Live cattle futures posted mixed trade with nearbys within 15 cents of unchanged and deferred contracts higher. Cash trade has been slow this week, with some northern dressed action at $385 and live trade at $245. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,264 head,...
Cotton futures posted Thursday losses of 10 to 20 points across most contracts, as the thinly traded October contract was down 75 points. The US dollar index was back up $0.455 on the day to $98.535, with crude oil futures $0.27 higher. Export Sales data showed a total of 105,373...
Lean hog futures closed mixed on Thursday, with front month October down a tick and other nearby contracts up 10 to 20 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $108.35 in the Thursday PM report, down $1.46 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down...
The wheat complex closed Thursday with the three major exchanges holding higher. CBT soft red wheat futures were up 1 to 2 cents to close out the day. KC HRW futures posted 2 to 3 cent gains on Thursday. MPLS spring wheat saw some mixed trade, with September down ¾...
Corn futures closed the Thursday trade with contracts up 7 to 8 cents across most nearbys. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 7 cents at $3.70. Export Sales data pegged old crop corn bookings at a net reduction of 27,109 MT, an improvement from the 88,686 MT...
Soybean futures were in rally mode on Thursday, with contracts 18 to 20 cents higher in the front months. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 16 ½ cents at $9.85 3/4. Soymeal futures were up $4.80 in the September contracts but down $1.10 to $4 in others....
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The trend of higher U.S. milk production continued in July. USDA says nationally, production was up 3.4% and production in the 24 major producing states was up 3.5%. Along with increased July production, USDA revised the June report showing it was also up 3.4 from 2024. Production in the major...
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were mixed, watching the direct markets and waiting for Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed report. Ahead of that report, placement of cattle into U.S. feedlots are expected to be sharply below a year ago. October live cattle were down $.12 at $234.72...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Thursday closed down by -0.40%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.34%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down by -0.46%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) fell -0.40%, and September...
Sep. corn closed at $3.87 and 1/4, up 7 and 1/4 centsSep. soybeans closed at $10.34 and 1/2, up 19 and 1/2 centsSep. soybean meal closed at $296.80, up $4.80Sep. soybean oil closed at 53.64, up 244 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.07, up 1 and 1/2 centsOct. live cattle closed...
A land transfer navigator says free services are available to help guide families through tough conversations about a farm’s future. Becky Huttenga tells Brownfield setting goals as a family to ensure a farm’s viability across generations can be challenging. “Us as land transfer navigators can sit down with the family...