Soybeans Holding onto Losses on Friday
Soybeans are continuing the weaker trade so far on Friday, with contracts 3 to 4 cents lower. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is 3 1/4 cents lower at $9.78 1/4. Soymeal futures are down 50 cents to $1.10, with Soy Oil futures down 31 to 33 points. USDA...
Wheat Closes Friday Mixed
The wheat complex was mixed on Friday, with the KC wheat market being the weakest. Chicago SRW futures were up 1 to 2 cents to round out Friday, as March was 19 ½ cents lower this week. KC HRW futures saw 1 to 2 cent losses, as March was just...
Arabica Coffee Sharply Lower as Supply Outlook Improves
March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) on Friday is down -4.45 (-1.29%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26 ) closed up +4 (+0.11%). Coffee prices settled mixed on Friday, with arabica falling to a new 4-month low and closing sharply lower. Ample rains in Brazil have eased concerns over coffee crop...
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Cocoa Prices Undercut Amid the Prospects of Abundant Supplies
March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Friday closed down -89 (-1.50%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed down -43 (-0.99%). Cocoa prices extended this week's losses on Friday, with NY cocoa falling to a 1.5-week low. Favorable weather in West Africa is expected to boost yields...
Hogs Close with Slight Strength on Friday
Lean hog futures were steady to 40 cents higher on Friday, as February was a tick lower this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $67.45 on Friday afternoon, down $1.20 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 1 cent on December 17 at...
Cattle Rally Ahead of Bullish Cattle on Feed Report
Live cattle futures saw $1.85 to $2.40 gains to close out Friday, as Feb was $1.25 higher this week. Cash trade was softer his week at $228 across the country and $356-358 dressed. Feeder cattle futures were up $4 to $5.325 on Friday, with January closing the week $6.50 higher....
Hogs Trading Firm on Friday
Lean hog futures are up 15 to 45 cent gains so far on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Friday morning due to thin volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 1 cent on December 17 at $83.88. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value from the...
Corn Slipping Lower on Friday
Corn futures are trading with fractional to penny losses across most contracts on Friday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down a penny to $3.99 3/4. Export sale commitments were 29.7% larger than the same period last year at 44.35 MMT, or 1.746 billion bushels. That is a...
Cattle Rallying Ahead of Cattle on Feed Report
Live cattle futures are showing $2.17 to $2.70 gains on Friday. Cash trade got kicked off on Thursday, with a few sales at $228 across the country and $356-358. The Friday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,708 head listed and bids of $227-228. Feeder cattle...
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Fund Short Covering Lifts Sugar Prices Ahead of Year-End Holidays
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is up +0.32 (+2.21%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is up +9.00 (+2.16%). Sugar prices are sharply higher today on short-covering as funds close out short positions ahead of the year-end Christmas and New Year's holidays, a time...