Market Snapshot
Quotes are delayed, as of April 30, 2025, 05:48:24 PM CDT or prior.
Ag Commentary
- Cotton Slip Lower on Wednesday
- Cotton futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts backing off another 47 to 58 points. The outside markets were a pressure factor, with crude oil futures falling $2.23/barrel and the US dollar index up $0.417 to $99.435. The Tuesday online auction from The Seam showed sales of 854 bales at...
- Cattle Closes Lower To Round Out April
- Live cattle futures closed the midweek session with contracts down 60 to $1.80. April futures expired today. Cash trade has yet to see much movement this week, with some $214-218 light business so far. The Central Stockyards Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed sales on 40 of the 1,028 head...
- Hogs Fall Weaker on Wednesday
- Lean hog futures closed with Wednesday weakness of 62 cents to $1.175. USDA’s national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $93.00 on Wednesday afternoon a 2 cent dop from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was up another 60 cents from the previous day at $88.78...
- Corn Pops Back Higher on Wednesday
- Corn Pops Back Higher on Wednesday Corn futures settled the Wednesday session with contracts up 1 to 6 ¾ cents, as traders closed out the month with a bounce. The nearby CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 5 1/4 cents at $4.42 1/2. USDA reported a private export...
- Soybeans Fall Lower on Wednesday
- Soybeans posted losses of 6 to 9 cents across most contracts on Wednesday. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is down 7 1/4 cents at $9.88. Soymeal futures are back down 20 to 80 cents/ton, with Soy Oil futures were falling back another 27 to 58 points. There is...
- Wheat Sees Some Bargain Buying at Month End
- The wheat complex bounced back to close out the Wednesday session with the SRW and spring wheat contracts posting strength and HRW weaker. Chicago SRW futures were up 5 to 8 cents. Kansas City HRW contracts saw slight losses of 1 to 2 cents on Wednesday. MPLS spring wheat was...
