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Commodities Weekly Performance

NameUnitsLastPriceCurrencyWeekChange USDpct
RBOB Gasoline (Nymex)USd/gal.1.8783USD7.56
Wheat (CBOT)USd/bu.5.12USD7.28
Cocoa (ICE)USD/MT2274.00USD6.56
Soybean Meal (CBOT)USD/T.401.50USD6.30
Cotton #2 (ICE)USd/lb.0.8145USD6.15
Natural Gas (Nymex)USD/MMBtu2.71USD5.45
Rubber (Tokyo)JPY/kg190.00JPY5.44
Corn (CBOT)USd/bu.3.875USD5.23
SteelUSD/MT600USD5.08
Rough Rice (CBOT)USD/cwt12.45USD4.18
Canola (ICE)CAD/MT526.90CAD4.13
Soybean (CBOT)USd/bu.10.765USD3.96
Soybean Oil (CBOT)USd/lb.0.3259USD2.23
Sugar #11 (ICE)USd/lb.0.1371USD1.48
Oats (CBOT)USd/bu.2.7425USD1.29
Ethanol (CBOT)USD/gal.1.50USD0.67
3Mo Tin (LME)USD/MT21655.00USD0.39
Crude Oil (Tokyo)JPY/kl39840.00JPY0.00
Gasoil (Nymex)USD/MT566.00USD0.00
Kerosene (Tokyo)JPY/kl54600.00JPY0.00
ECX Emissions (ICE)EUR/MT9.54USD0.00
Silver/British Pound SpotGBP/t oz.11.93GBP-0.25
Gold/British Pound SpotGBP/t oz.958.75GBP-0.27
Coffee 'C' (ICE)USd/lb.1.234USD-0.60
3Mo Aluminum (LME)USD/MT2147.00USD-0.83
Silver/Euro SpotEUR/t oz.13.36EUR-0.89
Gold/Euro SpotEUR/t oz.1073.71EUR-0.90
WTI Crude Oil (Nymex)USD/bbl.60.79USD-1.49
Gold/Indian Rupee SpotINR/t oz.85443.50INR-1.49
Brent Crude (ICE)USD/bbl.63.62USD-1.71
Lumber (CME)USD/1000 board feet491.70USD-1.80
Feeder Cattle (CME)USd/lb.1.4675USD-2.05
Heating Oil (Nymex)USd/gal.1.8622999999999998USD-2.06
Silver (Tokyo)JPY/g56.30JPY-2.43
Silver (Comex)USD/t oz.16.46USD-2.49
Gold SpotUSD/t oz.1322.70USD-2.66
Silver SpotUSD/t oz.16.45USD-2.72
Gold (Comex)USD/t oz.1323.80USD-2.78
Gold (Tokyo)JPY/g4471.00JPY-2.95
Gold/Japanese Yen SpotJPY/t oz.139248.81JPY-3.01
Silver/Japanese Yen SpotJPY/t oz.1732.77JPY-3.01
Live Cattle (CME)USd/lb.1.2333USD-3.08
Palladium SpotUSD/t oz.990.70USD-3.09
3Mo Copper (LME)USD/MT6922.00USD-3.62
Copper (Comex)USd/lb.3.1289999999999996USD-3.75
Lean Hogs (CME)USd/lb.0.6697USD-3.94
Platinum SpotUSD/t oz.965.40USD-4.24
Orange Juice (ICE)USd/lb.1.412USD-4.34
3Mo Zinc (LME)USD/MT3407.00USD-4.57
NickelUSD/MT13500USD-4.80
Cocking CoalCNY/MT1487CNY-5.29

