Futures Market Overview

In Jim's video, the focus is not only on cotton and the grains but also connects more of the El Niño dots

Live cattle struggled to find their footing to start today's trade, but managed to stage a strong recovery to finish within a stone's throw of a closing contract high.

The front month cotton futures dropped 1.9% to 3.3% on Wednesday with losses of as much as 273 points. July futures are still 119 points above last week’s low. The market continues to fret about the...

Lean hogs were mixed with gains for the deferred contracts and 2 to 87 cent losses in the summer months. July futures were still at a net $9.97 premium to Dec at the close. USDA’s National Average Base...

Live cattle ended the session ~40 cents off their highs on $0.60 to $1.82 gains. The June contract flipped back to net positive for the week’s net move after fading Monday and Tuesday, and saw a new...

Front month wheat futures fell double digits on Wednesday. For SRW, that left the market 2% to 2.6% lower as July got back near the $6 mark. KC Wheat futures ended the session 18 1/2 to 29 1/4 cents in...

Soybean futures were mostly lower, but July ended the midweek 2 cents in the black. July futures saw a 21 3/4 cent range on Wednesday from -6 1/2 to +15 1/4. The other nearby futures were 2 to 3 cents...

Corn and oats futures stood out as several of the ag futures fell on Wednesday. The front month corn futures were off their highs by as much as 7 cents, but were still 2 to 9 3/4 cents higher at the close....