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Commodities Weekly Performance

NameUnitsLastPriceCurrencyWeekChange USDpct
SteelUSD/MT549USD5.58
3Mo Zinc (LME)USD/MT3187.00USD3.39
3Mo Copper (LME)USD/MT6793.00USD3.38
Cotton #2 (ICE)USd/lb.0.7567USD3.30
Palladium SpotUSD/t oz.1036.35USD2.62
3Mo Aluminum (LME)USD/MT2049.50USD1.94
Copper (Comex)USd/lb.3.072USD1.89
Silver (Comex)USD/t oz.16.00USD1.39
Silver/Euro SpotEUR/t oz.13.55EUR1.35
Silver SpotUSD/t oz.15.98USD1.33
NickelUSD/MT11130USD1.32
Rubber (Tokyo)JPY/kg205.90JPY1.18
Gold (Comex)USD/t oz.1259.40USD0.97
Gold/Euro SpotEUR/t oz.1066.34EUR0.96
Gold SpotUSD/t oz.1257.24USD0.94
Silver/British Pound SpotGBP/t oz.11.90GBP0.76
Lean Hogs (CME)USd/lb.0.6762999999999999USD0.61
Gold/Indian Rupee SpotINR/t oz.80632.31INR0.55
Coffee 'C' (ICE)USd/lb.1.208USD0.54
Live Cattle (CME)USd/lb.1.1915USD0.42
Lumber (CME)USD/1000 board feet430.70USD0.40
Gold/British Pound SpotGBP/t oz.936.43GBP0.38
Silver/Japanese Yen SpotJPY/t oz.1792.15JPY0.22
Cocking CoalCNY/MT1040CNY0.00
Corn (CBOT)USd/bu.3.575USD0.00
Wheat (CBOT)USd/bu.4.4USD0.00
Oats (CBOT)USd/bu.2.325USD0.00
Soybean (CBOT)USd/bu.9.6575USD0.00
Gold (Tokyo)JPY/g4527.00JPY-0.09
Gold/Japanese Yen SpotJPY/t oz.141024.00JPY-0.16
Canola (ICE)CAD/MT501.20CAD-0.18
Soybean Oil (CBOT)USd/lb.0.3345USD-0.30
Silver (Tokyo)JPY/g57.70JPY-0.69
Platinum SpotUSD/t oz.883.50USD-0.69
WTI Crude Oil (Nymex)USD/bbl.57.27USD-0.81
Sugar #11 (ICE)USd/lb.0.1384USD-0.86
Feeder Cattle (CME)USd/lb.1.4435USD-1.08
Cocoa (ICE)USD/MT1893.00USD-1.10
Soybean Meal (CBOT)USD/T.326.30USD-1.63
Gasoil (Nymex)USD/MT561.50USD-1.71
Heating Oil (Nymex)USd/gal.1.9101USD-1.76
Brent Crude (ICE)USD/bbl.63.33USD-1.78
Kerosene (Tokyo)JPY/kl56640.00JPY-1.84
ECX Emissions (ICE)EUR/MT7.03USD-2.36
Crude Oil (Tokyo)JPY/kl41480.00JPY-2.51
3Mo Tin (LME)USD/MT18900.00USD-2.83
RBOB Gasoline (Nymex)USd/gal.1.6765USD-3.00
Orange Juice (ICE)USd/lb.1.4655USD-3.33
Rough Rice (CBOT)USD/cwt11.71USD-3.62
Ethanol (CBOT)USD/gal.1.27USD-3.79
Natural Gas (Nymex)USD/MMBtu2.72USD-3.89

