Alan Brugler

Cotton Slip Lower on Wednesday
Barchart26 minutes ago
Cotton futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts backing off another 47 to 58 points. The outside markets were a pressure factor, with crude oil futures falling $2.23/barrel and the US dollar index up $0.417 to $99.435. The Tuesday online auction from The Seam showed sales of 854 bales at...

Cattle Closes Lower To Round Out April
Barchart26 minutes ago
Live cattle futures closed the midweek session with contracts down 60 to $1.80. April futures expired today. Cash trade has yet to see much movement this week, with some $214-218 light business so far. The Central Stockyards Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed sales on 40 of the 1,028 head...

Hogs Fall Weaker on Wednesday
Barchart26 minutes ago
Lean hog futures closed with Wednesday weakness of 62 cents to $1.175. USDA’s national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $93.00 on Wednesday afternoon a 2 cent dop from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was up another 60 cents from the previous day at $88.78...

Soybeans Fall Lower on Wednesday
Barchart26 minutes ago
Soybeans posted losses of 6 to 9 cents across most contracts on Wednesday. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is down 7 1/4 cents at $9.88. Soymeal futures are back down 20 to 80 cents/ton, with Soy Oil futures were falling back another 27 to 58 points. There is...

Corn Pops Back Higher on Wednesday
Barchart26 minutes ago
Corn Pops Back Higher on Wednesday Corn futures settled the Wednesday session with contracts up 1 to 6 ¾ cents, as traders closed out the month with a bounce. The nearby CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 5 1/4 cents at $4.42 1/2. USDA reported a private export...

Wheat Sees Some Bargain Buying at Month End
Barchart26 minutes ago
The wheat complex bounced back to close out the Wednesday session with the SRW and spring wheat contracts posting strength and HRW weaker. Chicago SRW futures were up 5 to 8 cents. Kansas City HRW contracts saw slight losses of 1 to 2 cents on Wednesday. MPLS spring wheat was...

Cotton Posting Midday Losses
BarchartWed Apr 30, 12:14PM CDT
Cotton futures are up 41 to 85 points so far on Wednesday. The outside markets are a pressure factor, with crude oil futures falling $2.27/barrel and the US dollar index up $0.182 to $99.200. The Tuesday online auction from The Seam showed sales of 854 bales at an average price...

Wheat Bouncing on the Midweek Session
BarchartWed Apr 30, 12:14PM CDT
The wheat complex is seeing a bounce back on Wednesday across the three markets. Chicago SRW futures are up 8 to 12 cents. There were 88 deliveries issued for May futures on FND. Kansas City HRW contracts are posting 4 to 6 cent gains on Wednesday. There were 430 deliveries...

Corn Showing Midday Strength
BarchartWed Apr 30, 12:14PM CDT
Corn futures are trading with contracts up anywhere from a penny to 5 ½ cents at midday. There were 25 deliveries issued against May overnight. The nearby CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 3 1/2 cents at $4.40 3/4. USDA reported a private export sale of 120,000 MT...

Hogs Pushing Pullback to Wednesday
BarchartWed Apr 30, 12:14PM CDT
Lean hog futures are posting 90 cent to $1.75 losses at midday. USDA’s national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $93.23 on Wednesday morning a 53 cent increase from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was up another 60 cents from the previous day at $88.78...

Cattle Falling Back on Wednesday
BarchartWed Apr 30, 12:14PM CDT
Live cattle futures are down 42 cents to $1.25 so far at midday. There still have yet to be any deliveries against April futures expiring today. Cash trade has yet to see much movement this week, with some $214 KS sales and $218 northern bids. The Central Stockyards Fed Cattle...

Soybeans Falling on Wednesday
BarchartWed Apr 30, 12:14PM CDT
Soybeans are heading lower on Wednesday’s midday, with losses of 9 to 12 cents. May ahead of FND. May open interest as of Tuesday night was just 5,160 contracts, with 3 deliveries issued overnight. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is down 10 ¾ cents at $9.85 1/2. Soymeal...

Corn Holding Steady Early on Wednesday
BarchartWed Apr 30, 7:30AM CDT
Corn is trading with contracts mixed to begin Wednesday. Futures fell lower on Tuesday, with front months 13 to 15 cents in the red and new crop December down just 5 ¾ cents. Preliminary open interest was down 43,297 contracts, with May dropping 44,926 contracts and taking just 10,755 contracts...

Hogs Close Lower on Tuesday
BarchartWed Apr 30, 7:30AM CDT
Lean hog futures fell lower on Tuesday with contracts down 40 cents to $1.625, with losses of 47 cents to $1.27. USDA’s national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $93.02 on Tuesday afternoon, up $2.88 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was up another 64...

WheatWheat Back to Mixed Trade Early on Wednesday
BarchartWed Apr 30, 7:30AM CDT
Wheat is showing mixed action on Wednesday morning. The wheat complex was under continued pressure on Tuesday, with losses across the three markets. Chicago SRW futures were down 5 to 10 cents on Tuesday. There were 88 deliveries issued for May futures on FND. Kansas City HRW contracts were 8...