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Ag Commentary
- Cotton Bulls Make Strides on the week Despite Friday Pull Back
- Cotton futures rounded out the week with losses of 10 to 13 points on Friday. December was still up 126 points on the week. Crude oil futures were back down 21 cents per barrel, with the US dollar index down $0.236 to $98.210. Weekly CFTC data showed a total of...
- Corn Rallies into the Weekend
- Corn future closed the Friday session with contracts up 6 to 7 cents across most front months. Short covering was likely a culprit heading into a weekend, as September was up 12 ½ cents on the week. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was $3.95, up 6 ½ cents....
- Wheat Closes the Week with Gains
- The wheat market was in rally mode on Friday, with spring wheat joining in with slightly higher movement. CBT prices were 12 to 13 cents higher across most nearbys, with September up 1 1/4 cents. KC contracts were 11 to 12 cents in the green, as Sep was up 4...
- Hogs Close Higher on Friday
- Lean hog futures posted gains on Friday of as little as a tick to 65 cents. August was up $1.80 since last Friday. USDA’s national base hog price had a weighted average of $105.55 on Friday afternoon, down $5.15 from Thursday. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 43 cents...
- Cattle Fade Lower into the Weekend
- Live cattle were lower on Friday as contracts pulled off midday lows to close with 12 to 70 cent losses. August was still up $1.35 this week. Cash trade was light this week, with trade picked up in KS at $230-231 and $240-242 northern action. Feeder cattle posted losses of...
- Soybeans Continue Higher Helped by Meal Gains
- Soybeans posted Friday gains of 6 to 9 cents in the nearbys, as August was up 23 ½ cents over the course of the week. The cmdtyView national average new crop Cash Bean price was up 7 ¾ cents today at $9.90. Soymeal futures were $5.30 higher, as August was...
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