WALSH PURE SPREADER - Pure Hedge Division

While unsure if a higher fat price this week will turn negative margins to plus for cattle feeders, I can't recall a time when the industry has been able to have its cake and eat it to.

Wheat futures were the leader in today’s grain trade, is a bigger breakout looming? Corn and soybeans continued to chop around, while cattle posted another strong performance.

The wheat complex is showing gains across most contract son Tuesday, with the three exchanges higher. Chicago SRW futures are 5 to 6 on the day. KC HRW futures are 16 to 17 cents in the green on the day. MPLS spring wheat are up 10 to 11 cents on...

Soybeans are trading with 4 to 7 cent losses at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 4 1/2 cents at $10.91. Soymeal futures are $1.60 to $2 lower on the day, with Soy Oil futures down 25 to 35 points. Crop Progress from Monday afternoon pegged...

Corn futures are trading with contracts fractionally to 3 cents in the green so far on Tuesday’s midday. The CmdtyView national averageCash Corn price is up 2 3/4 cent at $4.05 3/4. USDA reported private export sales of 316,000 MT to Mexico (65,000 for 2025/26, 139,000 MT for 2026/27, and...

The wheat complex posted strength on Monday, with double digit gains across the three exchanges. Chicago SRW futures were 6 to 11 1/4 cents higher at the close. Open interest was down 8,983 contracts, mainly on a 27,891 contract drop in May. KC HRW futures were 5 to 12 1/4...

Corn are trading with early 2 to 3 cent gains on Tuesday morning. Futures failed to hold onto the Monday gains, closing with contracts steady to 1 ¼ cents lower and 5-6 cents off the highs. Preliminary open interest was up 7,622 contracts on the day. The CmdtyView national average...

Soybeans are showing 1 to 3 cent gains early on Tuesday after retreating on Monday. Futures closed Monday with losses of 5 to 13 ¾ cents easing lower into the close. Open interest suggested some of that was longs liquidating, down 5,830 contracts. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price...

The wheat complex posted strength on Monday, with double digit gains across the three exchanges. Chicago SRW futures were 6 to 11 1/4 cents higher at the close. KC HRW futures were 5 to 12 1/4 cents in the green on the day. MPLS spring wheat were up 10 to...

Soybeans closed Monday with losses of 5 to 13 ¾ cents easing lower into the close. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 13 1/2 cents at $10.95 3/4. Soymeal futures were up a dime to $1.60 lower on the day, with Soy Oil futures down 58 to...

Corn futures failed to hold onto the Monday gains, closing with contracts steady to 1 ¼ cents lower and 5-6 cents off the highs. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 1/2 cent at $4.02 3/4. Crude oil was up just $1.42 on the day, coming well off...