Market Snapshot
Quotes retrieved on February 18, 2019, 03:24:36 PM CST
Commentary
- Soybean Market News and Commentary
- Soybean futures managed to extract 3 to 4 cent gains in most contracts on Friday, on positive NOPA data. Meal futures were up $1/ton in the nearby contract, with soy oil 6 points higher. This morning’s NOPA report indicated a record January cru...
- Cotton Market News and Commentary
- Cotton futures were 9 to 15 points higher in most contracts on Friday, after losses of 3.21% this week. Traders were covering shorts ahead of the long weekend. Delayed CFTC data showed specs adding another 1,303 contracts to their net short position ...
- Lean Hogs Market News and Commentary
- Lean Hog futures posted 10 to 82.5 cent gains in most contracts on Friday, with August down a dime. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 31 cents from the previous day @ $55.24 on February 13. The USDA pork carcass cutout value was up 27 cents on Friday a...
- Corn Market News and Commentary
- Corn futures ended the Friday session with most contracts fractionally mixed. CBOT will be closed on Monday in observance of Presidents Day. A private export sale of 205,744 MT of corn was reported by the USDA this morning for 2018/19 delivery to unk...
- Cattle Market News and Commentary
- Live cattle futures saw losses of 20 to 27.5 cents in most contracts on Friday, with Feb up 50 cents. Feeder cattle futures were down 55 cents to $1.475. The CME feeder cattle index was down 19 cents on February 14 at $141.31. Wholesale boxed beef pr...
- Ag Market Commentary
- Corn futures ended the Friday session with most contracts fractionally mixed. CBOT will be closed on Monday in observance of Presidents Day. A private export sale of 205,744 MT of corn was reported by the USDA this morning for 2018/19 delivery to unk...
National Newswire
- Nationwide Helps Sponsor Campaign to Educate Farmers About Grain Bin Safety Procedures
- Sterling Systems & Controls, Inc. Provides Ingredient Batching Systems Using Dust Collection and Pneumatic Conveying
- U.S. Grains Council Concludes 16th International Marketing Conference and 59th Annual Membership Meeting in Cartagena, Colombia
- CPM Holdings Inc. Acquires D&G Electrical Engineering Ltd.
- President Dwight Eisenhower is one of a few presidents to have their f
- OK Winter Wheat Crops Nearing Critical Growth Stage
- Kansas Ethanol Signs Three-Year Deal With Syngenta to Use Enogen Corn
- Soybean Acreage in Canada Forecast to Decrease For Second Consecutive Year
- Russia Announces Plans to Build Grain Terminal in Crimea
- USDA Weekly Grains Inspected For Export Report (Feb. 18): Wheat and Sorghum Up; Corn and Soybeans Down
Kansas USDA Newswire
- Kansas Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Afternoon
- Kansas Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases
- 5 Area Weekly Weighted Average Direct Slaughter Cattle
- Kansas Weekly Directly Slaughter Cattle - Formula, Grid and Contract Purchases
- Kansas Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Summary
- 5 Area Daily Weighted Average Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated
- Western Kansas Grain Market Report
- Central Kansas Terminal & Processor Daily Grain Report
- Kansas City Truck Grain Bids
