Grain and livestock markets have been mostly mixed as we start a new week of trade. These are a few of the things on our radar.

The corn market is trading with contracts up 2 to 5 cents. Corn futures closed out the Friday session on a weaker note, with contracts down 3 to 5 cents. July slipped back 6 ¼ cents on the week, with December falling in unison and down 6 ½ cents. The...

Soybean futures are trading with 3 to 5 cent gains out of the weekend. The soybean market posted nearby losses of 1 to 2 cents on Friday, with July down 1 ¾ cents on the week. New crop contracts were fractionally higher, with November up a nickel last week. Friday’s...

Wheat is bouncing back on Monday morning, with contracts up across the three exchanges. The wheat market ended the week with Friday weakness. Chicago SRW futures closed out the day with losses of 7 to 8 cents on Friday, as July managed to gain 3 ¼ cents last week. Kansas...

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Cattle Markets consolidate and Hogs steady into the weekend

Jim reprises his newsletter's key points from the past three weeks.

The wheat market ended the week with Friday weakness. Chicago SRW futures closed out the day with losses of 7 to 8 cents this week, as July managed to gain 3 ¼ cents this week. Kansas City HRW contracts fell 11 to 12 cents on Friday, with a weekly loss...

The soybean market posted nearby losses of 1 to 2 cents on Friday, with July down 1 ¾ cents on the week. New crop contracts were fractionally higher, with November up a nickel this week. The cmdtyView Cash Bean price was down 1 3/4 cents to $10.00 ¼. Soymeal futures...

Corn futures closed out the Friday session on a weaker note, with contracts down 3 to 5 cents. July slipped back 6 ¼ cents on the week, with December falling in unison and down 6 ½ cents. The front month CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 4 1/2...

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In my opinion, what a week of disseminating information for which will most likely take the weekend to decipher.