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Quotes are delayed, as of November 29, 2023, 06:25:08 PM CST or prior.
Commentary
- Wheats Extend Bounce through Wednesday
- Front month wheat futures were 1.7% to 4.4% higher on the day, led by the December HRW contract. Open interest in the Dec contracts is falling ahead of First Notice Day. At the close HRW futures were 16 ½ to 27 cents in the black. Front month spring wheat prices...
- Beans Neutral to Product Weakness
- Soybeans initially started the midweek session with weakness, but rallied back to close fractionally mixed. Jan futures stayed in a 15 cent range on the day. Soymeal futures were near their lows for the close with $2.10 to $6/ton losses. Soybean Oil prices were also weaker with 15 to 66...
- New Lows for Corn, Still Closes Higher on the Day
- The corn market closed mixed as Dec continues to lose open interest for deliveries. The more active contracts rallied a nickel from their lows and closed with 2 to 2 ½ cent gains. The March contract’s $4.70 low for the day was a new contract low. Trade estimates ahead of...
- Cotton Closed Neutrally Red
- After seeing a 110 point trading range from -30 to +80, cotton futures ended the midweek session with losses of 1 to 6 points. OI data from ICE suggests the December contract has just 93 active contracts, with ~789 deliveries so far. USDA reported 185,312 bales were classed on 11/28,...
- Cattle Strength Carried through Wednesday
- Cattle closed the midweek session with another $0.25 to $1.05 gains across the front months. CME data showed net short covering, with net new calls active from the strong Tuesday session. USDA reported some light $175 cash trade in NE on Wednesday, down $1 from last week and matching the...
- Midweek Gain for Lean Hogs
- Front month hog prices added another $1.07 to $1.60 to the upside on Wednesday. Dec futures still remain below the index, but only increased 5 cents on the day. The CME Lean Hog Index for 11/27 was $71.66, down by another 67 cents. USDA’s National Average Base Hog price was...