Commodities YTD Performance

NameUnitsLastPriceCurrencyYTDChange USDpct
Palladium SpotUSD/t oz.1036.35USD52.19
Lumber (CME)USD/1000 board feet430.70USD36.04
Rough Rice (CBOT)USD/cwt11.71USD25.17
3Mo Zinc (LME)USD/MT3187.00USD23.72
3Mo Copper (LME)USD/MT6793.00USD22.72
Copper (Comex)USd/lb.3.072USD22.61
3Mo Aluminum (LME)USD/MT2049.50USD21.06
Heating Oil (Nymex)USd/gal.1.9101USD12.08
Gasoil (Nymex)USD/MT561.50USD12.08
Brent Crude (ICE)USD/bbl.63.33USD11.46
NickelUSD/MT11130USD11.08
SteelUSD/MT549USD10.91
Feeder Cattle (CME)USd/lb.1.4435USD10.66
Gold SpotUSD/t oz.1257.24USD9.56
Crude Oil (Tokyo)JPY/kl41480.00JPY9.39
Gold (Comex)USD/t oz.1259.40USD9.35
Cotton #2 (ICE)USd/lb.0.7567USD7.11
WTI Crude Oil (Nymex)USD/bbl.57.27USD6.61
Kerosene (Tokyo)JPY/kl56640.00JPY6.41
Gold/Japanese Yen SpotJPY/t oz.141024.00JPY5.05
Wheat (CBOT)USd/bu.4.4USD4.64
Soybean Meal (CBOT)USD/T.326.30USD4.28
Gold (Tokyo)JPY/g4527.00JPY4.16
Gold/Indian Rupee SpotINR/t oz.80632.31INR2.96
Lean Hogs (CME)USd/lb.0.6762999999999999USD2.24
ECX Emissions (ICE)EUR/MT7.03USD1.76
Oats (CBOT)USd/bu.2.325USD1.75
Canola (ICE)CAD/MT501.20CAD0.89
Gold/British Pound SpotGBP/t oz.936.43GBP0.75
RBOB Gasoline (Nymex)USd/gal.1.6765USD0.68
Silver SpotUSD/t oz.15.98USD0.33
Live Cattle (CME)USd/lb.1.1915USD0.13
Silver (Comex)USD/t oz.16.00USD0.07
Corn (CBOT)USd/bu.3.575USD0.00
Platinum SpotUSD/t oz.883.50USD-2.17
Gold/Euro SpotEUR/t oz.1066.34EUR-2.42
Soybean Oil (CBOT)USd/lb.0.3345USD-2.82
Silver/Japanese Yen SpotJPY/t oz.1792.15JPY-3.78
Silver (Tokyo)JPY/g57.70JPY-4.31
Soybean (CBOT)USd/bu.9.6575USD-4.62
Silver/British Pound SpotGBP/t oz.11.90GBP-7.75
Silver/Euro SpotEUR/t oz.13.55EUR-10.46
3Mo Tin (LME)USD/MT18900.00USD-10.53
Cocoa (ICE)USD/MT1893.00USD-10.96
Coffee 'C' (ICE)USd/lb.1.208USD-11.86
Cocking CoalCNY/MT1040CNY-12.01
Ethanol (CBOT)USD/gal.1.27USD-20.92
Rubber (Tokyo)JPY/kg205.90JPY-21.41
Orange Juice (ICE)USd/lb.1.4655USD-26.02
Natural Gas (Nymex)USD/MMBtu2.72USD-26.96
Sugar #11 (ICE)USd/lb.0.1384USD-29.06

Chart: Stronger steel price and weaker coal price – will translate into better margins in metallurgy

Weaker Chinese cocking coal price towards year end will positively impact China steel and aluminum producers margins

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Recent Commodities Ideas ChartArt

Stronger steel price and weaker coal price – will translate into better margins in metallurgy

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Copper likely to predict direction of the commodities class and GEM asset class

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Gold, higher levels insight?

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Aluminium price firms above pre-crisis high

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Brent Oil price to head to 70$/bbl in a few months?

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Gold – Will resistance at 1350 hold the price?

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Oil Price – Defining New Channel

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Gold is quite technical – performing head and shoulder act

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Palladium – one of the best in commodities space this year.

