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Ag Commentary
- Hogs Close with Strength on Monday
- Lean hog futures rounded out the Monday session with most contracts 15 to 77 cents higher October was an exception, down a nickel. The national average base hog price was reported at $76.68 on Monday afternoon, up $1.79 from the previous day. The CME Lean Hog Index was reported at...
- Soybean Start Week with Pressure as Harvest Rolls
- Soybeans settled Monday with weakness in the nearbys, down ¾ to 3 ¾ cents, as the deferreds were steady to 1 ¾ cents higher. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was down 3 3/4 cents at $9.71. Soymeal was down $2.80 to $6.50/ton across the board. Soy Oil futures...
- Wheat Posts Positive Start to the Week
- The wheat complex closed higher across the exchanges on Monday. Chicago SRW futures were up 3 ½ 5 ¼ cents across board to close out the day. KC HRW contracts were 4 ¾ to 5 ½ cents higher on the session. MPLS spring wheat settled the Monday session with 4...
- Corn Closes With Slight Gains on Monday
- Corn futures closed out the Monday session with contracts up 1 to 1 ¾ cents on the day, with help from still solid shipment data and more export business. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was up 1 1/4 cents at $3.94 1/2 per bu. This afternoon’s Crop...
- Cotton Posts Gains on Monday
- Cotton futures ended the Monday session with most contracts up 26 to 38 points. The outside markets were supportive, with the crude oil closing up $2.91/barrel, and the US dollar index slipping 15 points lower. The weekly Crop Progress report indicated that 82% of the US cotton crop had bolls...
- Cattle Close Mostly Higher on Monday
- Live cattle futures posted gains anywhere from a tick to $1.475 on Monday. Cash trade last week was mostly $186 in the South, up $1 on the week. Northern action was $187 live and $296 in the beef up $2 from the previous week. Today was first notice day for...
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