Commodities YTD Performance

NameUnitsLastPriceCurrencyYTDChange USDpct
Cocking CoalCNY/MT1487CNY42.98
Soybean Meal (CBOT)USD/T.401.50USD26.74
ECX Emissions (ICE)EUR/MT9.54USD22.46
Oats (CBOT)USd/bu.2.7425USD17.96
Cocoa (ICE)USD/MT2274.00USD17.64
Wheat (CBOT)USd/bu.5.12USD16.36
SteelUSD/MT600USD14.29
Soybean (CBOT)USd/bu.10.765USD11.47
Ethanol (CBOT)USD/gal.1.50USD10.29
NickelUSD/MT13500USD10.20
Lumber (CME)USD/1000 board feet491.70USD9.19
Corn (CBOT)USd/bu.3.875USD8.39
3Mo Tin (LME)USD/MT21655.00USD8.14
Canola (ICE)CAD/MT526.90CAD7.44
RBOB Gasoline (Nymex)USd/gal.1.8783USD5.90
Rough Rice (CBOT)USD/cwt12.45USD5.87
Cotton #2 (ICE)USd/lb.0.8145USD5.18
Orange Juice (ICE)USd/lb.1.412USD3.67
Platinum SpotUSD/t oz.965.40USD2.78
Gold/Indian Rupee SpotINR/t oz.85443.50INR2.67
3Mo Zinc (LME)USD/MT3407.00USD2.65
WTI Crude Oil (Nymex)USD/bbl.60.79USD0.86
Feeder Cattle (CME)USd/lb.1.4675USD0.86
Gold SpotUSD/t oz.1322.70USD0.83
Gold (Comex)USD/t oz.1323.80USD0.81
Live Cattle (CME)USd/lb.1.2333USD0.47
Gold/British Pound SpotGBP/t oz.958.75GBP-0.62
Gold/Euro SpotEUR/t oz.1073.71EUR-1.37
Soybean Oil (CBOT)USd/lb.0.3259USD-2.28
Silver SpotUSD/t oz.16.45USD-4.03
Silver (Comex)USD/t oz.16.46USD-4.19
Brent Crude (ICE)USD/bbl.63.62USD-4.27
Copper (Comex)USd/lb.3.1289999999999996USD-4.39
3Mo Copper (LME)USD/MT6922.00USD-4.48
Coffee 'C' (ICE)USd/lb.1.234USD-4.82
Gold (Tokyo)JPY/g4471.00JPY-5.01
3Mo Aluminum (LME)USD/MT2147.00USD-5.34
Silver/British Pound SpotGBP/t oz.11.93GBP-5.39
Gold/Japanese Yen SpotJPY/t oz.139248.81JPY-5.41
Gasoil (Nymex)USD/MT566.00USD-5.71
Silver/Euro SpotEUR/t oz.13.36EUR-6.11
Lean Hogs (CME)USd/lb.0.6697USD-6.11
Kerosene (Tokyo)JPY/kl54600.00JPY-7.99
Rubber (Tokyo)JPY/kg190.00JPY-8.21
Silver (Tokyo)JPY/g56.30JPY-8.75
Palladium SpotUSD/t oz.990.70USD-9.19
Heating Oil (Nymex)USd/gal.1.8622999999999998USD-9.78
Silver/Japanese Yen SpotJPY/t oz.1732.77JPY-9.92
Crude Oil (Tokyo)JPY/kl39840.00JPY-9.99
Natural Gas (Nymex)USD/MMBtu2.71USD-10.26
Sugar #11 (ICE)USd/lb.0.1371USD-10.39

Chart: 20 Best Commodities YTD

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Copper Strength Hints at Support for Risk Assets

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Top 5 Commodities Longs Based on Momentum

Tickernameunitsweek1monthytd6months1yrRank
SM1 ComdtySoybean Meal (CBOT)USD/T.6.3019.2126.7430.2319.8118.89
LB1 ComdtyLumber (CME)USD/1000 board feet-1.802.919.1929.0936.0216.56
MBSTCIHR IndexSteelUSD/MT5.086.3814.2920.6023.7113.94
CC1 ComdtyCocoa (ICE)USD/MT6.5616.8617.6412.4117.7613.40
LMNIDS03 ComdtyNickelUSD/MT-4.80-2.7410.2031.2022.3911.51

Top 20 Commodities Shorts Based on Momentum

Tickernameunitsweek1monthytd6months1yrRank
JN1 ComdtyRubber (Tokyo)JPY/kg5.44-2.81-8.21-7.36-37.64-10.59
SB1 ComdtySugar #11 (ICE)USd/lb.1.480.29-10.39-7.86-29.62-8.93
XAGEUR CurncySilver/Euro SpotEUR/t oz.-0.89-3.61-6.11-5.99-23.58-8.52
XAGJPY CurncySilver/Japanese Yen SpotJPY/t oz.-3.01-6.92-9.92-6.33-17.30-8.39
LH1 ComdtyLean Hogs (CME)USd/lb.-3.94-8.80-6.11-16.08-2.13-7.74

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 63.62(USD/bbl.)

