expanded limits of...
Cotton Close with Modest Tuesday Gains
Cotton futures were 8 to 25 points higher to close out the Tuesday session. The US dollar index was up $0.323 on the day to $97.735 with crude oil futures $0.51 higher. Crop Progress data showed a total of 97% of the US cotton crop was setting bolls as of...
Hogs Close Mixed on Tuesday
Lean hog futures were mixed again on Tuesday, with contracts up 97 cents to down 45 in the nearbys. USDA’s national base hog report from Tuesday afternoon saw trade averaging $106.10, up 2.27 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down a penny on September 5...
Hogs Close Mixed on Tuesday
Lean hog futures were mixed again on Tuesday, with contracts up 97 cents to down 45 in the nearbys. USDA’s national base hog report from Tuesday afternoon saw trade averaging $106.10, up 2.27 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down a penny on September 5...
Wheat Posts Losses on Tuesday, as Bulls Fail to Follow Through from Monday
The wheat complex was lower on Tuesday, with weakness across much of the board. CBT soft red wheat futures were down 3 to 5 cents on Tuesday. KC HRW futures were 4 to 7 cents lower at the close. There were another 2 deliveries issued overnight. MPLS spring wheat was...
Soybeans Ease Back Lower on Tuesday, as the Products Diverge
Soybeans closed out the Tuesday session with contracts 2 to 3 cents across the front months. There were another 46 deliveries reported overnight. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 2 ¼ cents at $9.53 1/4. Soymeal futures were $1.50 to $7.00 higher in the front months. Soy...
Corn Holds Losses into the Tuesday Close
Corn futures gave back some of the Monday gains on Tuesday, closing with losses of 1 to 2 cents of most contracts. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 2 cents at $3.75. Late on Monday, NASS reported the US corn harvest progress at 4% complete. Harvest was...
Soybeans Ease Back Lower on Tuesday, as the Products Diverge
Soybeans closed out the Tuesday session with contracts 2 to 3 cents across the front months. There were another 46 deliveries reported overnight. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 2 ¼ cents at $9.53 1/4. Soymeal futures were $1.50 to $7.00 higher in the front months. Soy...
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