Live cattle futures are trading with contracts 10 to 65 cents higher and other contracts lower. Cash trade saw some light $348-350 dressed action in the North so far this week as reported by USDA, with live sales at $219-219.50. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales...
Corn futures are trading with contracts 4 to 5 cents lower so far on Thursday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 2 cents at $4.56 3/4. Export Sales data from this morning showed just 535,989 MT in corn sales for 2026/27, which edged in the 0.5-1.3 MMT...
Cotton futures are trading with contracts 34 to 123 points lower across most contracts on Thursday. Crude oil is back up $166 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index shooting $0.714 higher. USDA’s Export Sales report showed 202,567 RB of cotton sales in the week ending in...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.17% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.40%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.15%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +0.13%, and December E-mini...
The wheat complex is trading with mostly lower trade on Thursday. Chicago SRW is fractionally lower so far at midday. KC HRW futures are down 3 to 4 cents at midday. MPLS spring wheat is fractionally lower on the session. USDA’s Export Sales report from this morning showed 289,255 MT...
Lean hog futures are trading with losses of 85 cents to $1.10 in the front months on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Thursday due to thin trade. The CME Lean Hog Index was up a penny on September 29 at $80.95. Export Sales data showed...
In trading on Thursday, shares of Bank of America Corp's 7.25% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, Series L (Symbol: BAC.PRL) were yielding above the 6% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $72.50), with shares changing hands as low as $1187.18 o
Wheat bulls are trying to battle back on Thursday morning, with 4 to 7 cent gains. The wheat complex ignored USDA Grain Stocks report showing tighter stocks on Wednesday, posting losses across the three exchanges. Chicago SRW closed the day with contracts down 5 ½ to 17 cents to lead...
November WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) is up +2.28 (+2.52%) today, and November RBOB gasoline (RBX26 ) is up +0.1014 (+3.11%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are sharply higher today as talks between the US and Iran to end the war remain deadlocked, keeping the Strait of Hormuz from fully...
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) is down -3.25 (-1.12%) today, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) is down -23 (-0.67%). Coffee prices are retreating today as a rally in the dollar index ($DXY ) to a 1.5-year high has prompted long liquidation in coffee futures. On Wednesday, arabica coffee...
Cotton is starting Thursday with AM losses of 6 to 10 points. Futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts 16 to 43 pints lower across the board. Crude oil is back up $2.06 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.074 higher. The Cotlook A index was...
Soybeans are posting 2 to 3 cent losses early on Thursday. Futures failed to see strength on a friendly stocks number on Wednesday, with contracts down 2 ¼ to 5 cents at the close. Sharp losses in corn were a spillover pressure factor. Open interest was up 3,340 contracts. The...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.27% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.48%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.18%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are down -0.32%, and December E-mini...
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) is down -3.25 (-1.12%) today, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) is down -23 (-0.67%). Coffee prices are retreating today as a rally in the dollar index ($DXY ) to a 1.5-year high has prompted long liquidation in coffee futures. On Wednesday, arabica coffee...
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is up +24 (+0.45%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is up +15 (+0.37%). Cocoa prices recovered from early losses today, with NY cocoa rebounding from a 2-month low. Short covering emerged in cocoa futures today amid concern that Ghana's move...
Live cattle futures saw gains of $1.30 to $2.15 across the board on Wednesday. Open interest was up 1,377 contracts. Cash trade saw some light $348-350 dressed action in the North so far this week as reported by USDA, with live sales at $219-219.50. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.17% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.40%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.15%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +0.13%, and December E-mini...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.27% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.48%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.18%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are down -0.32%, and December E-mini...
November WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) is up +2.28 (+2.52%) today, and November RBOB gasoline (RBX26 ) is up +0.1014 (+3.11%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are sharply higher today as talks between the US and Iran to end the war remain deadlocked, keeping the Strait of Hormuz from fully...