  • Major Canadian Heavy Oil Producer Slows Production
  • MIT's Miracle Energy Breakthrough
  • The Endless Opportunities For US Oil Exports
  • Iran Could Lose 500000 Bpd If Trump Trashes Deal
  • Exxon Withdraws From Most Russian Exploration Projects
  • PetroChina Signs Libya's Third New Oil Supply Contract This Year
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    Natural Gas 2.71(USD/MMBtu)

  • Factbox: UK natural gas price trades as high as 325 p/th on supply ...
  • Natural gas prices continue to fall for DTE gas customers
  • EU continental natural gas prices soar as big freeze persists
  • Natural Gas Price Ticks Higher After Inventory Report
  • Will Weakness Persist in Natural Gas Prices?
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    Cocking Coal 1,487.00(CNY/MT)

  • COKING COAL DAILY: Seaborne prices set to strengthen amid tight ...
  • Citibank says coal prices will remain 'higher for longer'
  • COKING COAL DAILY: Trading activity picks up before weekend
  • Growing supply moderates 2018 coking coal prices: Fitch
  • Chinese buying keeps seaborne coking coal prices buoyed
  • Coking coal options trade increases on underlying price volatility
  • Seaborne coking coal prices increase on Chinese buying activity
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    Gold 1,322.70(USD/t oz.)

  • Gold prices settle at lowest level of 2018
  • Gold Price Buffeted by US Dollar Headwinds
  • Gold Prices Fall Today, Extending Wednesday's R
  • Gold moves into a 'zombie state' as the usual spurs fail to impress
  • Gold price in India: Yellow metal tumbles as global value sink on ...
  • Gold prices settle at lowest level of 2018
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    Silver 16.46(USD/t oz.)

  • Gold, Silver Prices Sink To 2-Mo. Lows On Firmer US Dollar, Bearish ...
  • These Charts Indicate A Silver Price Breakout Is Coming
  • 5 Facts About Silver Investing in 2018
  • Gold, Silver Prices Up On Bargain Hunting, Weaker Greenback
  • Silver Price Forecast March 2, 2018, Technical Analysis
  • 100 On Weak Global Trend
  • Gold rises in India, silver prices remain unchanged
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    Platinum 965.40(USD/t oz.)

  • Platinum price crashes through $1000 after German diesel ban
  • Platinum Prices Stumble on Potential Diesel Car Ban in Germany
  • Gold Prices Steady from Powell's Fed Rate Forecast, Platinum Up 6 ...
  • Gold prices settle at lowest level of 2018
  • Fall in platinum price 'forced Bafokeng to sell Stars'
  • Northam bucks the trend in platinum
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    Palladium 990.70(USD/t oz.)

  • Gold prices settle at lowest level of 2018
  • Palladium rally may mean auto catalytic converter price hikes coming
  • How palladium's rally is setting platinum up for a comeback
  • Is Palladium on Par with Gold?
  • INTERVIEW: Decarbonization will continue to drive palladium prices ...
  • Platinum price crashes through $1000 after German diesel ban
  • Implats: 'Very disappointing' six months in terms of safety
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    Copper 3.13(USd/lb.)

  • Copper price felled as Chinese factory reading drops most in 5 years
  • Local copper businesses face rising prices, slowing demand
  • Copper price on uphill trend
  • SHFE copper, aluminium prices edge higher; rest weaker
  • Hussey copper price 3.3495 - Mar 01, 2018
  • SHFE copper prices fall on dollar's firmer overnight performance
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    3Mo Aluminum 2,147.00(USD/MT)

  • Gold Prices At 3-Mo. High On Slumping Greenback, Geopolitics
  • New Benchmark for the North American Aluminum Industry
  • Deputies: 3-month-old girl sought in Amber Alert found, parents ...
  • Best Black Friday Deals at Home Depot and Lowe's 2017
  • Caterpillar Inc.
  • Alpine A110 Cup to make customer racing more beautiful from 2018
  • 2017 Mercedes-AMG GLC43 First Test Review: The Best Gets Quicker
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    3Mo Zinc 3,407.00(USD/MT)

  • Gold Prices At 3-Mo. High On Slumping Greenback, Geopolitics
  • Margaux Resources Ltd.
  • Goldman Sachs remains overweight on India
  • CMX Gold & Silver Corp.
  • Most Babies Sleep Through Night at 3 Months
  • 8 Worst Things to Buy at Dollar Stores
  • Why This Hedge-Fund Manager Is Shutting Down
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    3Mo Tin 21,655.00(USD/MT)

