Is the exuberance rational in the cattle and equity markets?
Saturday, August 23,2025,12:23
Sep grain options expired Friday .. read more..
A Cool August: Implications for Corn Belt Harvest Weather
Friday, August 22,2025,18:57
Jim examines the ramifications of the significant teleconnection that is driving the corn crop .. read more..
Hogs Post Friday Rally, as Pork Stocks Tighten
Friday, August 22,2025,17:55
Lean hog futures closed the Friday session with nearby contracts up $1.07 to $1.27, as October was up $1.10 this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $107.66 in the Friday PM report, down 69 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 25... .. read more..
Cotton Gathers Outside Support to Close the Week Higher
Friday, August 22,2025,17:55
Cotton futures rounded out the week with gains of 54 to 64 points across the nearbys as December posted a 47 point gain on the week. The outside markets were supportive, as the US dollar index was back down $0.906 on the day to $97.605, with crude oil futures $0.28... .. read more..
Soybeans Post Friday Strength, Led by Bean Oil
Friday, August 22,2025,17:55
Soybean futures held the gains for much of the Friday session, as contracts closed up 2 to 3 ½ cents across the front months. September was 14 ¼ cents higher this week, with November up 16 cents. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 2 ¼ cents at... .. read more..
CattleCattle Rally into the Close, as USDA Report Show Higher Than Expected P...
Friday, August 22,2025,17:55
Live cattle futures saw gains of $1.30 to $3.15 across most contracts on Friday, with October up $7.22 on the week. Cash trade fell into place later this week, with northern dressed action at $385-392 and live trade at $245. Southern trade was up $5 to 240. Feeder cattle futures... .. read more..
Corn Closes Mixed After Bulls Gain Ground on the Week
Friday, August 22,2025,17:55
Corn futures closed out the Friday session with mixed action, as nearbys were within a penny of unchanged. September managed a 4 ½ cent gain this week, with December up 6 ¼ cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 1 cent at $3.70. USDA reported a couple... .. read more..
Wheat Continues Weakness on Friday
Friday, August 22,2025,17:55
The wheat complex rounded out the week with losses across much of the market, with nearby spring wheat an exception. CBT soft red wheat futures were down 2 to 3 cents, as September was 1 ¾ cents lower this week. KC HRW futures were down 4 to 5 ¼ cents... .. read more..
Cattle Markets Surge Trade to New All-time Highs
Friday, August 22,2025,17:53
Cattle make new all-time highs .. read more..
High time to increase production of coal, says Union Minister Kishan Reddy
Friday, August 22,2025,17:00
Seeking wider stakeholder participation with the Government, Union Coal Minister G. Kishan Reddy said it is high time that coal production in India is increased. Launching the 13th round of auctions of commercial coal mines, the Union Minister sought that prospective bidders look to commence production at their blocks ahead of schedule. Mr. Reddy further ... .. read more..
EU, US align on curbing steel, aluminum overcapacity, tariffs persist
Friday, August 22,2025,17:00
The EU and US have confirmed their intention to cooperate on “ring-fencing their respective domestic markets from overcapacity” regarding steel, aluminum and their derivatives in an Aug. 21 deal. The latest agreement confirms the deal struck by US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in late July. 50% import tariffs ... .. read more..
China’s imports of US rare earth ore surge in July
Friday, August 22,2025,17:00
The sharp jump in China’s imports of rare earth ore from the United States in July was probably the final customs accounting of shipments from U.S. supplier MP Materials. Data on Wednesday from the General Administration of Customs showed imports of rare earths ore from the U.S. surged to 4,719 metric tons in July after ... .. read more..
Gold prices slip lower; Powell’s speech looms large
Friday, August 22,2025,17:00
Gold prices fell Monday, remaining under pressure from a stronger dollar as investors scaled back bets on more U.S. interest rate cuts before a hotly anticipated address from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. At 07:55 ET (11:55 GMT), fell 0.3% to $3,328.25 an ounce and dropped 0.4% to $3,369.62/oz. But losses in gold were limited ... .. read more..
