Futures Market Overview

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) this morning is down -0.12%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.31%. US stock indexes this...

Cocoa Crash Call: Just the Facts

Following overnight losses, the wheat market is down 2 to 7 cents across most hard red contracts, as Chicago is fractionally mixed. Bulls stumbled into month end on Tuesday. Kansas City led the way with...

Lean hogs closed out the Tuesday session with contracts anywhere from 45 cents lower to 62 cents higher as the summer months finished the weakest. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated price was...

Live cattle closed out the Tuesday session with contracts fading another $2.17 to $2.72 as April rolled off the board. Cash trade has yet to develop this week, with last week $182-183 in the South, steady...

Cotton futures are down to 60 points as we roll into Wednesday and the monthly USDA Cotton Consumption report. Cotton futures collapsed on Tuesday, with contracts down 128 to 309 points across the front...

Overnight trade in the corn market has futures down ½ to 1 ¼ cents. Corn futures closed out the Tuesday session with most contracts fractionally to 3 ¼ cents lower and May up ¼ cent. There were 3 delivery...

Soybeans are trading 1 to 2 ½ cents lower following the overnight trade. They posted double digit losses on Tuesday, with contracts down 15 ¼ to 19 ¾ cents across the board. Soymeal was down $1.80 to...