See it: Utah landspout tornado catches onlookers by surprise
Fox Weather7 minutes ago
SALT LAKE CITY – Residents in northern Utah became concerned Thursday after spotting a cloud that looked as if a twister or funnel cloud had formed in the sky, but according to local meteorologists, the phenomenon was likely a landspout.Spottings occurred just before noon local time southwest of Salt Lake...
National Apple Processing Report
USDA16 minutes ago
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Cotton Mixed Following Positive Export Sales Data
Barchart26 minutes ago
Cotton futures posted mixed action on Thursday, with contracts anywhere from up 38 points to 21 points lower. The outside market influences saw crude oil up $1.03/barrel and the US dollar index 260 points lower. Export Sales data from this morning saw an uptick to the old crop cotton bookings...
Cattle Bounce Back from Wednesday’s Overreaction
Barchart26 minutes ago
Live cattle had a back and forth trade on Thursday but settled near the highs with $1.60 to $2.67 gains. Cash trade kicked off with a steady/higher note this week, as the South was at $182 in TX and $182-183 in KS, even to $1 above a week ago. Northern...
Corn Ends Higher, Helped by 10-week High in Export Sales
Barchart26 minutes ago
Corn rounded out the Tuesday session with contracts up 1 ¾ to 5 cents across the board. Futures were helped out by spillover support from wheat and positive Export Sales data. USDA reported corn bookings of 1.3 MMT for the week of 4/18 in this mornings’ Export Sales report. That...
Hogs Pull Back on Thursday with Negotiated Weakness
Barchart26 minutes ago
Lean hogs fell $1.17 to $2.45 in the front months on Thursday, with the other contracts down 80 to 97 cents. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated price was down $2.78 on Thursday afternoon, at $88.71. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 19 cents on April 23 at $91.64....
Soybeans Come Back to Close Mixed
Barchart26 minutes ago
Soybeans rallied off the early midday losses by 10-13 cents on Thursday to close with front months down 1 to 3 ¼ cents and the September and beyond contracts up ½ to 2 ½ cents. May options expire on Friday. Soymeal ended the day with contracts down dime to $2.10/ton....
Wheat Continues Rally as Dryness Expands in Southern Plains
Barchart26 minutes ago
The wheat complex extended the bulls winning streak on Thursday. MPLS led the way this time, up 7 to 12 cents, with Kansas City 8 to 10 ½ cents higher in most contracts. Chicago futures were up 5 ¼ to 8 ¼ cents. This morning’s Drought Monitor showed 17.01% of...
Corn Ends Higher, Helped by 10-week High in Export Sales
Barchart26 minutes ago
Corn rounded out the Tuesday session with contracts up 1 ¾ to 5 cents across the board. Futures were helped out by spillover support from wheat and positive Export Sales data. USDA reported corn bookings of 1.3 MMT for the week of 4/18 in this mornings’ Export Sales report. That...
CME milk futures, cash dairy higher Thursday
Brownfield Ag News35 minutes ago
Milk futures were higher and cash dairy prices were steady to higher Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Class III milk recovered most of Wednesday’s losses. May Class III milk was up $0.40 at $18.18. June was up $0.29 at $18.20. July was up $0.20 at $18.51. August was up...