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COLUMBIA, SC Monday, October 02, 2023 South Carolina State Farmers Market - Prices to Growers Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal State Market News Office Columbia, SC CA_FV001 Columbia Farmers Market - Wholesale prices paid to Growers until 9:00 a.m. for... (full story)


Later Monday, showers and thunderstorms will erupt across the High Plains, as a cold front begins to emerge from the western U.S.  The front will slowly march eastward, incrementally ending a late-season hot spell and reaching the Atlantic Coast late in the week.  Mid- to late-week rainfall may become heavy... (full story)


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A soybean expert is expecting Wisconsin farmers to see fewer soybeans, smaller soybeans, and less income from the crop this fall. Shawn Conley with the University of Wisconsin Soybean Program tells Brownfield the late-season rain was too little at the wrong time. “I think we were probably one rainfall event... (full story)


WA_LS718 **Updated Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle and Calves** Des Moines, IA Fri Sep 29, 2023 USDA Market News Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures Info for Week Ending September 22, 2023 Area: Alberta Direct Sales, 4%... (full story)


Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are down -0.20%, and the Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are down -0.05%. Stock index futures this morning gave up overnight gains and turned lower as rising bond yields weighed on stocks. Stock index futures initially moved higher in... (full story)
ESZ23: 4,328.25 (+2.75), NQZ23: 14,972.25 (+105.75), DFS: 92.47 (+5.84), TSLA: 247.39 (-2.83), DDOG: 91.85 (+0.76), RIVN: 24.17 (-0.11), FDX: 264.64 (-0.28), XYL: 91.92 (+0.89), MAC: 11.06 (+0.15), X: 32.73 (+0.25), COIN: 78.38 (+3.30), MARA: 9.51 (+1.01), MSTR: 345.50 (+17.22), RIOT: 10.84 (+1.51), UPS: 154.53 (-1.34), FNF: 40.48 (-0.82), CB: 206.35 (-1.83), TOST: 18.43 (-0.30)


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Last week represented the end of the month and end of the 3rd quarter. During this time, US corn and wheat futures endured relentless price pressures that were driven by bearish fundamentals. Since July 1, the December’23 corn contract declined by $.15/bu, Chicago wheat by $1.25/bu, Kansas City wheat by... (full story)


Last week represented the end of the month and end of the 3rd quarter. During the third quarter, US soy and soy derivative futures endured relentless price pressures that were driven by bearish fundamentals. Since July 1, the November’23 contract declined by $.69/bu, while December’23 meal and oil futures contracts... (full story)


PHILADELPHIA OCTOBER 2, 2023 Auction Sales Prices To Growers Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Market News, Federal-State Market News Service, USDA Phone: (215) 551-6791 Fax: (215) 336-0355 AA_FV160 ADAMS COUNTY INDIANA FLOWER & PRODUCE AUCTION. Monroe, IN Data compiled by: ADAMS... (full story)


Friday's reversal in the U.S. Dollar pressure all G-10 Currencies (full story)


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Philadelphia 2-October-2023 Auction Sales - Prices To Growers Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News, Federal-State Market News Service, USDA Phone: (215) 551-6791 Fax: (215) 336-0355 AF_FV160 Fairview Kentucky Produce Auction Summary Data compiled by: Fairview Produce... (full story)


With a gov’t shutdown avoided the corn market is working back up by 2 ¾ to 3 cents. The overnight high had Dec 4 ¾ cents in the black. On Friday, corn futures dropped in tandem with the bean and wheat markets despite receiving a fundamentally bull friendly report. The... (full story)
ZCZ23: 482-6 (+6-0), ZCPAUS.CM: 4.4750 (+0.0096), ZCH24: 497-6 (+6-0), ZCK24: 506-2 (+5-6)


With a gov’t shutdown avoided the corn market is working back up by 2 ¾ to 3 cents. The overnight high had Dec 4 ¾ cents in the black. On Friday, corn futures dropped in tandem with the bean and wheat markets despite receiving a fundamentally bull friendly report. The... (full story)
ZCZ23: 482-6 (+6-0), ZCPAUS.CM: 4.4750 (+0.0096), ZCH24: 497-6 (+6-0), ZCK24: 506-2 (+5-6)


October and Dec hogs closed down by their $3.75 limit on Friday after the bearish Hogs & Pigs report, and will see $5.50 trading limits today. The other front months also closed triple digits lower in reaction to the Hogs and Pigs report on Thursday. December hogs were a net... (full story)
HEV23: 80.175 (-0.025), HEG24: 74.050 (-1.400), KMV23: 91.350s (-3.325)


Wheat futures opened higher on Sunday night into the new month of trading. Current quotes are 3 to 9 cents higher across the domestic classes. Many of the wheat futures contracts saw new LoC lows on Friday. SRW dropped 20 to 37 cents with a 6.4% loss in the Dec... (full story)
ZWZ23: 554-4 (+13-0), ZWH24: 585-2 (+11-6), ZWPAES.CM: 4.7062 (+0.1645), KEZ23: 677-2 (+13-4), KEPAWS.CM: 6.1636 (+0.2989), MWZ23: 723-0 (+13-6)