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Top 5 Commodities Longs Based on Momentum

Tickernameunitsweek1monthytd6months1yrRank
XPDUSD CurncyPalladium SpotUSD/t oz.2.6210.7152.1926.9163.6025.96
CO1 ComdtyBrent Crude (ICE)USD/bbl.-1.7816.6711.4622.9231.5517.34
CP1 ComdtyCrude Oil (Tokyo)JPY/kl-2.5115.069.3916.3938.4116.84
JX1 ComdtyKerosene (Tokyo)JPY/kl-1.8414.806.4123.0027.6815.91
LB1 ComdtyLumber (CME)USD/1000 board feet0.407.8136.0410.9244.0515.79

Top 20 Commodities Shorts Based on Momentum

Tickernameunitsweek1monthytd6months1yrRank
DL1 ComdtyEthanol (CBOT)USD/gal.-3.79-17.05-20.92-19.26-22.32-15.61
JO1 ComdtyOrange Juice (ICE)USd/lb.-3.33-5.45-26.02-9.12-37.06-13.74
SB1 ComdtySugar #11 (ICE)USd/lb.-0.86-2.95-29.06-14.46-34.69-13.24
XAGGBP CurncySilver/British Pound SpotGBP/t oz.0.76-12.94-7.75-9.21-20.67-10.52
KC1 ComdtyCoffee 'C' (ICE)USd/lb.0.54-5.55-11.86-9.58-25.18-9.94

Commodities News, Table of Contents:

Brent Crude (ICE)   Natural Gas (Nymex)   Cocking Coal   Gold Spot   Silver (Comex)   Platinum Spot   Palladium Spot   Copper (Comex)   3Mo Aluminum (LME)   3Mo Zinc (LME)   3Mo Tin (LME)   Nickel   Steel   Corn (CBOT)   Wheat (CBOT)   Oats (CBOT)   Rough Rice (CBOT)   Soybean (CBOT)   Canola (ICE)   Cocoa (ICE)   Coffee 'C' (ICE)   Sugar #11 (ICE)   Orange Juice (ICE)   Cotton #2 (ICE)   Lumber (CME)   Rubber (Tokyo)   Ethanol (CBOT)   Live Cattle (CME)   Feeder Cattle (CME)   Lean Hogs (CME)   

Oil (USD)

  • Goldman Bullish On Oil Markets
  • Is The Oil Glut Set To Return?
  • Adapt Or Die: Oil Majors In The New World
  • The Oil And Gas Industry Is Under Attack
  • The Most Important Part Of The OPEC Deal
  • Struggling Venezuela Launches Tender To Buy US Crude
  • Oil prices up on pipeline outage support
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    Natural Gas (USD)

  • UK natural gas price hovers near 4-year peak
  • The Uncertain Future Of Natural Gas
  • Putin Pleased As Desperate UK Turns To Russian Natural Gas
  • Natural Gas: Morgan Stanley's 2018 Outlook
  • Are Natural Gas Prices Set to Fall More?
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    Cocking Coal (CNY)

  • Booming coking coal prices leads the way to jobs for CQ
  • BHP mulls lifting output of coking coal as prices remain red hot
  • Responding to rising coking coal prices
  • Seaborne coking coal prices firm as participants gauge direction
  • Nippon Steel says coking coal prices to stay above $200/T through ...
  • COKING COAL QUARTERLY: Supply disruptions set to raise Q4 ...
  • Seaborne coking coal prices continue to rise
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    Gold (USD)

  • 230 On Strong Global Cues
  • Fed Rate Rise Sees Gold Price Jump $10 as UK and ECB Hold ...
  • 2018 Inflation 'Concerns' See Gold Price Rally Before Fed Rate Rise
  • Gold price tries to halt 4-session skid
  • Gold Rate Today: Gold trades in the red in morning deals; silver up
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    Silver (USD)

  • Gold, Silver Prices Lose Altitude As US Dollar Index, Stocks Rally
  • Gold, Silver Prices Firmer Ahead Of FOMC Statement
  • Gold, Silver Rally In Wake Of FOMC Statement That Sees Tame ...
  • Will Bitcoin's Price Move Like Gold and Silver?
  • Silver Price Forecast December 13, 2017, Technical Analysis
  • Low Silver Price Creating Buying Opportunities; SilverCrest ...
  • Silver Price Woes Deepen as Gold Sellers Finally Wake Up
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    Platinum (USD)

