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Corn futures closed the Friday session with contracts fractionally to a penny lower in the nearbys. March corn was up 6 ¼ cents on the short. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down a penny to $4.06 3/4. Futures got some spillover weakness from crude oil losses of...

The wheat complex posted mostly weaker trade on Friday, though futures held on to the weekly gains. Chicago SRW futures were down 1 to 3 cents weaker on to close out the week, as March was 9 ¼ cents higher this week. KC HRW futures were steady to fractionally lower...

Soybean futures slipped back on Friday with front months 3 to 4 ½ cents lower, as January was 9 ½ cents higher. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 4 cents higher at $9.88 1/2. Soymeal futures were down 50 cents to $1/ton, as January held onto a $6.10...

Lean hog futures extended the pullback from Wednesday with losses of 20 to 55 cents across the front months, with February up just a tick this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $67.19 on Friday afternoon. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down a penny on...

Cotton futures closed the Friday session with contracts 25 to 40 points higher, as March posted a 74 point gain this week. Crude oil futures were $1.45 per barrel lower at $56.90. The US dollar index was up $0.054 to $97.735. The 12/24 online auction from The Seam showed sales...

Live cattle futures closed Friday with some strength, as contracts were up 90 cents to $1.12. February was down $1.15 this week. Cash trade picked up ahead of the holiday, with $229-230 sales reported, steady to $2 higher than last week. Feeder cattle futures were up $1.45 to $1.75 to...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday fell -0.03%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) fell -0.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) fell -0.05%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) fell -0.08%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH26 ) closed...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday ended the day little changed, but fell about -0.6% on the week. The dollar traded on a weak note despite Tuesday's stronger-than-expected US GDP report of +4.3% and the reduced odds for Fed easing. The markets initially reduced the odds for a -25...

January Nymex natural gas (NGF26 ) on Friday closed up +0.124 (+2.92%), January nat-gas on Friday rallied fairly sharply as early-January forecasts turned colder. Forecasts shifted colder for December 31 to January 4 across the North and West, according to Atmospheric G2. The EIA announced that this week's inventory report...

February WTI crude oil (CLG26 ) on Friday closed down -1.61 (-2.76%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26 ) closed down -0.0467 (-2.66%). Crude oil prices fell sharply due to possible progress on a Ukraine-Russia peace deal. Ukrainian President Zelensky said on Friday that he expects to meet with President Trump...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Friday closed down -0.12 (-0.78%). March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) on Wednesday closed up +3.30 (+0.76%), and the London market on Friday remained closed as part of the Christmas holiday. NY sugar prices on Friday ran into some long...