Futures Market Overview

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Lean hogs slipped lower as we closed out the week with losses of 15 to 97 cents across most contracts. June was down $3.52 since last Friday. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated price was down...

Sunday night market action was weaker, with futures here on Monday morning down 2 to 3 cents Corn futures closed ½ to 3 ¼ cents higher on Friday, except that in delivery May was down a nickel. July...

Overnight market action in the cotton market has futures down 38 to 150 Cotton prices closed out the week with a dead cat bounce, up 53 to 244 points. July was down 284 points for the full week, with December...

Futures are heading lower this Monday morning, with the hard rec contracts leading the way with double digit losses. Wheat bulls were feeling better heading into the weekend, as Friday prices were higher,...

Soybeans are trading 3 to 5 cents lower in early Monday jockeying. Beans futures were up anywhere from 7 to 16 cents at the Friday close. The weekly gains totaled 37 ¾ cents for July and 26 ¼ cents for...

Live cattle ended Friday with June down 12 cents and other contracts spreading higher, up 27 to 67 cents. June was down a total of $1.90 on the week. Cash trade was slow to develop, with sales of $184...

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