Iron ore set for weekly losses as China steel output rises amid weak demand
Friday, August 22,2025,17:00
Iron ore futures prices eased on Friday, and were set for weekly losses as rising steel production in China despite sluggish demand put pressure on steel margins and iron ore input costs. The most-traded January iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) TIO1! traded 0.71% lower at 770 yuan ($107.21) a metric ton, ... .. read more..
China steel output falls 4% in July, global production down 1.3%
Friday, August 22,2025,17:00
Global crude steel production decreased by 1.3% in July compared to the same month last year, reaching 150.1 million tonnes, according to data released by the World Steel Association on Friday. China, which holds the position as the world’s largest steel producer and consumer, saw a more significant decline with output falling 4.0% to 79.7 ... .. read more..
US prolongs Michigan coal plant’s operation until November despite costs
Friday, August 22,2025,17:00
The U.S. Energy Department on Thursday extended an order for a Michigan coal plant to stay open through November 19, even though it had been planning to shut permanently for economic reasons and complying with the original order has already cost the company tens of millions of dollars. In May, the Energy Department issued the ... .. read more..
In niche wheat futures market, rebooted legacy contract fends off new offerin...
Friday, August 22,2025,17:00
In a head-to-head contest in a small corner of agricultural futures markets, a legacy spring wheat contract that has traded for more than 140 years is fending off a challenge from a competing contract launched this spring by CME Group, the world’s largest futures exchange. Spring wheat, grown in the northern Plains of the U.S. ... .. read more..
Soybeans edge lower after two-day rise, weekly gains intact
Friday, August 22,2025,17:00
Chicago soybean futures edged lower on Friday, snapping a two-day gain, as strong pod counts from the Pro Farmer crop tour weighed on the market. Prices were still on track for a second straight weekly rise. Wheat and corn futures were also set for weekly gains. FUNDAMENTALS * The most active soybean contract on the ... .. read more..
U.S. soybean farmers buckling under trade war pressure
Friday, August 22,2025,17:00
The American Soybean Association (ASA), representing more than 500,000 U.S. soybean farmers, said Tuesday that U.S. soybean farmers are “standing at a trade and financial precipice” and urged the Trump administration to strike a trade deal with China as soon as possible. “U.S. soybean farmers cannot survive a prolonged trade dispute with our largest customer,” ... .. read more..
Gresik outage leaves PT Smelting with 100,000 mt of unprocessed copper concs
Friday, August 22,2025,17:00
Indonesia’s PT Smelting estimates that about 100,000 mt of copper concentrate has been left unprocessed due to repairs at its Gresik copper smelter, a spokesman for its main shareholder, PT Freeport Indonesia, said Aug. 22, providing some relief to a tight market. PT Smelting operates the smelter, which was shut for a month to conduct ... .. read more..
Copper edges higher on firm demand ahead of Powell speech
Friday, August 22,2025,17:00
Copper prices rose for a third session as demand in top metals consumer China remained healthy and as investors hoped a speech by the U.S. central bank chief would signal interest rate cuts. Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange HG1! was up 0.2% at $9,745 a metric ton, down from a peak of ... .. read more..
Shootin' the Bull about vertical integration recognition
Friday, August 22,2025,16:48
In my opinion, the notation made at the top of the "This weeks feedyard closeouts" in the weekly cattle range comments, about segregating commercial cattle feeders and those within a vertically integrated supply chain, should be taken to heart. .. read more..
A Lot of Green on the Screen to Round Out This Week's Trade! Ft. Oliver Sloup...
Friday, August 22,2025,16:45
Oliver Sloup and Marlin Bohling bring you Episode 7 of Markets on the Move to end the week. Ag markets were mostly higher this week with cattle leading the charge. Other markets like the S&P and precious metals saw big gains on Friday too. .. read more..
Cold Storage
Friday, August 22,2025,15:00
Cold Storage - 2025-08-22 .. read more..
Cattle on Feed
Friday, August 22,2025,15:00
Cattle on Feed - 2025-08-22 .. read more..
Sugar Prices Settle Higher as a Weak Dollar Spurs Short Covering
Friday, August 22,2025,14:28
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Friday closed up +0.13 (+0.80%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) closed up +4.10 (+0.85%). Sugar prices on Friday settled higher after a plunge in the dollar index (DXY00 ) to a 3.5-week low sparked short covering in sugar... .. read more..