  • Sibanye-Stillwater buys troubled Lonmin
  • Gold, silver and platinum prices look set to remain rangebound
  • 2018 Inflation 'Concerns' See Gold Price Rally Before Fed Rate Rise
  • Oliz Store to Soon Launch DJI Mavic Pro Platinum in Nepal
  • Grim times continue to hammer South Africa's platinum miners
  • Strongest US GDP in 2 Years Erases Week's Gold Price Gains ...
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    Palladium (USD)

  • Dieselgate scandal and Chinese automobile growth give rise to ...
  • Commerzbank Forecasts Avg. $1325 Gold Price In 2018
  • Platinum's discount to palladium hits 16-year-high
  • Tesla's 'Beast' To Contribute To Downfall Of Platinum And Palladium ...
  • An Overview of the Platinum and Palladium Markets in 2017
  • PRECIOUS-Palladium jumps to highest since Feb 2001, gold dips
  • Gold Prices Fall To Lowest Since July
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    Copper (USD)

  • How Has Copper Performed in 2017
  • LIVE FUTURES REPORT 12/12: Comex copper price rally hits day five
  • Copper price plunges
  • EMERGING MARKETS-Chile stocks see highest rise in two years on ...
  • Iron ore, copper prices recover after record Chinese imports
  • How Has Copper Performed in 2017
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    3Mo Aluminum (USD)

  • New Benchmark for the North American Aluminum Industry
  • 2017 Mercedes-AMG GLC43 First Test Review: The Best Gets Quicker
  • Alpine A110 Cup to make customer racing more beautiful from 2018
  • Jaguar F-Pace S vs. Mercedes-AMG GLC43 vs. Porsche Macan ...
  • How to Raise Money-Smart Kids
  • Know When to Sell a Stock
  • 10 Best Deals on Laptop Computers Right Now
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    3Mo Zinc (USD)

  • Goldman Sachs remains overweight on India
  • Gold Stocks
  • Andrew Feinberg's 6 Stock Picks for 2015
  • CMX Gold & Silver Corp.
  • Taranis Resources Inc.
  • Broadway Gold Mining Ltd.
  • Why This Hedge-Fund Manager Is Shutting Down
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    3Mo Tin (USD)

  • 2017 Volkswagen Ameo Cup car drive experience
  • Ex-members say church uses power, lies to keep grip on kids
  • TGIF: Happenings — what's coming up in Northeast Ohio starting ...
  • The Long Tail of DIY Electronics
  • Scrap the Iran Nuclear Deal
  • Pick out a name and help bring Christmas to a local senior citizen or ...
  • To blur or not to blur? The latest social media dilemma for parents
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    Nickel (USD)

  • Vale's reality check for nickel's electric vehicle dreams: Andy Home
  • Palmer blames Turnbull for nickel plant failures
  • Mincor roars back into nickel game
  • RPT-GRAPHIC-Nickel rally stalls, electric car boost some years away
  • Nickel prices to edge lower
  • LIVE FUTURES REPORT 11/12: Strong start to the week for LME ...
  • NON-FERROUS WEEK IN BRIEF: Nickel prices fall; copper TC/RCs ...
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    Steel (USD)

  • Could Some Steels Be on the Brink of a Bullish Run?
  • Steel market conditions bullish but investors not buying it
  • TURKEY FLAT STEEL: Demand to remain strong, prices firm in ...
  • Steel Contract Season Booms … But Prices? Not So Much
  • Steel price rise helps Dundee stockholder
  • Now's the right time to buy steel stocks
  • AK Steel Upgraded On Expectations Of Higher Steel Prices
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    Corn (USD)

  • Long-Term Price Cycles Turn Higher for Corn, Soybeans
  • Large stocks of wheat, corn keep prices down
  • Corn prices in Indonesia still high
  • Don't give your storage away
  • Wheat Prices and Corn Prices Retreat Monday
  • Long-Term Price Cycles Turn Higher for Corn, Soybeans
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    Wheat (USD)

  • Large stocks of wheat, corn keep prices down
  • Record Wheat Stocks Weigh On Prices
  • Keeping an eye on the grain market: December 14 update
  • Costs of wheat support price
  • Algerian wheat purchase raises US farmer hopes for exports
  • Grain quality price hit, with predictions of wheat downgrade due to ...
  • Low-protein wheat challenge deflates US bakers
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    Oats (USD)

