Alan Brugler

Cotton Slips Back on Outside Pressure
Barchart1 hour ago
Cotton futures closed with losses of 35 to 67 points on the Thursday session. The outside markets were pressure factors, with the US dollar index up $0.480 on the day to $97.000, with crude oil futures $0.41 lower. USDA tallied upland cotton export business at 186,108 RB for the week...

Hogs Show Steady Trade on Thursday
Barchart1 hour ago
Lean hog futures saw steady trade to 15 cent gains in the nearbys on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog report from Thursday afternoon was reported at $105.60, down $1.11 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 14 cents on September 16 at $105.86. Pork export business...

Cattle Creep Higher as Traders Square Up Ahead of Friday’s Cattle on Feed Report
Barchart1 hour ago
Live cattle futures posted $1.25 to $1.50 gains across the front months at the Thursday close. A few Southern sales have been reported at $239-240 this week, with Northern dressed sales at $370, down $5-8 wk/wk. The Thursday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction from Central Stockyards saw no sales...

Corn Weakness Extends to Thursday
Barchart1 hour ago
Corn futures pulled back into the Thursday close, extending the weakness from Wednesday. Contracts closed with losses of 2 to 3 cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down another 3 cents at $3.79 ¼. A private export sale of 110,000 MT of corn was reported by the...

Soybeans Slide Lower Ahead of Trump/Xi Call on Friday
Barchart1 hour ago
Soybeans posted Thursday losses of 6 to 7 cents across most contracts. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price as down 6 1/4 cents at $9.60 1/2. Soymeal futures were 90 cents to $2 lower in the front months on Thursday. Soy Oil futures were down another 36 to 67...

Wheat Falls Lower on Thursday
Barchart1 hour ago
The wheat complex was weaker across the board on the Thursday session. CBT soft red wheat futures were down 3 to 4 cents on Thursday. KC HRW futures were 5 to 6 ¼ cents lower at the close. MPLS spring wheat futures closed the session the 2 to 3 cent...

Soybeans Pulling Back on Thursday
BarchartThu Sep 18, 12:01PM CDT
Soybeans are trading with 7 to 8 cent losses so far on Thursday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 7 1/2 cents at $9.60 1/2. Soymeal futures are down $1 to 1.10 in the front months. Soy Oil futures are down another 60 to 68 points at...

Cattle Bouncing Higher on Thursday
BarchartThu Sep 18, 12:01PM CDT
Live cattle futures are trading with 40 to 80 cent gains at Thursday’s midday. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week. A few Southern sales were reported at $239 on Wednesday, with bids of $239 this morning and Northern bids if $235. The Thursday morning Fed Cattle...

Cotton Extending Weakness to Thursday
BarchartThu Sep 18, 12:01PM CDT
Cotton futures are trading with Thursday midday losses of 56 to 93 points. The US dollar index was up $0.540 on the day to $97.060, with crude oil futures $0.36 lower. USDA tallied upland cotton export business at 186,108 RB for the week that ended on September 11. Shipments were...

Corn Showing Weakness on Thursday
BarchartThu Sep 18, 12:01PM CDT
Corn futures are trading with contracts 2 to 3 cents lower so far on Thursday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down another 2 3/4 cents at $3.79 ½. A private export sale of 110,000 MT of corn was reported by the USDA this morning, to Mexico for...

Wheat Easing Back Lower on Thursday
BarchartThu Sep 18, 12:01PM CDT
The wheat complex is weaker across the board on the Thursday session. CBT soft red wheat futures are down 3 to 4 cents so far on Thursday. KC HRW futures are down 4 to 5 cents on Thursday. MPLS spring wheat futures are trading with 1 to 2 cent losses...

Hog Bulls Taking Some Gains Back on Thursday
BarchartThu Sep 18, 12:01PM CDT
Lean hog futures are posting 30 to 40 cent gains across most contracts on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog report from Thursday morning was reported at $106.57, up 32 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 14 cents on September 16 at $105.86. Pork export...

Wheat Seeing Some Buying on Thursday Morning
BarchartThu Sep 18, 7:30AM CDT
Wheat is trading with slight gains in the winter wheat contracts on Thursday morning, as spring wheat is weaker. The wheat complex gave back some of the Tuesday gains, with contracts falling lower across the three markets on Wednesday. CBT soft red wheat futures posted 5 to 6 cent losses....

Cattle Look to Thursday Trade, as Beef Continues Decline
BarchartThu Sep 18, 7:30AM CDT
Live cattle futures were down $2.35 to $2.65 across the front months to close out Wednesday. Preliminary open interest showed a rotation of ownership, up just 388 contracts. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week. A few Southern sales were being reported at $239 on Wednesday. Wednesday...

Hogs Look to Thursday After Wednesday Weakness
BarchartThu Sep 18, 7:30AM CDT
Lean hog futures eased back lower on Wednesday, with contracts down a nickel to 60 cents. Preliminary open interest was up 2,072 contracts. USDA’s national base hog report from Wednesday afternoon was reported at $106.71, up 42 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 14...