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Ag Market Commentary
Hogs Hold Gains on Monday
Lean hog futures settled the Monday session with contracts up a tick to 62 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was down 18 cents in the Monday PM report at $107.70. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down 3 cents at $109.80 on August 14. USDA’s FOB plant pork...
Cattle Strength Continues, as Labor Day Beef Push Rallies the Beef
Live cattle futures posted 47 cent to $1.10 gains in the nearbys at the Monday close. Cash trade was mostly steady last week, with light dressed trade at $384-386 in the North and live action at $243-245. Southern sales were picked up at $235-237. Feeder cattle futures closed the Monday...
Cotton Posts Monday Gains, Conditions See Improvement
Cotton futures closed the Monday session with contracts 26 to 32 points higher. The US dollar index is up $0.298 to $98.010, as crude oil futures were back up another $0.55. The weekly Crop Progress report from NASS showed a total of 97% of the US cotton crop squared by...
Wheat Starts the Week with Weakness
The wheat complex was lower across the three markets on Monday. CBT soft red wheat futures posted 1 to 3 ¾ cent losses on the day. KC HRW futures were fractionally lower to close the session. MPLS spring wheat saw 2 to 3 cent losses on the day. Crop Progress...
Soybeans End Monday with Losses
Soybeans eased back lower on Monday, with contracts down 1 to 2 cents on the session. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 2 1/4 cents at $9.75 1/2. Soymeal futures were down $1.40 to $3, with Soy Oil futures back up 8 to 33 points. Crop Progress...
Corn Closes Mixed, with Most Contracts Higher on Monday
Corn futures rounded out the Monday session holding steady from the midday action. Contracts were down ¾ cent for September and 1 to 2 cents higher in other front months. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 1 cent at $3.65 3/4. USDA reported a private export sale...