  • Buoyant demand lifts barley, oat price hopes
  • Corn, Oats & Hay Prices Rose, Soybeans Fell
  • Corn and soybean prices closed higher while oats and wheat ...
  • Lunch explores market forces in agriculture
  • December 12 – Grain Production, Wheat Exports Catching a Break?
  • Mau: Lack of rain limits forage growth
  • November 21 – Effect of Crop Progress on Grain Prices
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    Rough Rice (USD)

  • Tight supplies and higher prices expected for 2017-18 rice crop
  • US rice prices soar amid sharply lower production
  • Corn Stocks Down on Greater Ethanol Demand, Soybeans Reach ...
  • WASDE REPORT FOR 12/12/17
  • Bridging the Weeks by Gary DeWaal: October 30 - November 10 ...
  • Wholesale price inflation rises to 3.93% in November
  • FxWirePro Commodities Watch (Grains and Oilseeds)
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    Soybean (USD)

  • Long-Term Price Cycles Turn Higher for Corn, Soybeans
  • Corn, Soybean Markets Closed Mixed Friday
  • Soybeans Surge 18¢ Friday, Close Above $10
  • Soybeans, Grains Close Higher on Argentina Weather, Upward Trend
  • Soybean Market Eyes Argentina's Weather
  • Nagpur Soybean, Soyoil, Soymeal Open- December 15, 2017
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    Canola (CAD)

  • November 2017 Grain Prices Recap
  • Canola prices likely capped by ample supplies
  • December 14 – Raising Grain Markets Expectations
  • Canola exports demand soaring
  • New-Crop Canola Remains Range-Bound
  • Canola Commodity Update for the Week Ending Dec 08, 2017
  • November 22: Soybean Prices Rebound Wednesday
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    Cocoa (USD)

  • Cocoa Breaks Out - Will It Now Break Down?
  • Cocoa Rallies For Four Months And Gives It Up In One Week
  • Liberia: Bad Roads, Unfavorable Price Hamper Cocoa Sector
  • Cocoa: Fresh Price Collapse Amid Conflicting Narratives
  • SOFTS-London cocoa prices fall to two-month low as sterling ...
  • Maintaining the producer price of cocoa was prudent – Ken Ofori Atta
  • Homeland Security Investigations stops Brevard County marriage ...
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    Coffee (USD)

  • Dip in coffee prices hits farmers
  • Coffee prices may be poised for revival - for now
  • Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd.(COFFEEDAY, 539436) Stock & Share ...
  • Coffee Growers Are Holding Back Sales Until Prices Climb Back Up
  • Coffee farmers earn highest price of Sh51,669 per bag
  • Farmers earn big as top coffee price rises
  • Coffee records highest price this year at Nairobi auction
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    Sugar (USD)

  • As sugar prices plunge, millers turn to UP CM Yogi Adityanath in ...
  • Sugar prices melt on higher output estimates
  • Sugar Fails At The High End Of Its Trading Range
  • Sugar barons suspect foul play in recent 13% price fall
  • Sugar prices slow decline, after sharp drop in Brazilian output
  • Caribbean sugar is close to a sticky end
  • Sugar prices slow decline, after sharp decline in Brazilian output
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    Orange Juice (USD)

  • Orange juice futures hover around highest level in 2 years amid ...
  • Food Lion 3-Day Sale: Pepsi, orange juice, Angel Soft
  • Bitcoin futures surge in first day of trading
  • Futures File: Beef prices hit new low; metals losing their luster
  • Brazil: Orange juice industry may benefit from Florida citrus losses
  • Orange juice prices may soon shock you
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    Cotton (USD)

  • 'Rupee depreciation fuels cotton price surge'
  • Speculative price increase of cotton not sustainable, says textile body
  • Cotton prices to remain above MSP in short term
  • Can cotton prices extend their rally?
  • Cotton output seen at 377 lakh bales
  • Cotton rises 2.5% on low output worries
  • Cotton
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    Lumber (USD)

