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Market Snapshot
Quotes are delayed, as of August 11, 2022, 06:03:33 PM CDT or prior.
Commentary
- Wheat Holds Higher on Thursday
- The wheat complex closed the Thursday session with gains. CBT SRW settled up 5 1/4 to 11 cents in most contracts, with KC HRW contracts up 13 ¾ to 16 ½ cents. MPS spring wheat futures were 15 ½ to 17 ½ cents higher on the day. Ahead of Friday’s...
- Cotton Posts Sharp Gains on Thursday
- Cotton futures posted another day of sharply higher trade, with contracts up 159 to 369 points on Thursday. The outside markets were supportive, with crude oil up $2.06/barrel and a weaker dollar index. Export Sales data indicated a total of 102,400 RB of upland cotton was sold for 22/23 delivery,...
- Fats Higher on Thursday, Feeders Head Lower
- Live cattle futures ended the Thursday session with contracts 7 to 62 cents higher. August was the exception, up $1.40. So far this week cattle have changed hands at $144-148 in the north, up $4-5 on the week, with some $229-235.50 in the beef. A few trades at $140 have...
- Hogs Post Marginal Gains on Thursday
- Lean hog futures were up 15 to 65 cents in most contracts on Thursday. The USDA’s National Average Base Hog price was $121.37 on Thursday afternoon, down $11.11 from the previous day’s report. The August 9th CME Lean Hog Index was down 16 cents to $122.09. The weekly Export Sales...
- Corn Closes Higher on Thursday
- Corn futures closed the Thursday session with contracts 4 to 9 ¼ cents, as traders were positioning themselves ahead of Friday’s USDA reports. Prior to those USDA reports, a Bloomberg survey puts the trade average guess for US corn yield at 176 bpa, down 1 bpa from July. The weekly...
- Soybeans Post Double Digit Gains Ahead or Friday’s USDA Reports
- Soybean futures posted 19 to 21 ¼ cent gains in most contracts on Thursday, with September up 11 ¼. Meal was up $6.90/ton on the day, with bean oil 192 points higher in September. A Bloomberg survey puts the trade average guess for US soybean yield at 51.0 bpa, down...
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