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  • TGIF: Happenings — what's coming up in Northeast Ohio starting ...
  • The Long Tail of DIY Electronics
  • Uncovering Value In Tech Sector ETFs
  • Pick out a name and help bring Christmas to a local senior citizen or ...
  • Why I (Still) Hate Gold
  • Muni ETFs: Low Yield Doesn't Mean Low Return
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    Nickel 13,500.00(USD/MT)

  • Nickel price trading sideways
  • LIVE FUTURES REPORT 02/03: LME aluminium spread swings ...
  • Nickel futures rise 0.52% on strong demand, global cues
  • Stainless Steel MMI: LME Nickel Price, Stainless Surcharges Both ...
  • LIVE FUTURES REPORT 02/02: LME nickel prices retreat again ...
  • LIVE FUTURES REPORT 21/02: LME nickel price stages turnaround ...
  • Nickel Prices Fall on Market Volatility
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    Steel 600.00(USD/MT)

  • The Real Risks of Trump's Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
  • Steel price cycle remains strong globally: S&P Global Platts
  • Americans are 'going to pay the price' for Trump tariffs, former ...
  • Brokerages see more legs to steel price upmove; better margins likely
  • Rising Costs and Section 232 Drives US Stainless Steel Prices ...
  • US Steel Tariffs: Should US Consumers Brace for Higher Prices?
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    Corn 3.88(USd/bu.)

  • Spring Crop Insurance Prices Discovered
  • Organic winter wheat, corn prices climb
  • Mammoth US Corn and Soy Crops to Keep Supplies Large ...
  • Futures File: Corn prices sprout
  • Weather is the key to higher soybean prices
  • Scheve: How I'll Make $4.50 On Some of My Corn If Prices Remain ...
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    Wheat 5.12(USd/bu.)

  • Rabo upgrades wheat price forecast - just ahead of month-end price ...
  • Good news: 2018/19 wheat price improving, but crop quanity/quality ...
  • February 28: Wheat Prices Surge to Close February Trading
  • Wheat Closes 18¢ Higher Wednesday
  • Organic winter wheat, corn prices climb
  • March 1 – Watching for Next Clues in Grain Markets
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    Oats 2.74(USd/bu.)

  • Oat prices to stay put over next 24 months
  • February 28: Wheat Prices Surge to Close February Trading
  • Organic Oats Market 2022 By Segmentation: Based On Product ...
  • The Price Tag Hasn't Always Existed, It Had To Be Invented
  • Organic Oat Market Sales Volume, Sales Price, Sales Revenue ...
  • EMEA Organic Oats Market Segmentation Application, Technology ...
  • Late rain pushes growth in grain harvest
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    Rough Rice 12.45(USD/cwt)

  • Sri Lanka wholesale rice prices fall dramatically in February
  • Tk 10 rice welfare plan will not eat into reserves, says food minister
  • FxWirePro Commodities Watch (Grains and Oilseeds)
  • TasWeekend: Take our Alphabest challenge
  • Tight supplies and higher prices expected for 2017-18 rice crop
  • 8 factors which point to higher rice prices
  • US rice prices soar amid sharply lower production
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    Soybean 10.77(USd/bu.)

  • Weather is the key to higher soybean prices
  • Spring Crop Insurance Prices Discovered
  • Soybeans Reverse Higher Friday
  • Can Soybean Prices Maintain Recent Strength Through 2018
  • Soybeans Close Off Daily Highs Tuesday
  • America's Glaring Weak Spot in a Trade War? The Lowly Soybean
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    Canola 526.90(CAD/MT)

  • March 1 – Watching for Next Clues in Grain Markets
  • Canola year in review and 2018 outlook
  • February 15 – Canola Prices Limping Behind Soybean Prices
  • Can canola be a productive alternate crop to winter wheat in Texas?
  • Canola still has place in Plains crop rotations
  • February 28: Wheat Prices Surge to Close February Trading
  • Barley, chickpeas likely to crib canola area without early planting rain
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    Cocoa 2,274.00(USD/MT)

  • Rise in cocoa prices excites farmers
  • Dry, hot weather 'raising concerns' for West African cocoa output ...
  • Cocoa prices to regain ground as global surplus shrinks: Reuters poll
  • by Michael Seery of Seery Futures
  • Farmers consolidate for 'better' cocoa prices
  • Export council prepares farmers for increased export cocoa production
  • Ghana seeks national dialogue over cocoa pricing quandary
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    Coffee 1.23(USd/lb.)