  • US softwood lumber prices near all-time high as Canadian ...
  • Producer Price Increases Continued in November
  • Moody's: High lumber prices in 2018 to outweigh cost of US duties ...
  • History Spotlight: Price Lumber
  • Record-high lumber prices keep Canadian lumber industry strong ...
  • 4-0 vote proves unfair lumber trade
  • Chinese logging ban boosts demand for foreign logs
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    Rubber (JPY)

  • Rubber farmers are getting slammed by low prices — but one ...
  • Thai government says to increase rubber purchases to lift prices
  • NR prices remain low despite supply concerns
  • IHS Materials Price Index buoyant on strong commodity rally
  • Nishikawa to pay $11.88 million to settle price fixing lawsuit
  • Tyremakers ride on steady rubber prices, waning GST effect; Apollo ...
  • Kerala's rubber growers feel the pinch of GST
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    Ethanol (USD)

  • FTC issues annual report on concentration of the ethanol market
  • Chinese ethanol market eyes E10 implementation warily: sources
  • Corn Stocks Down on Greater Ethanol Demand, Soybeans Reach ...
  • Market Taking a Second Look at Corn Consumption for Ethanol
  • Argentina reduces November price cut on ethanol for refiners
  • The Washington swamp is filled with ethanol
  • Sugar stocks may offer sweet deal as ethanol prices are set to jump
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    Live Cattle (USD)

  • CME Live Cattle Rebound; Shorts Cover, Funds Buy
  • Market Highlights: Cattle Futures Plummet Since November
  • US livestock: CME live cattle rebound
  • In The Cattle Markets: Cost of Wintering Cattle
  • CME live cattle futures give back some Tuesday gains
  • Cash Price Jitters Drop CME Live Cattle to 4-1/2 Month Low; Hogs Up
  • CME Feeder Cattle Futures 3-month Low on Fund Selloff; Hogs Lower
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    Feeder Cattle (USD)

  • Klassen: Feeder cattle market falters
  • Market Highlights: Cattle Futures Plummet Since November
  • CME Feeder Cattle Futures 3-month Low on Fund Selloff; Hogs Lower
  • CME live cattle futures give back some Tuesday gains
  • Declining prices slowed cattle movement
  • CME Live Cattle Rebound; Shorts Cover, Funds Buy
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    Lean Hogs (USD)

  • CME Hog Futures 3-month Low on Cash, Pork Prices; Cattle Down
  • CME Live Cattle Futures Give Back Some Tuesday Gains; Hogs Rise
  • CME Live Cattle Rebound; Shorts Cover, Funds Buy
  • Lower Cash, Pork Prices Pull Down CME Hog Futures; Cattle Retreat
  • LIVESTOCK-CME live cattle rebound; shorts cover, funds buy
  • Corn and lean hogs top agricultural commodity bets for 2018, says ...
  • USDA lowers soybean exports by 25 million bushels and raised ...
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    Best Commodities last Week

    Tickernameunitsyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    MBSTCIHR IndexSteelUSD/MT#N/A N/A10.915.58-0.6323.3729.1814.38
    LMZSDS03 Comdty3Mo Zinc (LME)USD/MT0.0023.723.391.8521.5029.2914.01
    LMCADS03 Comdty3Mo Copper (LME)USD/MT0.0022.723.38-1.5318.4438.0714.59
    CT1 ComdtyCotton #2 (ICE)USd/lb.1.497.113.30-0.63-5.9410.951.92
    XPDUSD CurncyPalladium SpotUSD/t oz.-2.0952.192.6210.7126.9163.6025.96

    Worst Commodities last Week

    Tickernameunitsyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    NG1 ComdtyNatural Gas (Nymex)USD/MMBtu-2.65-26.96-3.89-6.27-15.40-6.27-7.96
    DL1 ComdtyEthanol (CBOT)USD/gal.0.33-20.92-3.79-17.05-19.26-22.32-15.61
    RR1 ComdtyRough Rice (CBOT)USD/cwt0.0025.17-3.62-5.7525.1721.929.43
    JO1 ComdtyOrange Juice (ICE)USd/lb.3.09-26.02-3.33-5.45-9.12-37.06-13.74
    XB1 ComdtyRBOB Gasoline (Nymex)USd/gal.0.200.68-3.000.739.7812.965.12