Wheat futures opened higher on Sunday night into the new month of trading. Current quotes are 3 to 9 cents higher across the domestic classes. Many of the wheat futures contracts saw new LoC lows on Friday. SRW dropped 20 to 37 cents with a 6.4% loss in the Dec... (full story)
ZWZ23: 554-4 (+13-0), ZWH24: 585-2 (+11-6), ZWPAES.CM: 4.7062 (+0.1645), KEZ23: 677-2 (+13-4), KEPAWS.CM: 6.1636 (+0.2989), MWZ23: 723-0 (+13-6)


Morning soy quotes are 5 to 7 cents in the red, and near their overnight lows, for the beans. Meal is also down by $2/ton, though BO futures are 16 points higher so far for the new month’s positioning. The Friday soy session closed with sharp losses, primarily in the... (full story)
ZMZ23: 377.6 (-3.6), ZLZ23: 56.46 (+0.63), ZSX23: 1273-0 (-2-0), ZSPAUS.CM: 12.0763 (-0.0153), ZSF24: 1292-4 (-2-0), ZSH24: 1307-4 (-2-6)


Cattle ended the last trade day of the week with another triple digit pullback. December’s $2.50 loss on Friday left the contract $3.42 lower for the week but still $3.12 higher for the month after new all-time highs were set last week. USDA had Friday sales from $181 to $185,... (full story)
LEV23: 185.800 (+1.600), LEZ23: 189.500 (+1.575), LEG24: 194.075 (+1.575), GFV23: 254.450 (+1.975), GFX23: 257.425 (+2.525)


Cotton is starting off the month with 24 to 36 point weakness in the active contracts. The board shows October contracts are down 187 points this morning. Cotton futures closed 0.8% to 1.8% in the red on Friday. The December contract ended 13 points off the low for the day... (full story)


October and Dec hogs closed down by their $3.75 limit on Friday after the bearish Hogs & Pigs report, and will see $5.50 trading limits today. The other front months also closed triple digits lower in reaction to the Hogs and Pigs report on Thursday. December hogs were a net... (full story)
HEV23: 80.175 (-0.025), HEG24: 74.050 (-1.400), KMV23: 91.350s (-3.325)


The Chart of the Day belongs to the off-shore rig services company Tidewater (TDW) . I found the stock by using Barchart's powerful screening functions to find stocks with the highest technical buy signals, highest Weighted Alpha, superior current momentum and having a Trend Seeker buy signal then used the... (full story)
TDW: 70.01 (-1.06)


REPORTING OFFICE: WASHINGTON OCT 02 2023 RAIL AND PIGGYBACK SHIPMENTS FOR: FRI SEP 29 2023 SAT SEP 30 2023 SUN OCT 01... (full story)


REPORTING OFFICE: WASHINGTON OCT 02 2023 RAIL AND PIGGYBACK SHIPMENTS FOR: FRI SEP 29 2023 SAT SEP 30 2023 ... (full story)


Philadelphia 2-October-2023 Auction Sales - Prices To Growers Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Market News, Federal-State Market News Service, USDA Phone: (215) 551-6791 Fax: (215) 336-0355 AH_FV160 Hart County Kentucky Produce Auction Summary Data compiled by: Hart County... (full story)


8O_LS800 Oklahoma City, OK Mon Oct 02, 2023 USDA-OK Dept Ag Market News The Oklahoma National Stockyards is estimating 6,500 head of feeder cattle and calves for the sale Monday 10/02/2023. Source: USDA Market News Service, Oklahoma City, Ok Joe Massey ... (full story)


Philadelphia 2-October-2023 Auction Sales - Prices To Growers Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News, Federal-State Market News Service, USDA Phone: (215) 551-6791 Fax: (215) 336-0355 AL_FV160 Lincoln County Produce Auction Summary Data compiled by: Lincoln County Produce... (full story)


A confluence of major transitions in the global economy is changing the nature of risk and how it is managed, says CME Group Chief Economist Blu Putnam. (full story)


On Friday with a looming government shutdown the markets traded Mixed. What will we see today? Read on to learn more... (full story)


This option strategy is an advanced strategy because it utilizes options over different expiration periods and different strike prices. (full story)
ADBE: 515.07 (+5.17)


Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It’s Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. Start your day with everything you need to know about today's weather. You can also get a quick briefing of national, regional and local weather whenever you like with the FOX Weather Update podcast. The calendar... (full story)


The common theme in Friday's post-USDA report commentary was that the markets didn't react correctly. What many failed to take into account is demand. (full story)
ZCZ23: 483-0 (+6-2), ZCPAUS.CM: 4.4750 (+0.0096), ZSPAUS.CM: 12.0763 (-0.0153)


December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are down -0.21%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are down -0.06% this morning as market participants looked ahead to comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell and other Fed officials later today, while also bracing for more data on the U.S. labor market after a U.S. government shutdown was averted over the weekend. (full story)
ESZ23: 4,328.50 (+3.00), NQZ23: 14,972.50 (+106.00), CCL: 13.85 (+0.13), SLB: 58.14 (-0.16), MRO: 26.01 (-0.74), NKE: 94.20 (-1.42), WBA: 22.09 (-0.15), NVDA: 447.02 (+12.03), TOST: 18.43 (-0.30), LI: 35.64 (-0.01), XPEV: 18.38 (+0.02), PODD: 165.15 (+5.66), DDOG: 91.85 (+0.76)


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