Soybeans Extend Buying into the End of the Week

Soybeans closed the Friday session with contracts steady to 10 ½ cents higher, with the front months leading the bull spreading. August managed a 43 ½ cent gain this week, with November 50 ½ cents higher. The cmdtyView …

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Cotton Faces Pressure on Friday

Cotton futures closed Friday with front month losses of 7 to 129 points and deferreds up 3 to 4 points. December was up 135 points on the week. Crude oil was back down $1.72 per barrel, with the US dollar index slipping…

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Corn Finds Buyers to Close Friday Steady

Corn futures were weak early on, but pulled more than 8 cents off the lows in the front months to close fractionally mixed. Some deferreds were down as much as 1 ¼. September was still up 19 ½ cents on the week, with De…

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Cattle Fading Back on Friday

Live cattle futures are up 50 cents to a tick lower in the front months. Cash trade has picked up mostly to $230 across the country. The Friday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,530 head, with …

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Nat-Gas Prices Fade As Forecasts Turn a Bit Cooler

Nat-gas prices fell back as US natural gas inventories remain well above the 5-year average and weather forecasts shifted a bit cooler. Commodity Weather Group is still forecasting above-average temperatures in the inte…

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Soybeans Powering Higher on the Friday Session

Soybeans are trading with contracts 10 to 11 cents higher at Friday’s midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 10 1/4 cents at $12.14 1/4. Soymeal futures are $2.20 to $2.50, with Soy Oil futures dow…

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Soybeans Powering Higher on the Friday Session

Soybeans are trading with contracts 10 to 11 cents higher at Friday’s midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 10 1/4 cents at $12.14 1/4. Soymeal futures are $2.20 to $2.50, with Soy Oil futures dow…

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Hogs Back to Mixed Trade on Friday

Lean hog futures are mixed at midday, with contracts 50 cents higher to a dine lower. USDA’s national base hog price was down $4.70 in the Friday AM report to $97.06. The CME Lean Hog Index was another 40 cents higher o…

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