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Wheat Rallying Through Friday’s Midday

The wheat complex is reverting from Thursday weaker trade to post midday gains across the complex. Chicago SRW contracts are up 6 to 7 cents in most contracts. KC HRW futures are rallying 13 to 14 cents across most cont…

Hogs Gains Pushing to Friday

Lean hog futures are trading with 50 cent to $1.02 gains across most contracts at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $96.68 Friday morning, down $3.49 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was 5…

Hogs Look at Friday, Pork Continues Climb Above $100

Lean hog futures posted 20 to 60 cent gains in most contracts, with August down a nickel. Open interest was down 2,966 contracts, suggesting some shorts covering. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $100.26 o…

Cotton Slipping Lower on Friday

Cotton futures are heading 87 to 99 points lower so far on Friday, amid some outside market pressure. December cotton futures expire today. The outside markets are pressure factors, with the US dollar index up 374 point…

Corn Turning Higher at Midday

The corn market is rallying off early session lows on Wednesday, with contracts up 2 to 4 cents so far at midday. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView is up 4 1/4 cents at $4.09 per bu.

Surging Crude Oil Lifts Sugar Prices

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) today is up +0.47 (+3.25%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26) is up +16.70 (+3.67%).

Bond yields are sending a new signal about Fed rate hikes

Kevin Warsh’s first Federal Reserve meeting delivered a clear message to markets: inflation is back at the center of policy. The Fed held rates steady at 3.5% to 3.75%, but Warsh’s debut press conference, a shorter poli…

Stocks Tumble as the Rout in Chipmakers Deepens

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -1.06%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.12%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -2.23%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are down -0…

Soybeans Posting Modest Friday AM Strength

Soybeans are showing 2 to 3 cent action so far on Friday. Futures were weaker on Thursday, with contracts down 6 to 7 ¼ cents on the day. Preliminary open interest was up 14,419 contracts. The cmdtyView national average…

Cotton Extending Losses to Friday AM Trade

Cotton price action is down 95 to 105 points so far on Friday morning. Futures fell into the Thursday close, posting session losses of 223 to 287 points at the final bell. Crude oil was up a modest 14 cents per barrel, …