Elkhorn, Nebraska (68022)

Corn Closes Lower on Friday - September 20, 2019

Corn futures saw 2 to 3 cent losses in the front months on Friday, with some pressure from losses in soybeans. December was still 2 cents higher for the week. Friday’s Commitment of Traders report indicated that money managers in corn futures and o...

Hogs Close Lower on Friday - September 20, 2019

Lean Hog futures closed 32.5 cents to $1.70 lower on Friday, with Oct down 9.21% this week. Weakness came on news that the Chinese delegation will be heading home early, skipping the planned farm visits in NE and MT. The CME Lean Hog Index was down a...

Cotton Close Marginally Mixed on Friday - September 20, 2019

Cotton futures closed 3 to 24 points higher on Friday, with deferred contracts lower. Dec was down 2.75% on the week. Commitment of Traders data shows spec funds backing off their net short position in cotton futures and options by 9,674 contracts to...

Wheat Mixed at Fridays Close - September 20, 2019

Wheat futures closed Friday with winter wheat contracts 2 to 4 cents lower, as MPLS was up 2 to 4 cents. Commitment of Traders data showed spec traders expanding their record net short position in MPLS wheat futures and options as of 9/17 at -23,071 ...

Soybeans Post Losses on Chinese Farm Visit Cancellation - September 20, 2019

Soybeans futures posted 9 to 10 1/4 cent losses in the front months on Friday. On the week, Nov was down 1.78%. Soybean meal was down $1.10/ton, with soy oil 53 points lower. On Friday, President Trump indicated that Chinese purchases of US ag goods ...

Cattle Close Mostly Lower on Friday - September 20, 2019

Live cattle futures were down 22.5 to 67.5 cents on Friday. October was up 1.30% from last Friday. Feeder cattle futures were higher in the front months, with deferred contracts lower. Sep was 2.8% higher this week. Friday’s Cattle on Feed report s...