Cattle Market Settles In For USDA Reports - July 19, 2019

Live cattle futures were down 50 to 75 cents in most nearby contracts on Thursday. Feeder cattle futures were down $1.15 to $1.35, ignoring losses in corn. The biannual Cattle Inventory will be released this afternoon, along with the monthly COF repo...

Lean Hogs Back and Fill - July 19, 2019

Lean Hog futures were lower in most contracts on Thursday, with August up 15 cents. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 17 cents from the previous day on July 16 @ $70.79. The USDA pork carcass cutout value was up another 12 cents at $76.60. The belly prim...

Cotton Market Up 48 to 81 Points - July 19, 2019

Cotton futures are currently 48 to 81 points higher. They were down 65 to 101 points in the front months on Thursday. The Export Sales report indicated that 54,034 RB of 18/19 upland cotton was sold in the week that ended on July 11. That was more th...

Wheat Markets 1 to 3 Cents Higher This Morning - July 19, 2019

Wheat futures are 1 to 3 cents higher this morning, with Chicago and KC futures a little firmer than the MPLS spring wheat. Shorts are taking some of their winnings off the table ahead of the weekend. Wheat futures settled with 2 to 12 cent losses in...

Soybean Market Boosted by Rate Cut Talk - July 19, 2019

Soybean futures are trading 7 to 8 cents higher this morning. Fed officials continued to make dovish hints of an interest rate cut at the end of the month. They ended the Thursday session with the nearby contracts 1 to 2 cents lower. August soybean ...

Corn 1 to 2 Cents Higher on Pre-Weekend Profit Taking - July 19, 2019

Corn futures are 1 to 2 cents higher this morning after dropping 10 to 11 1/2 cents on Thursday. The weekly Export Sales report showed just 200,009 MT of old crop corn bookings. That was down 68.8% from the same week in 2018 and below trade expectati...

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