Dollar Weakness Helps Cocoa Prices Recover
Friday, August 22,2025,14:26
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) on Friday closed up +147 (+1.98%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) closed down -26 (-0.49%). Cocoa prices on Friday settled mixed, with London cocoa falling to a 4-week low. Cocoa prices recovered from their worst levels on Friday, with NY cocoa... .. read more..
Coffee Prices Surge on Brazil Weather Concerns
Friday, August 22,2025,14:24
December arabica coffee (KCZ25 ) on Friday closed up +13.30 (+3.64%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) closed up +108 (+2.27%). Coffee prices rallied sharply on Friday, with arabica coffee posting a 3.5-month high and robusta posting a 3-month high. Coffee prices continued their 3-week-long rally on Friday on... .. read more..
Cattle Rallying Ahead of USDA Data Release
Friday, August 22,2025,13:18
Live cattle futures are up $1.15 to $2.20 across most contracts on Friday. Cash trade has been slow this week, with some northern dressed action at $385 and live trade at $245. The Friday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed $245 BidTheGrid™ sales on 80 of the 1,264 head... .. read more..
Cotton Popping Higher at Midday with Outside Support
Friday, August 22,2025,13:18
Cotton futures are trading with contracts up 44 to 60 points at Friday’s midday. The outside markets are supportive, as the US dollar index is back down $0.911 on the day to $97.590, with crude oil futures $0.14 higher. Export Sales data from Thursday indicated the marketing year commitments in... .. read more..
Corn Holding Fractional Losses on Friday
Friday, August 22,2025,13:18
Corn futures are trading with contracts fractionally lower so far on Friday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 1/2 cent at $3.68 1/4. USDA reported a couple private export sales of 119,769 MT of corn to Costa Rica and 140,452 MT to Spain this morning all for... .. read more..
Hogs Rallying to Round Out the Week
Friday, August 22,2025,13:18
Lean hog futures are up $1.10 to $1.35 across most contracts at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $107.89 in the Friday AM report, up 55 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 25 cents at $108.32 on August 20. USDA’s FOB... .. read more..
Soybeans Holding Gains on Friday with Bean Oil Strength Leading the Charge
Friday, August 22,2025,13:18
Soybean prices are up 5 to 6 1/2 cents so far on Friday’s midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 5 cents at $9.90 3/4. Soymeal futures are don a dime to $2. Soy Oil futures is up 164 to 175 points so far on the day.... .. read more..
Wheat Weakens on Friday
Friday, August 22,2025,13:18
The wheat complex is mostly lower on Friday, with spring wheat holding steady. CBT soft red wheat futures are trading with 1 to 2 cent losses at midday. KC HRW futures are down 4 to 5 cents across most contracts on Friday. MPLS spring wheat is steady at the midday... .. read more..
Dollar Weakness Boosts Sugar Prices
Friday, August 22,2025,12:23
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is up +0.13 (+0.80%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) is up +2.60 (+0.54%). Sugar prices are climbing as today's plunge in the dollar index (DXY00 ) to a 3.5-week low has spurred short covering in sugar futures. On... .. read more..
NY Cocoa Climbs as Dollar Weakness Spurs Short-Covering
Friday, August 22,2025,12:11
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) today is up +222 (+2.99%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) is down -6 (-0.11%). Cocoa prices are mixed today, with London cocoa falling to a 4-week low. NY cocoa recovered from a 5-week low today and rallied sharply as short-covering emerged... .. read more..
Brazil Weather Concerns Push Coffee Prices Sharply Higher
Friday, August 22,2025,11:58
December arabica coffee (KCZ25 ) today is up +11.05 (+3.032%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) is up +74 (+1.56%). Coffee prices today rallied sharply, with arabica coffee posting a 3.5-month high and robusta posting a 3-month high. Coffee prices today continued their 3-week-long rally on weather concerns in... .. read more..
Bye Bye BLTs: How Much Lower Can Hogs Go as Peak Grilling Season Ends?
Friday, August 22,2025,10:01
October lean hog futures present a selling opportunity on more price weakness. .. read more..
Soybeans Hit The Short Term Target, Now What?
Friday, August 22,2025,09:49
Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis. .. read more..
