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Lean hog futures saw losses of $1.20 to $1.90 across most contracts on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price from the Wednesday afternoon report was down $1.82 from the day prior at $100.43. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 5 cents on September 29 at $104.73. USDA’s FOB...

Corn futures pulled off the early lows to end Wednesday with fractional to a penny gains. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 1/2 cent at $3.73 3/4. Some late session buying came via spillover support from soybeans on a post by President Trump. The weekly EIA report...

Cotton futures closed out the Wednesday session pulling off the lows to settle 10 to 17 points in the red. The US dollar index was down $0.026 on the day to $97.425, with crude oil slipping back 59 cents. Futures shrugged off early session pressure, following a President Trump post...

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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed up +0.34%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.09%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.49%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) rose +0.30%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday fell by -0.06% and posted a 1-week low. The shutdown of the US government on Wednesday weighed on the dollar. The dollar added to its losses on Wednesday on weakness in the US labor market, following the unexpected contraction of the September ADP...

November WTI crude oil (CLX25 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.59 (-0.95%), and November RBOB gasoline (RBX25 ) closed down -0.0364 (-1.89%). Crude oil and gasoline prices on Wednesday extended this week's selloff, with crude falling to a 4-month nearest-futures low and gasoline dropping to a 10.5-month low. Crude prices...

November Nymex natural gas (NGX25 ) on Wednesday closed up sharply by +0.173 (+5.24%). Nov nat-gas prices extended this week's sharp rally on Wednesday and posted a 2.5-month nearest-futures high. Forecasts for below-normal US autumn temperatures, which could boost heating demand for nat-gas are pushing prices higher. Forecaster Vaisala stated...