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Hogs Falling on Thursday

Lean hog futures are trading with losses of 85 cents to $1.10 in the front months on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Thursday due to thin trade. The CME Lean Hog Index was up a penny on September 29 at $80.95. Export Sales data showed...

Barchart · Oct 1

Corn Selling Extends to Start October

Corn futures are trading with contracts 4 to 5 cents lower so far on Thursday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 2 cents at $4.56 3/4. Export Sales data from this morning showed just 535,989 MT in corn sales for 2026/27, which edged in the 0.5-1.3 MMT...

Barchart · Oct 1

Corn Getting Spillover Pressure on Friday

Corn futures trading with Friday losses of 3 to 4 cents at midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 3 1/2 cents at $4.85 1/4. Pressure is coming from double digit weakness in the beans and wheat, as well as losses in crude oil. Export Sales data...

Barchart · Sep 18

Cotton Rallies on Thursday Despite Weaker Export Sales

Cotton futures rallied into the Thursday close, as December rallied above 90 cents. Contracts closed with gains of 304 to 329 points across the front months. Crude oil was up $1.31 per barrel, with the US dollar index $0.001 higher. Export Sales showed a total of just 95,726 RB in...

Barchart · Aug 27

Corn Slipping Back at Thursday’s Midday

Corn futures are fading back on Thursday, with contracts 2 to 3 cents lower so far at midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is back down 2 3/4 cents at $4.82 1/4. Export Sales data from this morning showed 31,220 MT of old crop corn for the week...

Barchart · Aug 27

Cotton Rallying on Thursday Despite Weaker Export Sales

Cotton futures are trading with contracts 113 to 195 points higher across the nearbys on Thursday. Crude oil is up 50 cents per barrel, with the US dollar index $0.049 lower. Export Sales showed a total of just 95,726 RB in 2026/27 sales in the week of 8/20. That was...

Barchart · Aug 27

Cotton Back to Rallying Early on Friday

Cotton price action is up 40 to 65 points so far on Friday. Futures posted marginally mixed trade on Thursday, with contracts down 10 points to 44 points higher. Crude oil was up $2.32 with the US dollar index $0.054 higher. Export Sales showed a total of 209,360 RB in...

Barchart · Aug 21

Cotton Sticks Near Unchanged on Thursday

Cotton futures posted marginally mixed trade on Thursday, with contracts down 10 points to 44 points higher. Crude oil was up $2.32 with the US dollar index $0.054 higher. Export Sales showed a total of 209,360 RB in 2026/27 sales in the week of 8/13. Vietnam was the top buyer...

Barchart · Aug 20

Cotton Holding Steady at Midday

Cotton futures are trading with contracts up anywhere from 35 points higher to 5 points lower. Crude oil is up $2.00, with the US dollar index $0.104 higher. Export Sales showed a total of 209,360 RB in 2026/27 sales in the week of 8/13, with 64,856 RB in new sales....

Barchart · Aug 20

Cotton Posting Gains Heading into the Weekend

Cotton futures are in rally back mode on Friday, with contracts 96 to 133 points higher across most months. Crude oil is trading 66 cents per barrel higher, with the US dollar index $0.335 lower. Export Sales data has 2025/26 accumulated export business at 11.977 million RB, which is 107%...

Barchart · Aug 14