Wheat Easing Back Lower on Friday AM Trade
Friday, August 22,2025,08:30
Wheat is giving back some of the Thursday gains, with contracts down across the winter wheat months and higher in spring wheat. The wheat complex closed Thursday with the three major exchanges holding higher. CBT soft red wheat futures were up 1 to 2 cents to close out the day.... .. read more..
Soybeans Holding Gains on Friday Morning, after Breaking Higher on Thursday
Friday, August 22,2025,08:30
Soybean prices are up 1 to 2 centas so far on Friday morning. Futures were in rally mode on Thursday, with contracts 18 to 20 cents higher in the front months. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 16 ½ cents at $9.85 3/4. Soymeal futures were up... .. read more..
Cotton Bulls Fighting Back to Start Friday
Friday, August 22,2025,08:30
Cotton prices are showing a pop back higher on Thursday, with gains of 28 to 43 points across most contracts. Futures posted Thursday losses of 10 to 20 points across most contracts, as the thinly traded October contract was down 75 points. The US dollar index was back up $0.455... .. read more..
Cattle Look to Square Up Ahead of USDA Data Release
Friday, August 22,2025,08:30
Live cattle futures saw mixed trade on Thursday with nearbys within 15 cents of unchanged and deferred contracts higher. Cash trade has been slow this week, with some northern dressed action at $385 and live trade at $245. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the... .. read more..
Hogs Look to Round Out the Trading Week
Friday, August 22,2025,08:30
Lean hog futures closed mixed on Thursday, with front month October down a tick and other nearby contracts up 10 to 20 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $108.35 in the Thursday PM report, down $1.46 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down... .. read more..
Corn Slipping Back to Start Friday
Friday, August 22,2025,08:30
Corn price action is showing fractional losses early on Friday. Futures closed the Thursday trade with contracts up 7 to 8 cents across most nearbys. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 7 cents at $3.70. Export Sales data pegged old crop corn bookings at a net reduction... .. read more..
Brazil clinches beef export deal with Indonesia
Friday, August 22,2025,06:19
Brazilian meat producers have reached an agreement with Indonesian buyers to export beef from South America's largest country to the world's fourth-most populous nation, the Ministries of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs confirmed on Thursday. The export of live sheep (ewes, rams, lambs) to Algeria was also announced. .. read more..
Palm extends gains on firm Dalian rivals, weaker ringgit
Friday, August 22,2025,06:00
Malaysian palm oil futures rose for a third straight session on Tuesday and hit their highest levels in more than five months, underpinned by stronger rival Dalian edible oils and a softer ringgit, although weaker crude prices kept a lid on the gains. The benchmark palm oil contract FCPO1! for November delivery on the Bursa ... .. read more..
Commodities weekly: ags and energy steady the ship; metals lag as Powell looms
Friday, August 22,2025,06:00
Key points: BCOM edges higher as coffee, corn and cattle lead; energy rebounds ex-natgas while precious stay mixed. Crude finds a floor on short-covering, US draws and sanction risk; OPEC+ hike still an overhang. Gold coils within a narrowing range looking for a trigger with Jackson Hole potentially delivering Industrial metals underperform on dollar firmness and China demand doubts The commodity market is heading for its first gain in three, with the Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) on track for a modest weekly gain of less than 1%. This advance has been carried by strong performances across the agriculture sector, and a rebound across the energy sector excluding natural gas, all of whic... .. read more..
Gold prices slip by Rs 200 to trade at Rs 99,235/10g ahead of Jerome Powell’s...
Friday, August 22,2025,03:22
Ahead of Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole symposium, MCX gold futures dipped by Rs 200 to Rs 99,235 per 10 grams, while silver fell to Rs 1,13,515 per kg. Market participants anticipate Powell's address will provide clarity on future monetary policy. .. read more..
Oil prices set to snap two-week losing streak as peace in Ukraine remains elu...
Thursday, August 21,2025,22:06
Oil prices experienced minimal fluctuations on Friday, poised to end a two-week losing streak as hopes for a swift resolution between Russia and Ukraine diminished. The ongoing conflict, marked by recent attacks and stalled peace talks, has increased risk premiums. Prices were further bolstered by a significant drawdown in U.S. crude stockpiles, signaling robust demand. .. read more..