Lean hog futures are up 50 cents to 22 cents lower on Monday, showing mixed trade. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Monday morning due to thin volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 44 cents on September 24 at $81.76. Managed money extended their...
Live cattle futures are showing modest losses of 85 cents to $1.15 at midday. Cash trade was reported at $345-350 dressed in the North, with $222-223 live sales. Feeder cattle futures are falling $1.60 to $2.35 on Monday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $1.72 on September 24 to $338.79....
Cotton futures are trading with October down 60 points, with other contracts up 10 to 21 points. Crude oil is up 68 cents per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.162 higher. Following last week’s US/China meeting, China dropped tariffs on several US goods, but left cotton...
Wheat is showing modest losses in Monday morning trade. The wheat complex saw some buying off the early lows on Friday but still faced weakness at the final bell. Chicago SRW was down 1 to 3 ¾ cents on the day, with December falling back 11 cents on the week....
The wheat complex started Monday with weakness, as losses are extending to midday. Chicago SRW is down 12 to 13 cents on the day. KC HRW futures are 13 to 14 cents lower at midday. MPLS spring wheat is 9 to 10 cents in the red so far. Monday morning’s...
Soybeans are showing losses of 27 to 31 cents in the front months at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 29 1/2 cents at $12.32. Soymeal futures are down $10 to $11.40, with Soy Oil slipping just 4 to 7 points. Following last week’s US/China meeting,...
Cotton prices are down 3 to 6 points so far on Monday morning. Futures posted mixed trade at the Friday close, with front months down 51 to 60 points and deferreds up 8 to 11 points. December closed the week with a 156 point gain. Crude oil was down $2.17...
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) is up +11.00 (+3.95%) today, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) is up +47 (+1.40%). Coffee prices are sharply higher today, with arabica posting a 2-week high and robusta posting a 1-week high. Concerns that dry conditions in Brazil could hurt the prospects for...
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is down -17 (-0.30%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is down -24 (-0.57%). Cocoa prices fell from 1-week highs today and turned lower on signs of abundant cocoa supplies from the Ivory Coast. According to Ivory Coast government data, farmers...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) is up by +0.21% today. The dollar is moving higher today, amid the +2% jump in WTI crude oil, which raises inflation expectations and could prompt the Fed to tighten monetary policy, a supportive factor for the dollar. Also, today’s weakness in stocks has boosted...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) is up by +0.21% today. The dollar is moving higher today, amid the +2% jump in WTI crude oil, which raises inflation expectations and could prompt the Fed to tighten monetary policy, a supportive factor for the dollar. Also, today’s weakness in stocks has boosted...
In trading on Monday, shares of Boeing Co.'s Despository Shares RPRSTG 6.00% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (Symbol: BA.PRA) were yielding above the 5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $3.00), with shares changing hands as low as $59.19 on the
In trading on Monday, shares of Chatham Lodging Trust's 6.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (Symbol: CLDT.PRA) were yielding above the 8.5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.6562), with shares changing hands as low as $19.30 on the day.
Live cattle futures are showing modest losses of 85 cents to $1.15 at midday. Cash trade was reported at $345-350 dressed in the North, with $222-223 live sales. Feeder cattle futures are falling $1.60 to $2.35 on Monday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $1.72 on September 24 to $338.79....
Soybeans are showing losses of 27 to 31 cents in the front months at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 29 1/2 cents at $12.32. Soymeal futures are down $10 to $11.40, with Soy Oil slipping just 4 to 7 points. Following last week’s US/China meeting,...