Corn futures dropped on Wednesday, with 3 ¾ to 6 ¼ cents across the front months on Wednesday. Pre-report estimates for corn bookings show analysts are looking for between 725k and 1.5 MMT for the week that ended 11/30. New crop sales aren’t expected to be above 25k MT. EIA’s...

After a wide trading range saw action on both sides of UNCH, the cotton market settled Wednesday with gains of less than 20 points. March traded from -31 to +110 on the day. The Census confirmed cotton exports were 390,390 bales for October. That was a 41% drop from the...

The Chicago wheat trade held relatively firm on Wednesday after another export sale, but SRW futures were fractionally mixed to 2 ¼ cents higher by the settle. KC futures dropped by 1% on the day. Spring wheat closed the Wednesday session with 8 ½ cent losses across the front months....

Live cattle fell sharply on Wednesday with losses of over 3% for Feb. The other front months were $3.10 to $4.82 in the red at the settle. The cash market was shown at $171, which was $3-$4 weaker than last week. Feeders closed the futures trading session with 2.5% losses...

Soybeans closed the midweek session with losses of as much as 1.1%. The front month Soymeal market pulled the board lower with 2.2% losses across the front months. Soybean Oil futures also settled with losses of over 1.8%. USDA reported a 136k MT soybean sale to China this morning. Traders...

Lean hog futures ended the midweek trading session with losses of as much as 15c. The Dec contract finished 72c higher as the expiration nears. The National Average Base Hog price was listed at $54.32 for Wednesday afternoon, up by 49 cents. The CME Lean Hog Index from 12/04 was...

Front month cattle futures are down by 90c to $2.20 and continue the pullback for the week. There were no confirmed cash trades on Monday, with cash trade last week mostly $174-$175. Midday feeder cattle futures are trading 47 to 50 cents in the red, save for the 27c gain...

Lean hog futures are trading mixed but mostly higher so far, with a 60c gain in Dec a 5c gain in Feb but a 15c loss in April. The National Average Base Hog price fell by $2.26 to $53.96 in the AM report. The 12/01 CME Lean Hog Index was...

The front month cotton market is trading mixed within 10 points of UNCH. The Census confirmed cotton exports were 390,390 bales for October. That was a 41% drop from the Sep shipment and was 30% lighter than Oct ’22. The season’s sum reached 2.08m bales through the first three months,...

Chicago futures are staying in the black for midday, but are off their session highs, given another export sale announcement. Futures are up 1 to 5 ½ cents but are 13 cents off their daily highs. Kansas City wheat futures are down by 3 ¼ to 3 ¾ cents across...

Front month soybean futures are trading 6 to 10 ¼ cents in the red with Jan sitting sub-$13. Midday Soymeal futures are down by $3 to $6.30 in the front months. Soybean Oil prices are down by another 91 to 98 points. USDA reported a 136k MT soybean sale to...

Front month lean hog futures ended the session with $1.12 to $1.45 losses on Tuesday. The Feb contract now sits at a 75c loss for the week to date. The National Average Base Hog price fell by $2.26 to $53.96 in the AM report. The 12/01 CME Lean Hog Index...

Cotton is another 60 to 100 points higher in the AM for Wednesday. Front month cotton futures were 47 to 100 points higher for a Turnaround Tuesday close. March led the way, and is now at a penny premium to the soon to expire Dec contract. The Dollar Index rallied...