  • Coffee price continues on upward trend at NCE
  • Coffee price jumps 75pc on high quality beans
  • Germany Won't Tax You for Buying Coffee With Bitcoin
  • Coffee prices at auction
  • Kenya's coffee fetches best prices in the global market
  • It's Time to Wake Up and Smell the Coffee on Starbucks Corporation ...
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    Sugar 0.14(USd/lb.)

  • Sugar price rally 'looks rather unlikely', says ISO, lifting stocks ...
  • Sugar prices up but need policy support: Traders
  • Sugar prices drop on local stockpile and huge imports
  • European Union - Sugar price drops further to EUR400 per tonne in ...
  • Sugar prices firm up after Government imposes stock limits, hikes ...
  • Sugar price to drop further
  • Sugar price drop to lowest in more than a decade holds back ABF
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    Orange Juice 1.41(USd/lb.)

  • Flu Fears Halt a Long Decline in Orange Juice Sales
  • The Price of Orange Juice Is Going Up
  • Trump claims 'trade wars' are 'easy to win' day after tariff talk roils ...
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  • French to speak at veterans meeting
  • Food Lion 3-Day Sale: Pepsi, orange juice, ice cream
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    Cotton 0.81(USd/lb.)

  • Vardhman Textiles starts hedging on MCX for cotton prices
  • Vardhman Textiles starts hedging to reduce cotton price risks on MCX
  • Spring Crop Insurance Prices Discovered
  • A simple model of the 21 MPG using cotton price.
  • Farmers worried over fall in cotton price
  • Lower cotton prices to support textile sector profitability: Ind-Ra
  • Cotton Prices Are Reflecting Demand Meeting Supply
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    Lumber 491.70(USD/1000 board feet)

  • With Lumber in Short Supply, Record Wood Costs Are Set to Juice ...
  • Trump's Canadian lumber tax, and other reasons why wood prices ...
  • Brooks Disrupts NAHB's Drumbeat Over High Lumber Prices
  • Lumber Makes New Record Highs
  • Lumber prices jump to record high
  • Lumber Liquidators (LL) Stock Price Down 9.3%
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    Rubber 190.00(JPY/kg)

  • Rubber prices steady as demand goes down despite supply crunch
  • Export curbs fail to lift natural rubber prices
  • Rubber prices in decline
  • Global Acetic Acid Rubber Market Capacity, Production, Revenue ...
  • Payments to protect carbon stored in forests must increase to defend ...
  • Ansell banks condom cash but rubber price hurts
  • Centre examining interests of rubber growers, users to frame ...
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    Ethanol 1.50(USD/gal.)

  • Trump pushes deal to help ethanol and refineries
  • Analysis: 10-cent RIN cap would be 'catastrophic' for biofuels
  • Perdue: I am not soft on ethanol
  • EPA unresponsive to letter on agency position on RIN prices
  • Perdue strikes back at rumors he is soft on ethanol
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    Live Cattle 1.23(USd/lb.)

  • Market Highlights: More Cattle on Feed, Again
  • Livestock Roundup (3.1.18)
  • Stocks, Profit-taking Hits CME Live Cattle Futures; Hogs Lower
  • Market Highlights: Cattle Markets Softer Now, Potential for Rally
  • Feeder cattle basis analysis
  • Live Cattle Commodity Update for the Week Ending Feb 23, 2018
  • Cattle Price Considerations for 2018 in South Dakota
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    Feeder Cattle 1.47(USd/lb.)

  • Feeder cattle prices decline as volume dips
  • Klassen: Feeder cattle markets absorbing price uncertainty
  • A Few Thoughts by John Nalivka – Outlook for Real Feeder Cattle ...
  • Price insurance for feeder cattle
  • Nalivka: Outlook for Real Feeder Cattle Prices
  • Market Highlights: More Cattle on Feed, Again
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    Lean Hogs 0.67(USd/lb.)

