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Market Snapshot (More Futures Below)

Quotes retrieved on August 10, 2020, 06:46:34 AM CDT

Commentary

Cattle In Red at Close - August 07, 2020: Front month fat cattle futures traded 22 to 87 cents lower on the day. August contracts gained 17 cents ahead of expiration. August options expired today, with the underlying futures trading until the 31st. Feeder cattle futures gave back midday gain...
Cotton Closes with Triple Digit Loss - August 07, 2020: Pre-weekend profit taking left front month cotton 183 to 253 points lower. The hard selling on Friday left Dec futures 30 points below last Friday’s close, erasing a week of gains. In USDA’s Weekly Cotton Market Review, the average spot price for...
Ag Market Commentary - August 07, 2020: Going into the weekend, corn futures ended the Friday session 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 cents lower. Sept futures were down the most, and ended the week 2.6% lower. The 5-day QPF shows rain through the weekend into early next week in MO and in MN. In MO a syste...
Beans Close Down Double Digits - August 07, 2020: Front month soybean futures closed 9 to 10 1/2 cents lower on Friday. For Sept that added to the weekly loss, which was 2.75% from Fri to Fri. Meal and oil futures were also lower with $1.20/ton and 0.37 cents/lb losses in Sept respectively. Wk/wk Se...
Fridays Corn Market Closed Red - August 07, 2020: Going into the weekend, corn futures ended the Friday session 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 cents lower. Sept futures were down the most, and ended the week 2.6% lower. The 5-day QPF shows rain through the weekend into early next week in MO and in MN. In MO a syste...
Wheat Ends Hard Loss Week - August 07, 2020: Friday wheat trading added to the downside for domestic wheat futures. SRW wheat closed 3 1/4 to 5 3/4 cents lower on the day, which for Sept contracts pushed them 35 3/4 cents lower from Friday to Friday. HRW futures were down 3/4 to 1 3/4 cents on ...