Cotton Gains into the Holiday Weekend
Barchart1 minute ago
May cotton futures kept to a mostly tight range from -26 to +120 points, and finished the day with a 61 point gain. The lead month finished the week with a net 15 point loss, and closed the month of March a net 8.2 cents/lb in the red after setting...
Corn Rallied into 3-Day Weekend with NASS Data
Barchart1 minute ago
Thursday’s trading session left the corn market ~6c off the day’s highs, but still 13 to 16 cents in the black. Old crop May ended the week with a 2 ¾ cent gain and finished the last trade day of March with a 12c gain for the monthly. The new...
Cattle Firm Up into the Weekend
Barchart1 minute ago
Thursday’s cattle trade pushed futures back up by $1.40 to $1.57. For the June contract that ended the week a net $2.65 lower after bouncing off the Bollinger midline. June fats were a net 97c weaker through the month of March, after a wide monthly range from -$4.80 to +$5.40....
Hogs Closed Off Highs but still Stronger for NASS Report
Barchart1 minute ago
Nearby lean hog futures were up by as much as $1.25 for the day’s high, but prices ended the day mixed / mostly higher. June was down by 15c for Thursday which finished the week’s move on a net $1.75 gain and put the monthly gain at $1.25. June traded...
Mixed Close for Report Day Soybeans
Barchart1 minute ago
Old crop beans ended the day with 1 to 1 ¼ cent losses, while the new crop contracts finished as much as 8 ¼ cents in the black. The May soybean contract finished the week with the same 1c loss, but was still up 50 cents through the month of...
Wheat Followed Corn’s Rally on Thursday
Barchart1 minute ago
Despite neutral to bear-friendly NASS data, wheat futures rallied into the 3-day Holiday weekend. The spring wheat futures faded on the higher acreage to close 3 ½ to 6 cents in the red. Chicago prices were 8 cents off their highs for the close, but still 8 ¾ to 12...
Cattle Firm Up into the Weekend
Barchart1 minute ago
Thursday’s cattle trade pushed futures back up by $1.40 to $1.57. For the June contract that ended the week a net $2.65 lower after bouncing off the Bollinger midline. June fats were a net 97c weaker through the month of March, after a wide monthly range from -$4.80 to +$5.40....
Corn Rallied into 3-Day Weekend with NASS Data
Barchart1 minute ago
Thursday’s trading session left the corn market ~6c off the day’s highs, but still 13 to 16 cents in the black. Old crop May ended the week with a 2 ¾ cent gain and finished the last trade day of March with a 12c gain for the monthly. The new...
Hogs Closed Off Highs but still Stronger for NASS Report
Barchart1 minute ago
Nearby lean hog futures were up by as much as $1.25 for the day’s high, but prices ended the day mixed / mostly higher. June was down by 15c for Thursday which finished the week’s move on a net $1.75 gain and put the monthly gain at $1.25. June traded...
Cotton Gains into the Holiday Weekend
Barchart1 minute ago
May cotton futures kept to a mostly tight range from -26 to +120 points, and finished the day with a 61 point gain. The lead month finished the week with a net 15 point loss, and closed the month of March a net 8.2 cents/lb in the red after setting...
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Rice seed shortage could cause more soybean acres in MO Bootheel
Brownfield Ag News11 minutes ago
A rice specialist in the Missouri Bootheel says there’s a shortage of rice seed as spring planting begins. “We’re predicted to have an increase in rice acres and that will happen, but it probably could be a little more if we had more rice seed availability.” Justin Chlapecka with the...