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SA-LS850 San Angelo, TX Tue Sep 26, 2023 USDA Market News National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, September 26, 2023 Compared to last week at New Holland, PA slaughter lambs steady; slaughter ewes 10.00-25.00 lower. At San Angelo, TX slaughter lambs 10.00-20.00 lower; slaughter... (full story)


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YAKIMA Shipping Point Prices as of 26-SEP-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service, USDA. Phone: (602) 557-0410 Fax: (602) Any questions or comments can be sent via email to:... (full story)


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Wheat futures continue to adjust the spreads amongst the classes. Chicago prices were fractionally to 2 ¼ cents higher on the day, while the hard reds faded. KC futures ended the session with losses of as much as 4 cents, and MGE futures were 1 ¾ to 2 ½ cents... (full story)
ZWZ23: 587-6 (-1-2), ZWH24: 614-6 (-1-4), ZWPAES.CM: 5.0184 (-0.0002), KEZ23: 710-0 (-0-4), KEPAWS.CM: 6.3888 (-0.0389), MWZ23: 765-6 (-0-6)


Feeders led the way lower on Tuesday with losses of over 2% across the active contracts. Sep held firmer as the contract expiration nears on Thursday. The other futures gave back ~$5. Fat cattle traded lower as well with 1.2% to 1.5% losses of as much as $2.85. USDA reported... (full story)
LEV23: 184.800s (-2.175), LEZ23: 188.475s (-2.750), LEG24: 193.050s (-2.850), GFU23: 252.600s (-1.275), GFV23: 253.875s (-4.950)


Wheat futures continue to adjust the spreads amongst the classes. Chicago prices were fractionally to 2 ¼ cents higher on the day, while the hard reds faded. KC futures ended the session with losses of as much as 4 cents, and MGE futures were 1 ¾ to 2 ½ cents... (full story)
ZWZ23: 587-6 (-1-2), ZWH24: 614-6 (-1-4), ZWPAES.CM: 5.0184 (-0.0002), KEZ23: 710-0 (-0-4), KEPAWS.CM: 6.3888 (-0.0389), MWZ23: 765-6 (-0-6)


Lean hog futures ended the Tuesday session red after Monday’s recovery. The October contract ended the session up by 10 cents, as the other active contracts gave back 17 to 50 cents. USDA’s National Average Base Hog price from Tuesday afternoon was 66 cents lower to $76.88. The CME Lean... (full story)
HEV23: 81.625s (+0.100), HEG24: 75.750s (-0.350), KMV23: 92.250s (-0.500)


Cotton prices stayed in a 160 point trading range (Dec), and settled the session within 30 points of UNCH. December held on to a 1 point gain, as the back months weakened. Dec futures are at a net 227 point gain for the week after Monday’s bounce. Daily classings data... (full story)


Front month bean futures settled the day up a nickel to 5 ¾ cents. November printed an 18 ¾ cent range and closed above the $13 round number. Soymeal futures settled with $2-$3 gains across the front months. Soybean Oil futures ended the session 11 to 23 points in the... (full story)
ZMZ23: 393.0 (+0.3), ZLZ23: 57.32 (-0.39), ZSX23: 1299-0 (-3-6), ZSPAUS.CM: 12.3804 (+0.0506), ZSF24: 1317-2 (-3-6), ZSH24: 1330-4 (-2-2)


Cotton prices stayed in a 160 point trading range (Dec), and settled the session within 30 points of UNCH. December held on to a 1 point gain, as the back months weakened. Dec futures are at a net 227 point gain for the week after Monday’s bounce. Daily classings data... (full story)


Corn ended the day down by a penny to 1 ½ cents across the front months after a back and forth Tuesday session. December futures printed a 7c range on the day from -4 ¾ to +2 ¼ cents. Dec futures sit at a 2 ½ cent gain for the... (full story)
ZCZ23: 479-4 (-0-2), ZCPAUS.CM: 4.5100 (-0.0208), ZCH24: 494-2 (-0-2), ZCK24: 502-4 (-0-2)