    Best Commodities last Month

    Tickernameunitsyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    CL1 ComdtyWTI Crude Oil (Nymex)USD/bbl.-1.676.61-0.8118.6517.2622.7114.45
    CO1 ComdtyBrent Crude (ICE)USD/bbl.-0.3911.46-1.7816.6722.9231.5517.34
    CP1 ComdtyCrude Oil (Tokyo)JPY/kl1.159.39-2.5115.0616.3938.4116.84
    JX1 ComdtyKerosene (Tokyo)JPY/kl0.606.41-1.8414.8023.0027.6815.91
    XPDUSD CurncyPalladium SpotUSD/t oz.-2.0952.192.6210.7126.9163.6025.96

    Worst Commodities last Month

    Tickernameunitsyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    CL1 ComdtyWTI Crude Oil (Nymex)USD/bbl.-1.676.61-0.8118.6517.2622.7114.45
    CO1 ComdtyBrent Crude (ICE)USD/bbl.-0.3911.46-1.7816.6722.9231.5517.34
    CP1 ComdtyCrude Oil (Tokyo)JPY/kl1.159.39-2.5115.0616.3938.4116.84
    JX1 ComdtyKerosene (Tokyo)JPY/kl0.606.41-1.8414.8023.0027.6815.91
    XPDUSD CurncyPalladium SpotUSD/t oz.-2.0952.192.6210.7126.9163.6025.96

    Best Commodities YTD

    Tickernameunitsyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    XPDUSD CurncyPalladium SpotUSD/t oz.-2.0952.192.6210.7126.9163.6025.96
    LB1 ComdtyLumber (CME)USD/1000 board feet1.3236.040.407.8110.9244.0515.79
    RR1 ComdtyRough Rice (CBOT)USD/cwt0.0025.17-3.62-5.7525.1721.929.43
    LMZSDS03 Comdty3Mo Zinc (LME)USD/MT0.0023.723.391.8521.5029.2914.01
    LMCADS03 Comdty3Mo Copper (LME)USD/MT0.0022.723.38-1.5318.4438.0714.59

    Worst Commodities YTD

    Tickernameunitsyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    SB1 ComdtySugar #11 (ICE)USd/lb.1.64-29.06-0.86-2.95-14.46-34.69-13.24
    NG1 ComdtyNatural Gas (Nymex)USD/MMBtu-2.65-26.96-3.89-6.27-15.40-6.27-7.96
    JO1 ComdtyOrange Juice (ICE)USd/lb.3.09-26.02-3.33-5.45-9.12-37.06-13.74
    JN1 ComdtyRubber (Tokyo)JPY/kg-0.55-21.411.18-6.83-21.9214.07-3.38
    DL1 ComdtyEthanol (CBOT)USD/gal.0.33-20.92-3.79-17.05-19.26-22.32-15.61

    Best Commodities 1yr

    Tickernameunitsyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    XPDUSD CurncyPalladium SpotUSD/t oz.-2.0952.192.6210.7126.9163.6025.96
    LH1 ComdtyLean Hogs (CME)USd/lb.0.282.240.619.742.2845.6014.56
    LB1 ComdtyLumber (CME)USD/1000 board feet1.3236.040.407.8110.9244.0515.79
    CP1 ComdtyCrude Oil (Tokyo)JPY/kl1.159.39-2.5115.0616.3938.4116.84
    LMCADS03 Comdty3Mo Copper (LME)USD/MT0.0022.723.38-1.5318.4438.0714.59

    Worst Commodities 1yr

    Tickernameunitsyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    JO1 ComdtyOrange Juice (ICE)USd/lb.3.09-26.02-3.33-5.45-9.12-37.06-13.74
    SB1 ComdtySugar #11 (ICE)USd/lb.1.64-29.06-0.86-2.95-14.46-34.69-13.24
    CC1 ComdtyCocoa (ICE)USD/MT0.77-10.96-1.10-3.424.47-29.78-7.46
    KC1 ComdtyCoffee 'C' (ICE)USd/lb.0.00-11.860.54-5.55-9.58-25.18-9.94
    DL1 ComdtyEthanol (CBOT)USD/gal.0.33-20.92-3.79-17.05-19.26-22.32-15.61

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