Market Snapshot
Quotes are delayed, as of May 08, 2025, 12:02:15 AM CDT or prior.
Ag Commentary
- Hogs Close with Mixed Action
- Lean hog futures posted mixed trade on Wednesday, with contracts down 25 to 40 cents and July up 7 cents. USDA’s national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $93.02 on Wednesday afternoon, down 56 cents. The CME Lean Hog Index was another 26 cents higher on May 5,...
- Cattle Fall Back Lower on Wednesday
- Live cattle futures fell back on Wednesday, with contracts down 70 cents to $1.15. Cash action is off to an earlier start this week, with $218-220 sales reported in the South already, steady to $2 higher than last week. The weekly Central Stockyards Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed a...
- Corn Fail to Hold Early Strength on Wednesday
- Corn futures failed to hold the early gains on Wednesday, closing with contracts down 6 to 7 cents in the nearbys and new crop ½ cent lower. The nearby CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 6 cents at $4.19 1/2. EIA data showed a total of 1.02 million...
- Soybeans Post Mixed Action as Nearbys Fail to Hold Early Gains
- The soybean market closed the Wednesday session with mixed trade as front months were down 2 to 5 cents and new crop 2 to 4 cents higher. The cmdtyView Cash Bean price was down 1 ¾ cents to $9.87. Soymeal futures were up $1.90 to $2.80/ton, with Soy Oil futures...
- Wheat Posts Losses on Wednesday
- Wheat futures fell lower into the close on Wednesday. Chicago SRW futures slipped back 1 to 2 cents into the final bell. Kansas City HRW futures posted weaker trade, with 7 to 9 cent losses on the day. Minneapolis spring wheat futures were down 7 to 8 cents at the...
- Cotton Closes Weaker on Wednesday
- Cotton futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts down 24 to 45 points as May rolled off the board at the close. Crude oil prices back down $1.14/barrels. The US dollar index is up $0.678 to $99.725. Later on Tuesday, China and the US agreed to a meeting in Geneva,...
