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Quotes are delayed, as of October 03, 2024, 08:30:03 PM CDT or prior.
Commentary
- Wheat Trade Falls Back on Thursday
- Wheat posted Thursday losses across the three markets. Chicago SRW futures were down 5 to 11 ¾ cents across the board. KC HRW contracts were 4 to 7 3/4 cents lower on the day, with a few deferred contracts slightly higher. MPLS spring wheat was down 2 ¼ to 2...
- Corn Pulls Back on Thursday
- Corn futures took a break from this week’s rally, as contracts pulled back by 1 to 4 ¼ cents across the board, led by the nearbys. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was down 4 1/4 cents at $3.96 1/4 per bu. Dryness for much of the US...
- Hogs Close Mixed on Thursday
- Lean hogs ended the Thursday session with nearby contracts down 35 to 50 cents and others up 17 to 42 cents. The national average base hog price was reported at $73.99 on Thursday afternoon, down $1.92 from the previous day. The CME Lean Hog Index was reported at $84.45 on...
- Cattle Bulls Take a Break on Thursday
- Live cattle futures closed the Thursday session with most contracts down a tick to $1.425. This morning’s Central Stockyards Fed Cattle Exchange online auction saw no sale on the 1,614 head offered, with bids of $184-184 via the BidTheGrid™ method. Feeder cattle futures were down 42 to 75 cents in...
- Soybeans Revert Lower into Thursday’s Close
- Soybean bulls put on a midday push but failed to hold the pop off the lows into the close, as contracts were down 6 ½ to 10 cents. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was down 10 cents at $9.83. Soymeal was down $7-$8.50/ton across most contracts. Soy Oil...
- Cotton Head Lower with Weak Export Sales Data
- Cotton futures closed Thursday 36 to 67 points lower, following a second week of poor export sales data. The dollar index added some pressure, up 285 points. Crude oil futures were up $3.86/barrel on the day on escalating tensions in the Middle East as the world awaits Israel’s response to...
