Stocks Finish Mostly Higher as Crude Prices Fall

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed up by +0.17% on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down by -0.18%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.67%. December E-mini S&P futures (E…

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Wheat Facing Double Digit Weakness on Thursday

The wheat complex is posting double digit losses at midday. Chicago SRW are trading down 14 to 15 1/4 cents at midday. KC HRW futures is showing 11 to 13 cent losses on Friday. MPLS spring wheat is 11 to 14 cents lower.

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Corn Getting Spillover Pressure on Friday

Corn futures trading with Friday losses of 3 to 4 cents at midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 3 1/2 cents at $4.85 1/4. Pressure is coming from double digit weakness in the beans and wheat, …

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Cattle Posting Mixed Action at the End of the Week

Live cattle futures are mixed, with nearbys up a tick to a nickel lower. Cash trade was reported at $350-355 dressed in the North with a few $224 live bids in the South. The Thursday Fed Cattle exchange online auction s…

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Cotton Weakness Extending to Friday AM Trade

Cotton prices are down 13 to 65 points so far on Friday morning. Futures posted losses across the board on Thursday, with contracts down 179 to 219 contracts in the front months. Crude oil was back down $1.34 per barrel…

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Cattle Look to Friday, Following Thursday Pressure

Live cattle futures were down $2.80 to $3.95 across the board on Thursday. Open interest was down 368 contracts on Thursday. Cash trade was reported at $350-355 dressed in the North with a few live bouts at $222-223 wit…

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Hogs Look to Round Out the Week

Lean hog futures were mostly lower on Thursday, with contracts down 35 to 80 cents and nearby October up 22 cents. Open interest was up 1,340 contracts on Thursday, suggesting modest selling pressure. USDA’s national ba…

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