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- Soybeans Posting Slight Midday Strength
- Soybeans are showing 1 to 3 cent gains so far on Wednesday, with May up 9 ¼ cents. May soybean deliveries slowed to 263 contracts. Soymeal is trading $3.30 to $4.30 lower at midday. There were 152 delivery notices against May soybean meal overnight. Soy Oil is putting together a...
- Cotton Continue Weakness on Wednesday
- Cotton futures are down 128 to 210 points across most contracts at midday. Crude Oil was is feeling the pressure, down below $80 per barrel at midday, down $2.65. The US dollar index is up 40 points on the day. The Fed will be out later this afternoon after their...
- Wheat Lower on the Midweek Session
- The wheat market is trading lower on Wednesday. Kansas City is leading the way with losses of 6 to 8 cents cents and in delivery May down 1 ¾. Chicago contracts are down 4 to 6 cents across the nearbys. MPLS spring wheat is steady to 2 ½ cents lower...
- Hogs Head Lower on Wednesday
- Lean hogs are down $1.10 to $2.07 on the Wednesday session so far. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated price was up 34 cents from the day prior in the Wednesday morning report at $91.06. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 26 cents on April 29 at $90.26. USDA’s...
- Corn Pulling Higher at Midday
- Corn futures are trading 1 to 2 ½ cents higher so far at midday. There were 3 delivery notices overnight against May futures. The oldest long is dated 10/27/23, when May futures were trading $5.00-5.05. They’re either “pure” hedgers with a big paper loss or they had options positions cushioning...
- Cattle Fading Early Session Recovery with Midday Losses
- Live cattle are in freefall again on Wednesday after holding up earlier in the session. Contracts are down $1.67 to $2.95 at midday. Cash trade has yet to develop this week. The Central Stockyards online Fed Cattle Exchange auction saw no sales on the 998 head offered, with no bids...
