Hogs Post Strength to Close the Week
Lean hog futures settled the Friday session with contract sup 17 to 97 cents, as Feb was up 42 cents on the week. The national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $80.13 on Friday afternoon, down $5.21 from the day prior, though volume was light. The CME Lean...
Cotton Slipping Lower on Friday
Cotton futures posted 84 to 103 point losses on Friday, amid some outside market pressure. March was down 182 points on the week. December cotton futures expire today. The outside markets were pressure factors, with the US dollar index up 249 points and crude oil back down $1.13/barrel lower. Weekly...
Hogs Post Strength to Close the Week
Lean hog futures settled the Friday session with contract sup 17 to 97 cents, as Feb was up 42 cents on the week. The national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $80.13 on Friday afternoon, down $5.21 from the day prior, though volume was light. The CME Lean...
Cattle Close Mixed Despite Cash Strength
Live cattle futures closed out the Friday session with contracts down 25 cents to up 62 in some deferreds. Cash trade settled in this week around $191 in the South and $191-192 in the North. This morning’s Fed Cattle Exchange online auction from Central Stockyards showed sales on three lots...
Wheat Closes with Mixed Trade on Friday, but Gains on the Week
The wheat complex posted mixed action across the three markets on Friday. Chicago SRW futures were fractionally to 2 ½ cents lower, with December down 4 1/4. March was up 9 ¼ cents this week. KC HRW contracts were up 1 to 1 3/4 cents on the day, with a...
Corn Rallies on Friday
The corn market put on a rally ahead of the weekend as contracts were up 2 ½ to 5 cents across the board on Friday. March was up 7 cents on the week. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was up 4 3/4 cents at $4.12 1/4. Commitment...
Soybeans Close Friday on a Mixed Note
Soybeans shook off the early losses on Friday, but closed with the front months steady to ¼ cent higher and other contracts down 1 ¼ to 2 ¾. January saw a 4 ¼ cent gain this week. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was back up 1/4 cent at...
Corn Rallies on Friday
The corn market put on a rally ahead of the weekend as contracts were up 2 ½ to 5 cents across the board on Friday. March was up 7 cents on the week. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was up 4 3/4 cents at $4.12 1/4. Commitment...
Soybeans Close Friday on a Mixed Note
Soybeans shook off the early losses on Friday, but closed with the front months steady to ¼ cent higher and other contracts down 1 ¼ to 2 ¾. January saw a 4 ¼ cent gain this week. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was back up 1/4 cent at...
Another chance of weekend snow in Northeast gives way to potentially problematic warming trend
Areas of the country recently impacted by an arctic blast will begin to see a warm-up starting this weekend, leading to temperatures reaching at or above average in the coming days.The warmer air is expected to start arriving on Sunday and become widespread by the early days of the upcoming...
Weekly National Sheep Summary
SA_LS855 San Angelo, TX Fri Dec 06, 2024 USDA Market News National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, December 06, 2024 Weekly Trends: Compared to two weeks ago slaughter lambs steady to 130.00 higher. Slaughter ewes steady to 15.00 higher. Feeder lambs very uneven. At San...
Late season bow hunting strategies
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