Market Snapshot
Quotes are delayed, as of September 19, 2024, 03:04:10 PM CDT or prior.
Commentary
- Hogs Squeezing Out Higher Trade on Thursday
- Lean hog futures are posting slight 7 to 35 cent gains on Thursday. The national average base hog price was reported at $76.31 on Thursday morning, up $1.43 from the afternoon prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was $84.22 on September 17, unchanged from the day prior. Pork export sales...
- Cotton Pushing Back Higher on Thursday
- Cotton futures are trading with 180 to 213 point gains on Thursday. The dollar index is back up 133 points, with crude oil futures $1.42/barrel lower. Export Sales data showed cotton bookings at 106,801 RB in the week that ended on September 12. That was a 4-week low, but slightly...
- Soybeans Showing Positive Trade at Thursday’s Midday
- Soybean futures are posting 1 to 2 cent gains so far on Thursday with solid export bookings is this morning’s report. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is up 1 ¼ cents at $9.54 3/4. Front month Soymeal futures are up $1.40/ton. Soy Oil futures are up 88 points...
- Corn Heading Lower at Midday
- Corn futures are showing losses of 4 to 5 ½ cents across the front months so far on Thursday. The front month national Cash Corn price from cmdtyView is down 5 ½ cents at at $3.73 per bu. This morning's Export Sales report indicated 847,350 MT in corn bookings during...
- Wheat Falling After Weak Export Sales Data
- The wheat complex is posting losses across the board on Thursday.Chicago SRW futures are down 8 to 9 cents so far on the day. KC HRW is posting 10 to 12 cent lower trade. MPLS spring wheat is showing 8 to 9 cent losses. Thursday morning’s Export Sales report showed...
- Cattle Rallying on Thursday
- Live cattle futures are up $1.40 to $1.50 across the front months. Cash trade has yet to kick off this week. This morning’s Central Stockyards online Fed Cattle Exchange auction showed no sales on the 1,354 head listed, with bids of $178.5 to $181 and asks of $183-184. Bids outside...
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