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Cotton futures closed out the Friday session with contracts 4 to 14 points higher, with slight help coming from the outside markets. The US dollar index was down 83 points, with crude oil $0.78/barrel higher. Export Sales data showed a total of 279,056 RB of upland cotton sold for 2024/25...

Lean hog futures settled with 27 to 70 cent gains across most contracts, as Feb was down a nickel on the day but up 50 cents from last Friday. The national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $77.27 on Friday afternoon, down $1.81 from the day prior. The...

Corn futures extend their 6-month highs on Friday, as contracts closed higher in the nearbys, up ¼ to a penny. Deferred contracts were steady to 1 ¼ cents lower. March managed a 7 ¾ cent gain on the week. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was up ½...

The wheat market posted gains across the three markets on Friday. Chicago SRW futures were up 3 ¾ to 5 1/2 cents on the session, as March was 13 ½ cents higher on the week. KC HRW contracts closed posted 3 to 3 1/2 cent gains across the board, as...

Live cattle futures rallied another 45 to 85 cents higher on Friday to extend the week’s strength that saw a $2.25 gain for February. Cash trade was slow this week, with sales reported at $192-193 in the South, up $1-2, and $196 in the North, $1 higher. Friday morning’s Fed...

Soybeans closed out the Friday session with contracts in retreat mode from the Thursday rally, as contracts were down 3 ¾ to 8 cents across the board. January was up 5 ½ cents on the week. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was down 7 1/4 cents at $9.30...

In a characteristically plainspoken critique of Wall Street’s more complex analyses, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) (BRK.A) CEO Warren Buffett delivered a pointed warning to investors relying heavily on sophisticated financial models. “Investors should be skeptical of history-based models. Constructed by a nerdy-sounding priesthood using esoteric terms such as beta, gamma, sigma...

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, watching direct business develop.  Boxed beef was also higher during the session. February live cattle closed $.55 higher at $190.65 and April lives closed $.75 higher at $193.35.  January feeder cattle closed $2.07 higher at $261.37 and March feeder...

Mar. corn closed at $4.54, up 1/4 cent Jan. soybeans closed at $9.80, down 8 cents Jan. soybean meal closed at $300.90, down $4.80 Jan. soybean oil closed at 39.47, down 37 points Mar. wheat closed at $5.46 and 1/2, up 5 and 1/2 cents Feb. live cattle closed at...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed down -1.11%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.77% and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.36%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are down -1.08%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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Mexico’s president has announced the country plans to ban domestic production of genetically modified corn. The proposal comes after Mexico recently said it will comply with a USMCA dispute panel ruling that found the country’s ban on GMO corn imports from the U.S. violated the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Greg McBride, director...

A dairy economist says a trade war with Mexico would cause major issues for the U.S. dairy industry. Corey Geiger with CoBank tells Brownfield, “One in six tankers of milk leave our shores, and not necessarily our shores sometimes it just crosses our border.” “Our number one customer is Mexico....

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday fell by -0.09%. Strength in the yen Friday undercut the dollar after Japanese Finance Minister Kato warned about excessive moves in the forex market after the yen tumbled to a 5-month low against the dollar on Thursday. The dollar fell to its low on...