Lean Hogs Market News and Commentary - December 12, 2018

Lean Hog futures are steady to 45 cents higher at midday. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 14 cents from the previous day @ $55.98 on December 10. The USDA pork carcass cutout value was down 11 cents at $73.22. The national base cash hog carcass value...

Corn Market News and Commentary - December 12, 2018

Corn futures are showing fractional gains on Wednesday. This morning’s weekly EIA report showed ethanol production for the week of 12/7 at 1.046 million barrels per day. That was down 23,000 bpd from the week prior and well below this time last...

Cotton Market News and Commentary - December 12, 2018

Cotton futures are trading 10 to 22 points lower on Wednesday, despite a sharply lower dollar. Thursday morning’s USDA Export Sales report will show data from the week following a US and China “truce,” where China agreed to buy more...

Ag Market Commentary - December 12, 2018

Corn futures are showing fractional gains on Wednesday. This morning’s weekly EIA report showed ethanol production for the week of 12/7 at 1.046 million barrels per day. That was down 23,000 bpd from the week prior and well below this time last...

Soybeans Market News and Commentary - December 12, 2018

Soybean futures are 8-9 cents off their highs at midday, with most contracts still 3 to 4 cents higher. Nearby soy meal is up $2.30/ton, with soy oil 19 points higher. USDA reported private export soybeans sales of 130,632 MT to Mexico and 110,000 MT...

Wheat Market News and Commentary - December 12, 2018

Wheat futures are posting 6 to 8 1/4 cent gains on Wednesday. On Tuesday, USDA narrowed the cash average wheat price by 20 cents to $5.05-$5.25, with the mid-point rising a nickel to $5.15. The same report saw Australian 18/19 production down 0.5 to ...

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• Thursday

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• Friday

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• Saturday

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• Sunday

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