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- Hogs Rally on Friday
- Lean hog futures closed the Friday session with contracts up 85 cents to $1.25. June was up $3.125 on the week to close over $100. USDA’s national average base hog negotiated price was back up 8 cents from the day prior at $91.39 in the Friday PM report. The CME...
- Cotton Pull Back on Friday
- Cotton futures posted Friday losses of 37 to 45 points to round out the week that saw July up 167 points. The outside markets were mixed, with crude oil futures back up 39 cents/barrel and the US dollar index up $0.202 to $99.370 Weekly CFTC data showed spec funds trimming...
- Soybeans Slip Lower into the Weekend
- Soybeans slipped into the Friday close as fractional to 3 ¼ cent losses pulled the weekly gains to just 13 ¼ cents for the May contract. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was down 3 cents at $10.03 ¾. Soymeal futures were up $1.30/ton, to slip $5.60 on the...
- Cattle Hold onto Gains Heading into the Weekend
- Live cattle futures saw contracts close steady to 75 cents higher on Friday, with June up $4.175 this week. Cash trade was delayed until Friday, with the South coming in at $212-213, up $2-3 from last week. Northern trade was up to $218, $4-5 higher on the week. Feeder cattle...
- Wheat Closes Friday with Mixed Action
- The wheat complex closed Friday on a mixed note, as futures failed to hold much strength into the close. Chicago SRW futures settled with slight fractional gains, as May was 18 ¾ cents in the red this week. Kansas City HRW contracts were able to sneak out fractional gains in...
- Corn Close on a Mixed Note
- The corn market closed Friday with contracts mixed, as nearbys were up 1 ½ cents and new crop December down ¾ cent. May was down 3 ½ cents on the week. The nearby CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 1 1/2 cents at $4.52 3/4. USDA reported a...
