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Cattle Close July with Sharp Month End Selling
Live cattle futures continued the midday slide into the close, rounding out the month with losses of $5.30 to $6.57 on Thursday. Cash trade has picked up this week to $235 in KS, up $3 to $5 from last week. Northern trade was up $3 to $383 dressed. Business has...
Hogs See Slight Gains on Thursday
Lean hog futures closed out July with gains of a dime to 60 cents on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price was back down $1.67 from the previous day, at $111.67 on Thursday afternoon. The CME Lean Hog Index was up a dime at $110.51 on July 29. Export Sales...
Cotton Falls Back on Thursday
Cotton futures closed out the Thursday session with contracts down 24 to 29 points, as outside markets continued to add pressure. The US dollar index was up $0.249 to $99.835, as crude oil futures were 78 cents/barrel lower. This morning’s Export Sales report indicated a total of 39,124 RB of...
Wheat Comes Back to Close with Some Gains
The wheat complex reverted from the midday weakness on Thursday to close with some slight hard red wheat gains. CBT futures were the weakest and down factionally to 2 cents. Kansas City contracts were down up 2 to 4 ¼ cents at the close of the day. MPLS spring wheat...
Corn Extends Bounce to a Second Day to Close Out July
Corn futures were up another 1 to 2 ¼ cents at the close on Thursday to close out July trade that saw September fall below $4. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 2 cents at $3.76 3/4. A slew of private export sales were announced this morning,...
Soybeans Close with Losses on Thursday
Soybeans posted Thursday losses of 6 to 7 cents at the close of the month. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 4 cents at $9.34 ¾. Soymeal futures saw gains of $1.10 to $2.00/ton, with Soy Oil posting losses of 92 to 137 points. Export Sales data...
Drought Conditions Improve Across Much of the U.S.
Drought Conditions Improve Across Much of the U.S.
More ethanol likely part of South Korea’s new agreement
The U.S. Grains Council is praising the recently announced trade deal with South Korea. Advisory Trade Policy Team Lead and Michigan farmer Chris Creuger tells Brownfield farm profitability is the number one concern of growers. “We’d sure love to see a turnaround in a rally in the markets, back to...
Cattle futures sharply lower heading into Friday
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower on fund liquidation, waiting on direct business to develop. August live cattle closed $5.30 lower at $227.77 and October live cattle closed $6.57 lower at $223.15. August feeder cattle closed $7.57 lower at $331.37 and September feeder cattle...
Corn, wheat end last session of July mixed
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. There was another round of pressure from favorable development conditions and big crop expectations. Key development phases are rapidly approaching and will continue to be watched very closely for any potential impact on yield. The USDA’s updated supply, demand, and production numbers...
MSU reporting light pest pressure
Michigan State University’s entomologist says this season’s pest pressure has been surprisingly limited. Chis Difonzo tells Brownfield, “No calls about aphids, I know they’re out there.” “Japanese beetle—right on time coming out, doing its mating, defoliation on field edges,” she shares. “I’ve seen some corn rootworm out there. It’s just...
New tariffs set to go into effect tomorrow
As the calendar turns to August, new tariffs will go into effect for several countries that haven’t reached trade agreements with the United States. President Trump is expected to issue a new executive order outlining the details on Thursday. President Trump paused his initial tariff plan so countries could negotiate...
Stocks Erase Early Gains as Chip Makers and Big Pharma Retreat
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed down -0.37%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.74%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.55%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) fell -0.43%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU25...
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 31, 2025
Sep. corn closed at $3.94, up 2 and 1/4 centsAug. soybeans closed at $9.61 and 3/4, down 6 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $261.80, up $1.10Aug. soybean oil closed at 55.58, down 92 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.23 and 1/4, down 1/2 centAug. live cattle closed at $227.77, down $5.30Aug....