Corn ended the day down by a penny to 1 ½ cents across the front months after a back and forth Tuesday session. December futures printed a 7c range on the day from -4 ¾ to +2 ¼ cents. Dec futures sit at a 2 ½ cent gain for the... (full story)
ZCZ23: 479-4 (-0-2), ZCPAUS.CM: 4.5100 (-0.0208), ZCH24: 494-2 (-0-2), ZCK24: 502-4 (-0-2)


Grain markets were mixed in today's trade as traders anxiously await Friday's quarterly stocks report. Livestock markets on the under hand were under heavy pressure as long liquidation pressured prices. (full story)


The shift felt last week is believed to have loosened some positions, with today them crumbling. Cattle feeders, whether they have had to buy cattle or wanted to buy cattle, at the elevated prices, it appears headwinds are now blowing. (full story)


MIAMI Shipping Point Prices as of 26-SEP-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News... (full story)


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A farmer in eastern Missouri says he’s wrapping up with corn harvest and the crop did better than expected. Jim Boerding says rainfall was spotty throughout the growing season, but the timing of those rains must have been just right for his corn. “Some sides of the field might not... (full story)


Temperatures in early October are expected to be unseasonably warm over much of the Corn Belt. Iowa state climatologist Justin Glisan says an active weather pattern that brought rain to parts of the Midwest recently will give way to hot and drier conditions over the next two to three weeks.... (full story)


Harvest should be starting soon for southeast Minnesota farmer Brent Mohn. “After the rain this week I think all the soybeans are pretty much going to be ready for harvest. There has been some (harvesting) done around us on some of the drier ground, or (crops) that really got killed... (full story)


What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Tuesday closed down -1.47%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.51%. Stocks on Tuesday sold off, with the S&P... (full story)
SPY: 425.88 (-6.35), DIA: 336.04 (-3.94), QQQ: 354.21 (-5.40), CTAS: 478.87 (-26.65), AMZN: 125.98 (-5.29), AAPL: 171.96 (-4.12), GOOGL: 128.57 (-2.54), MSFT: 312.14 (-5.40), META: 298.96 (-1.87), NDSN: 216.25 (-8.01), ON: 90.15 (-4.31), AVGO: 816.19 (-17.70), KLAC: 445.16 (-10.23), LRCX: 606.00 (-14.59), ASML: 572.71 (-13.42), ADI: 172.34 (-3.09), AMAT: 134.08 (-2.51), GFS: 56.23 (-1.03), AMD: 95.96 (-1.42), MRVL: 51.71 (-0.92), MCHP: 76.05 (-1.38), TXN: 157.96 (-2.94), WEC: 81.64 (-3.09), NI: 25.74 (-0.96), CNP: 27.29 (-1.00), SO: 67.11 (-2.18), LNT: 49.26 (-1.79), ES: 59.71 (-2.10), ETSY: 61.87 (-2.85), RMD: 143.20 (+4.91), PODD: 159.29 (+4.62), DKNG: 27.92 (+0.56), IMVT: 39.96 (+19.68), EW: 70.37 (+0.91), UTZ: 13.83 (+0.27), ZNZ23: 108-090 (+0-055)


FRESNO Shipping Point Prices as of 26-SEP-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News... (full story)


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Carbon dioxide is a big issue for the turkey industry. Minnesota turkey breeder Butch Brey of Sleepy Eye says CO2 is used in turkey processing and availability is critical to protecting food safety. “Preventing bacteria, preserving quality and freshness because it is in the chilling process, and it’s partly an... (full story)


While the hearing on the Federal Milk Marketing Order system enters its sixth week, the prices paid for milk and cheese continue to fall.  The USDA hearing on the orders began August 23rd, five weeks ago today.  Just since the hearing began, farmers have seen milk checks continue to fall... (full story)


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