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Live cattle futures closed with gains of $2.40 to $2.95 on Tuesday. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, as last week was light with $245 northern action reported and $235 in the South. Feeder cattle futures posted gains of $5.15 to $5.65 as corn losses were...

Lean hog futures closed out Tuesday with 12 to 42 cent losses. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $112.41 on Tuesday afternoon, up $4.16. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 23 cents at $110.02 on August 8. USDA’s FOB plant pork cutout report from Tuesday afternoon was...

Lean hog futures are steady so far on Tuesday, with contracts up a tick to 50 cents lower in the front months. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $106.35 on Tuesday morning, down $2.42. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 23 cents at $110.02 on August 8....

The wheat complex is showing weakness at Tuesday’s midday. KC HRW futures are down 8 to 9 cents in the front months. CBT soft red wheat futures are 9 to 10 cents lower in the nearbys. MPLS spring wheat is the firmest, down just fractionally at midday. USDA trimmed the...

Cotton futures are showing 98 to 138 point gains so far on Tuesday, as bulls are finding some steam with the help from a USDA acreage cut. The US dollar index is back down $0.511 to $97.850, as crude oil futures are down 76 cents. USDA showed a total of...

Corn futures are trading with Tuesday losses of 11 to 12 cents across the front months at midday, following more than 1 billion bushels added to the balance sheet bet the USDA. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 12 cents at $3.56 1/2. USDA reported a private...

Live cattle futures are posting midday gains of $2.77 to $3.37 so far. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, as last week was light with $245 northern action reported and $235 in the South. Feeder cattle futures are posting strength on Tuesday, up $4.27 to $5.02...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is up +0.46 (+2.79%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) is up +11.30 (+2.38%). NY sugar prices today extended the 3-session rally and edged to a new 2-month high, taking out the previous high posted in mid-July. Sugar prices...

The soybean market is trading with Tuesday morning losses of 11 to 12 cents, as they correct lower ahead of this morning’s USDA release. Soybeans rallied on Monday, following a Social post from the President on Sunday night. Futures closed with 20 to 24 front month gains. Preliminray open interest...

Lean hog futures posted gains across the front months on Monday, as contracts were up 45 cents to $1.10. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $108.25 on Monday afternoon, up $1.52. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 15 cents at $110.25 on August 7. USDA’s FOB plant...

Live cattle futures closed out the Monday session with gains, as contracts were 12 to 55 cents higher at the close despite some early pressure. Cash trade was light last week with $245 northern action reported, steady to $2 lower wk/wk. The South was listed at $235, steady. Feeder cattle...