MYSTERIOUS: 3 - What They Never Told You

Cotton Losses Holding Through Midday

Cotton futures are down 53 to 65 points so far on the Tuesday session. The outside markets are mixed factors, as the US dollar index is back down $0.238 on the day to $98.080, with crude oil futures $1.45 lower. On Monday afternoon. NASS reported the US cotton crop at...

Barchart · Aug 26, 2025

Cotton Falls Back on Monday, with Conditions Slipping After the Close

Cotton futures were back down 44 to 63 points across the nearby contracts on Monday. The outside markets provided mixed factors, as the US dollar index was back up $0.746 on the day to $98.345, with crude oil futures $1.10 higher. NASS reported the US cotton crop at 71% setting...

Barchart · Aug 25, 2025

Cotton Falls Back on Tuesday

Cotton futures posted Tuesday losses of 14 to 25 points on the Tuesday session. The outside markets added some pressure, as US dollar index was up $0.118 on the day to $98.135 and crude oil futures were down $1.10. The weekly Crop Progress report from NASS showed a total of...

Barchart · Aug 19, 2025

Cattle Futures Prices Drop from Record Highs, But Bulls May Still Have Legs

There are a few hints that the historic bull run in cattle markets may not be over just yet.

Barchart · Feb 10, 2025

Postal Service chief frustrated at criticism, but promises 'heroic' effort to deliver mail ballots

The U.S. Postal Service’s leader is expressing frustration with ongoing criticism of how it handles mail ballots

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2024

Weathering the Storm: Farmers' Struggles, USDA Data Challenges and Market Implications

Taking a look at what is happening in the markets as we enter the last half of July.

Barchart · Jul 17, 2024

Corn: Has the Change in Latitude Changed the Attitude?

The change in latitude (price levels) of old-crop and new-crop corn is changing the attitude toward both markets.

Barchart · Jun 10, 2024

My Annual Public Service Announcement regarding NASS' Weekly Reports

I know there are new readers to this site every year. Given that, I feel compelled to post my annual Public Service Announcement regarding NASS' weekly numbers.

Barchart · May 21, 2024

Are the Cancellations of Some NASS Reports "Worrisome"?

I missed the deadline for a friend's article on the subject of recent announced report cancellations. So, I put my thoughts into this report morning piece.

Barchart · Apr 11, 2024

Cattle Drop Ahead of NASS Cattle on Feed Data

Feeder cattle were down by another triple digits of 0.7% to 1% on Friday. That left November futures at a net $9 loss for the week and more than 38% back down from LoC low to LoC high. Live cattle also closed red on the week’s last trade day, finishing...

Barchart · Oct 20, 2023