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Corn Closes on the Green Side of Unchanged
BarchartMon Mar 24, 5:12PM CDT
Corn futures ended Monday trade with fractional gains, as contracts were rallying out of the early session weakness. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 1/2 cents at $4.29 ¼. The Monday morning Export Inspections report showed a total of 1.463 MMT (57.6 mbu) in corn shipments during...

Cattle Fail to Hold Strength on Monday
BarchartMon Mar 24, 5:12PM CDT
Live cattle futures failed to hold the early strength on Monday, with contracts down 30 cents to $1.05 on the day. Cash trade was on the move late last week, up $7-8 to $210 in the South and $212-216 in the North. Feeder cattle futures were mixed, with contracts anywhere...

Hogs Fall Lower on Monday
BarchartMon Mar 24, 5:12PM CDT
Lean hog futures were 42 cents to $1.70 in the red at the Monday close. The USDA national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $90.29 on Monday afternoon, $1.89 above the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index for March 20 was back down 32 cents from the...

Cotton Firm to Close Higher on Monday
BarchartMon Mar 24, 5:12PM CDT
Cotton futures closed the Monday session with contracts up 15 to 27 points. The outside factors were mixed, with crude oil futures up 88 cents/barrel and the US dollar index $0.236 higher on the day. The Seam showed another 1,614 bales in online sales on 3/21 at an average price...

Soybeans Close Lower on Monday
BarchartMon Mar 24, 5:12PM CDT
Soybean futures settled the Monday session with contracts slipping 1 to 3 cents. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was down 2 1/4 cent at $9.47. Soymeal futures were down $1.10 to $2.70/ton in the front months, with Soy Oil futures 13 to 24 points higher at the close....

Wheat Posts Double Digit Losses to Start the Week
BarchartMon Mar 24, 5:12PM CDT
The wheat market posted losses across the three markets on Monday. Chicago SRW futures were down 8 to 10 cents in the front months at the close. Kansas City HRW contracts were 10 to 11 cents in the red on the day. MPLS spring wheat was 11 to 13 cents...

Wheat Posts Double Digit Losses to Start the Week
BarchartMon Mar 24, 5:12PM CDT
The wheat market posted losses across the three markets on Monday. Chicago SRW futures were down 8 to 10 cents in the front months at the close. Kansas City HRW contracts were 10 to 11 cents in the red on the day. MPLS spring wheat was 11 to 13 cents...

Corn Closes on the Green Side of Unchanged
BarchartMon Mar 24, 5:12PM CDT
Corn futures ended Monday trade with fractional gains, as contracts were rallying out of the early session weakness. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 1/2 cents at $4.29 ¼. The Monday morning Export Inspections report showed a total of 1.463 MMT (57.6 mbu) in corn shipments during...