Market Snapshot
Quotes are delayed, as of March 28, 2025, 01:24:56 PM CDT or prior.
Ag Commentary
- Wheat Falling Lower on Friday
- The wheat market is posting continued weakness on Friday. Chicago SRW futures are slipping back 8 to 9 cents at midday. Kansas City HRW contracts are leading the charge lower, with contracts down 17 to 18 cents. MPLS spring wheat is down 7 to 10 cents across the front months....
- Cotton Weaker at Friday’s Midday
- Cotton futures are trading with 21 to 32 point losses on Friday’s midday. Crude oil futures are down 54 cents/barrel, as the US dollar index $0.282 lower on the day. USDA Export Sales data has commitments for upland cotton at 10.309 million RB, which lags last year by 5%. That...
- Cattle Slipping Weaker on Friday
- Live cattle futures are down 30 to 55 cents across the nearbys on Friday. Cash trade has been slow this week. A single sale of $222 was reported in IA this morning. The Central Stockyards Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,328 head listed again on...
- Hogs Showing Marginal Weakness on Friday
- Lean hog futures are down 5 to 25 cents across most contracts on Friday. The USDA national average base hog negotiated price was down 58 cents at $87.91 in the Friday AM report. The CME Lean Hog Index was steady from the previous day on March 26 at $89.13. Hogs...
- Soybeans Holding Gains on Friday’s Midday
- Soybeans are showing midday strength on Friday, with contracts up 3 to 4 cents across the nearbys. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is up 3 1/2 cents at $9.64. Soymeal futures are down $1.90/ton, as Soy Oil futures are 75 points higher on the day. Weekly Export Sales...
- Corn Posting Mixed Trade on Friday
- The corn market is trading with contracts mixed, as nearbys up fractionally to 1 ½ cents higher and down 1 ½ in new crop December as the market squares up ahead of Monday’s reports. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 1 ½ cents on the day at...
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