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Cotton Reverting Lower on Wednesday
Barchart1 hour ago
Cotton futures are trading with midday losses of 47 to 63 cents so far on Wednesday. The US dollar index was back down $0.327 to $97.600, as crude oil futures are down another 84 cents. USDA showed a total of 840,000 planted acres and 1.3 million harvested acres cut from...

Corn Holding onto Penny Gains at Midday
Barchart1 hour ago
Corn futures are trying to show some gains on Wednesday as bulls try to battle back with gains of 1 to 1 ¼ cent gains. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up a penny at $3.55 1/4. EIA data showed a total of 1.093 million barrels per day...

Hogs Falling on Wednesday
Barchart1 hour ago
Lean hog futures are showing losses of $1 to $1.25 at Wednesday’s midday, with August up a nickel ahead of Thursday’s expiration. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $110.10 on Wednesday morning, up $3.75. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 18 cents at $109.84 on August 11....

Cattle Posting Mixed Trade on Wednesday
Barchart1 hour ago
Live cattle futures are showing some positive trade on the Wednesday session, with gains of 10 to 20 cents in the nearbys. Cash trade has been light this week, with light dressed trade at $385, up $4 wk/wk. the Wednesday morning Fed Cattel Exchange online auction showed sales on 40...

Wheat Mixed at Midday
Barchart1 hour ago
The wheat complex is back to mixed trade on Wednesday. CBT soft red wheat futures are leading the bulls, with fractional gains at midday. KC HRW futures are down 2 to 4 1/4 cents in the front months so far on the session. MPLS spring wheat is fractionally to 1...

Soybeans Extending Gains to Wednesday
Barchart1 hour ago
Soybeans are trading with 6 to 8 ¾ cent gains so far Wednesday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 7 3/4 cents at $9.80 1/2. Soymeal futures are $4.90/ton higher at midday, with Soy Oil futures up 2 points. There were another 118 August soybean meal deliveries...

Chart of the Day 8/13/25: Is it 1, 2, 3 Cuts Ahead at the Fed?
MoneyShowWed Aug 13, 11:25AM CDT
It might be one, two, three strikes you’re out at the old ball game. But it might be one, two, three RATE CUTS ahead at the ol’ Federal Reserve.

Precious Metals Jump on Weaker Dollar & Yields! Key Levels
Blue Line FuturesWed Aug 13, 10:46AM CDT
Precious metals jump as the dollar and yields slip—Phil Streible maps out the key levels to watch in today’s Metals Minute.

WTI Tests Key Support Ahead of Trump-Putin Meeting
Blue Line FuturesWed Aug 13, 10:44AM CDT
WTI Crude Oil futures finished lower yesterday despite a risk-on rally in US equities and the bottom falling out on the Dollar. President Trump has continued to voice a positive outlook towards his Friday meeting with Putin, adding to trader angst as a ceasefire and the easing of sanctions is...

Soybean Futures are Trading Above Their Breakout Zone
Blue Line FuturesWed Aug 13, 10:41AM CDT
Soybean futures are out above significant resistance in the early morning trade, will the strength last into the weekend or will the rally fizzle out?

EURGBP Is Finishing A Projected Correction Within Uptrend
WavetradersWed Aug 13, 9:17AM CDT
EURGBP Is Finishing A Projected Correction Within an Uptrend, so soon we may see a continuation higher from technical point of view and by Elliott wave theory.

Wheat Getting a Slight Bounce on Wednesday Morning
BarchartWed Aug 13, 7:30AM CDT
Wheat is trading with slight 1 to 3 cent gains across the three markets early on Wednesday. The wheat complex fell lower on Tuesday, as USDA added some bushels to the winter wheat output. CBT soft red wheat futures led the charge lower, down 9 to 10 cents in the...

Soybeans Rally as USDA Slashes Acreage
BarchartWed Aug 13, 7:30AM CDT
Soybeans are trading with early gains of 10 to 12 cents on Wednesday morning. Futures closed out the Tuesday session with contracts up 21 to 22 ¼ cents across the front months. Preliminary open interest suggest some short covering, down 2,351 contracts. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was...

Cotton Giving Back Some Gains on Wednesday Morning
BarchartWed Aug 13, 7:30AM CDT
Cotton is showing early weakness on Wednesday, with losses of 22 to 39 points. Futures were in rally mode on Tuesday, as USDA played a supportive role. Contracts were up 161 to 178 points at the close. The US dollar index was back down $0.466 to $97.895, as crude oil...

Corn Clawing a Couple Cents Back on Wednesday Morning
BarchartWed Aug 13, 7:30AM CDT
Corn price action is up 2 to 2 1.4 cents so far on Wednesday morning. Futures fell lower on Tuesday as USDA added more than 1 billion bushels to the balance sheet. Contracts closed with losses of 12 to 13 ½ cents. Preliminary open interest saw some rolling out of...