What's New!
Market Snapshot
Quotes retrieved on April 07, 2020, 05:47:37 AM CDT
Commentary
- Soybeans Bounced Higher
- Soybeans closed the Monday session with 1 1/4 to 2 3/4 cent gains due mostly to firmer soy oil. Soymeal futures were down another $6.20/ton in May. May bean oil futures closed 40 points higher. The USDA’s Export Inspections report showed 10.9 mbu ...
- Cotton Higher at Closing Bell
- The first trade day of the week left the front month futures up by 202 to 210 points. Energy market futures saw crude oil and diesel lower as the OPEC+ meeting has been delayed to later this week. The stock market was sharply higher on some indicatio...
- April Cattle Limit Lower
- The cattle futures market closed mixed on Monday, with nearby April down by the expanded limits. The other front months were 55 cents lower and 52 cents higher. Feeder cattle futures were higher after Monday, with gains of as much as $2.17. The April...
- Hogs End with Gains
- Monday trading left the front month lean hog futures $0.90 to $4.15 higher. The futures will trade with normal $3.00 limits on Tuesday. The Fresh Bacon Index was only $67.48, which is a record low, going back to July of 2013. The April 2 CME Lean Hog...
- Ag Market Commentary
- The corn futures market closed 2 1/2 to 3 1/4 cents lower for the front months. Exports from the week ending April 2 were 1.271 MMT, or 50.1 mbu. That is 19.7% above corn exports from the same week a year ago. Accumulated exports are up to 761 mbu, w...
- Corn Lower at Close
- The corn futures market closed 2 1/2 to 3 1/4 cents lower for the front months. Exports from the week ending April 2 were 1.271 MMT, or 50.1 mbu. That is 19.7% above corn exports from the same week a year ago. Accumulated exports are up to 761 mbu, w...
National Newswire
- Can WASDE Numbers Revive Markets This Time?
- IDFA, NMPF offer Milk Crisis Plan to USDA
- Limited fieldwork in Michigan, some fruit buds swelling
- Wetness continues to slow Wisconsin field progress
- Hubbs on Grain: Implications of 97 Million Corn Acres
- South Dakota winter wheat looks good
- Fieldwork curbed by wet conditions in Minnesota
- MU hosting online Q&A with crop and forage specialists
- Saluting Unsung Heroes of the COVID-19 Crisis: The Food Supply Chain
- Manage Through Uncertainty
Kansas USDA Newswire
