Market Snapshot
Quotes retrieved on April 22, 2019, 12:05:39 AM CDT
Commentary
- Corn Market Fractionally Higher on Better Exports
- Corn futures closed 3/4 lower to 1/2 cent higher, with the nearby contracts the firmest. USDA’s weekly Export Sales report showed sharply higher sales of 947,600 MT for old crop in the week ending April 11. New crop bookings were 18,400 MT. Tr...
- Lean Hogs Top $90 In Nearby May Futures
- Lean Hog futures turned cautious, with the exception of nearby May. May was up $1.27 broke the $90 mark. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 40 cents from the previous day @ $80.24 on April 16. The USDA pork carcass cutout value was $87.85 in the PM repor...
- Cotton Settles Lower on 25% Weekly Export Drop
- Cotton futures closed 61 to 80 points lower on Thursday. The markets will be closed on Friday. USDA reported old crop upland cotton export sales were down 25% from the previous week at 217,600 RB, with 20,600 RB booked for 2019/20. The Cotlook A In...
- Soybeans Get Boost from Soy Oil
- Soybean futures settled 1 to 1 3/4 cents higher on position squaring ahead of the 3-day holiday weekend. Meal futures were down $.70/ton but May soy oil was 34 points higher (worth almost 4 cents per bushel in product value). This morning’s wee...
- Wheat Market News and Commentary
- Wheat futures came back from morning weakness but still closed mostly lower. The CHI futures were 2 to 4 cents lower. KC held up better, UNCH to lower. MPLS spring wheat was down 1 to 4 1/4, with selling concentrated in nearby May. The range of est...
- Ag Market Commentary
- Corn futures closed 3/4 lower to 1/2 cent higher, with the nearby contracts the firmest. USDA’s weekly Export Sales report showed sharply higher sales of 947,600 MT for old crop in the week ending April 11. New crop bookings were 18,400 MT. Tr...
National Newswire
- The CME Group and CFTC are changing the way it calculates storage rate
- As corn pokes through the soil it’s susceptible to a wide variety of a
- Nebraska Leopold Conservation Award winners recognized
- AgFax Tree Crops: With Warmer Weather, Things Get Interesting In Almonds, Walnuts
- U.S> Wheat Associates and National Association of Wheat Growers Support WTO Ruling About Chinese Tariff-Rate Quotas
- U.S. Grains Council Commends WTO Report Finding China Misused Corn Tariff-Rate Quotas
- Ceres Global Ag Corl. and London Agricultural Commodities Sign Agreement For Grain Storage and Handling at Port Colborne Site
- U.S. Wins World Trade Organization Ruling Against China Tariff-Rate Quotas For Rice, Wheat, and Corn
- Canadian Grain Commission Reassures Consumers About Glyphosate Concerns
- Ricketts slams committee’s property tax relief plan
Kansas USDA Newswire
- Kansas Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Afternoon
- Central Kansas Terminal & Processor Daily Grain Report
- Western Kansas Grain Market Report
- Kansas Sunflower Report
- Kansas City Truck Grain Bids
- Kansas City Grain Prices Spot FOB Rail
- Kansas Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Summary
- 5 Area Daily Weighted Average Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated
- Farmers & Ranchers Bred Cow Sale (Seasonal Oct-May)
