Commodity Markets, Prices & Futures
Use the chart below to check futures prices for commodities. Click the links for pricing on grains, livestock, oil and more and stay on top of what’s going on in the markets. Cash price reflects the USDA Chicago terminal.
Latest Market News & Analysis
A Farmer’s Keeper survey of 4,000 farmers shows 20% are cutting corn acres as record fertilizer prices and supply gaps force last-minute shifts toward soybeans and other crops to protect profitability.
Spencer Langford hits the news before Editor Bill Watts discusses a return to price action reflecting fundamentals rather than the war in Iran with Economist Lane Akre.
Heightening tensions in the Middle East grabbed the attention of the marketplace overnight.
Risk-off mentality to start the trading week
In a candid conversation with Farm Journal, USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden says USDA’s message to fertilizer companies is simple: “Be part of the solution, don’t be part of the problem.”
Figures largely in line with analyst expectations
‘Even with the Strait declared open, effective normalization will take time,’ analyst says.
Chances for higher than usual temperatures across nearly the entire lower 48