  • Major Spike in Lean Hog Futures Volume
  • Looking backwards in hog market is easy
  • Lean Hogs Commodity Update for the Week Ending Feb 23, 2018
  • Hog Prices Increase, But So Do Feed Costs
  • Lean Hogs Rally on Short-covering, Bargain Buying; Cattle Up
  • Forward hog contracts show weakness
  • Lean Hogs Commodity Update for the Week Ending Feb 16, 2018
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    Best Commodities last Week

    Tickernameunitsyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    XB1 ComdtyRBOB Gasoline (Nymex)USd/gal.0.205.907.56-2.5113.0611.947.51
    W A ComdtyWheat (CBOT)USd/bu.0.6316.367.2813.214.978.768.56
    CC1 ComdtyCocoa (ICE)USD/MT0.7717.646.5616.8612.4117.7613.40
    SM1 ComdtySoybean Meal (CBOT)USD/T.-0.3626.746.3019.2130.2319.8118.89
    CT1 ComdtyCotton #2 (ICE)USd/lb.1.495.186.153.4414.445.997.51

    Worst Commodities last Week

    Tickernameunitsyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    CKCK7 COMB ComdtyCocking CoalCNY/MT#N/A N/A42.98-5.292.5520.4014.568.06
    LMNIDS03 ComdtyNickelUSD/MT0.0010.20-4.80-2.7431.2022.3911.51
    LMZSDS03 Comdty3Mo Zinc (LME)USD/MT0.002.65-4.57-4.0322.5519.048.25
    JO1 ComdtyOrange Juice (ICE)USd/lb.3.093.67-4.34-7.476.89-15.22-5.04
    XPTUSD CurncyPlatinum SpotUSD/t oz.-0.402.78-4.24-2.991.91-5.01-2.58

    Best Commodities last Month

    Tickernameunitsyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    SM1 ComdtySoybean Meal (CBOT)USD/T.-0.3626.746.3019.2130.2319.8118.89
    CC1 ComdtyCocoa (ICE)USD/MT0.7717.646.5616.8612.4117.7613.40
    W A ComdtyWheat (CBOT)USd/bu.0.6316.367.2813.214.978.768.56
    S A ComdtySoybean (CBOT)USd/bu.-0.3111.473.968.6810.781.566.25
    DL1 ComdtyEthanol (CBOT)USD/gal.0.3310.290.677.91-3.04-1.381.04

    Worst Commodities last Month

    Tickernameunitsyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    SM1 ComdtySoybean Meal (CBOT)USD/T.-0.3626.746.3019.2130.2319.8118.89
    CC1 ComdtyCocoa (ICE)USD/MT0.7717.646.5616.8612.4117.7613.40
    W A ComdtyWheat (CBOT)USd/bu.0.6316.367.2813.214.978.768.56
    S A ComdtySoybean (CBOT)USd/bu.-0.3111.473.968.6810.781.566.25
    DL1 ComdtyEthanol (CBOT)USD/gal.0.3310.290.677.91-3.04-1.381.04

    Best Commodities YTD

    Tickernameunitsyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    CKCK7 COMB ComdtyCocking CoalCNY/MT#N/A N/A42.98-5.292.5520.4014.568.06
    SM1 ComdtySoybean Meal (CBOT)USD/T.-0.3626.746.3019.2130.2319.8118.89
    O A ComdtyOats (CBOT)USd/bu.-0.5317.961.291.95-2.5812.863.38
    CC1 ComdtyCocoa (ICE)USD/MT0.7717.646.5616.8612.4117.7613.40
    W A ComdtyWheat (CBOT)USd/bu.0.6316.367.2813.214.978.768.56

    Worst Commodities YTD

    Tickernameunitsyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    SB1 ComdtySugar #11 (ICE)USd/lb.1.64-10.391.480.29-7.86-29.62-8.93
    NG1 ComdtyNatural Gas (Nymex)USD/MMBtu-2.65-10.265.45-15.58-3.87-3.18-4.30
    XAGJPY CurncySilver/Japanese Yen SpotJPY/t oz.-0.38-9.92-3.01-6.92-6.33-17.30-8.39
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    Tickernameunitsyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    JN1 ComdtyRubber (Tokyo)JPY/kg-0.55-8.215.44-2.81-7.36-37.64-10.59
    SB1 ComdtySugar #11 (ICE)USd/lb.1.64-10.391.480.29-7.86-29.62-8.93
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    XAGGBP CurncySilver/British Pound SpotGBP/t oz.-0.67-5.39-0.25-2.29-6.07-20.39-7.25
    XAGJPY CurncySilver/Japanese Yen SpotJPY/t oz.-0.38-9.92-3.01-6.92-6.33-17.30-8.39

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