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...

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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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...