Live Cattle Spread of the Year...So Far
Good evening. I am Stephen Davis with Walsh Trading Inc. in Chicago, Illinois. Fundamentals for live cattle continue to climb since starting to trend higher in April. New contract highs were reached in late May and early June. Many other futures markets moved into new highs this week. Live cattle...
Retirement Ready: 3 Dividend Stocks to Set and Forget
These are three rock-solid dividend stocks you can buy now and confidently forget, knowing they’ll keep working for you year after year.
National FOB Review
Click to view report fvdfob.pdf in PDF format
Tomato Fax Report
Click to view report fvdtomf.pdf in PDF format
National Watermelon Report
Click to view report fvdtvmelon.pdf in PDF format
Wheat Closes with Mixed Trade on Tuesday
The wheat complex was mixed across the three markets on Tuesday. Chicago SRW wheat was down 3 to 4 cents at the close. KC HRW futures saw fractionally higher trade into the closing bell. MPLS spring wheat saw 2 to 3 cent losses. The Monday afternoon Crop Progress report showed...
Soybeans Fall on Tuesday
Soybeans slipped lower at midday, with contracts closing 5 to 6 cents in the red on Tuesday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 4 3/4 cents at $9.56 1/4. Soymeal futures were down $2.20 to $2.70/ton, as Soy Oil was 30 to 43 points higher. President Trump...
Hogs Closes Mixed on Tuesday
Lean hog futures were mixed on Tuesday, with contracts up 70 to down 50 cents in most nearbys. July expired today. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $112.60 on Tuesday afternoon, up $3.02 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back up 15 cents at...
Cattle Rally Back Higher on Tuesday
Live cattle futures were back to rally mode on Tuesday, with gains of $2.10 to $3.05. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, after strengthening to $228-$230 in the South and $240-241 in the North. Feeder cattle posted a Turnaround Tuesday bounce, with contracts up $2.70 to...
Corn Holds onto Turnaround Tuesday Strength
Corn futures held onto gains heading into the Tuesday close, as contracts were up 1 to 2 cents in the nearbys. The front month CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 1 1/4 cents at $3.88 3/4. Crop Progress data from Monday showed steady crop ratings at 74% gd/ex...
Cotton Pushes Gains to Tuesday’s Close
Cotton futures popped higher on Tuesday, with contracts closing up 40 to 80 points. Crude oil was down $0.26/barrel at $66.72, with the US dollar index $0.572 higher to $98.335. Weekly Crop Progress data showed condition ratings up 2% to 54% gd/ex, as the Brugler500 index was up 3 points...