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Commodities Weekly Performance

NameUnitsLastPriceCurrencyWeekChange USDpct
ECX Emissions (ICE)EUR/MT8.19USD16.50
NickelUSD/MT12045USD8.22
3Mo Aluminum (LME)USD/MT2192.00USD6.95
Sugar #11 (ICE)USd/lb.0.146USD5.49
Copper (Comex)USd/lb.3.2385USD5.42
RBOB Gasoline (Nymex)USd/gal.1.7623USD5.12
3Mo Copper (LME)USD/MT7125.00USD4.89
Ethanol (CBOT)USD/gal.1.33USD4.72
Rough Rice (CBOT)USD/cwt12.23USD4.44
Silver (Tokyo)JPY/g60.10JPY4.16
Platinum SpotUSD/t oz.917.04USD3.80
Crude Oil (Tokyo)JPY/kl43040.00JPY3.76
Silver/Japanese Yen SpotJPY/t oz.1854.59JPY3.48
Lean Hogs (CME)USd/lb.0.6997USD3.46
3Mo Tin (LME)USD/MT19530.00USD3.33
Heating Oil (Nymex)USd/gal.1.9694USD3.10
Brent Crude (ICE)USD/bbl.65.25USD3.03
Silver/British Pound SpotGBP/t oz.12.25GBP2.94
Cotton #2 (ICE)USd/lb.0.7787000000000001USD2.91
Lumber (CME)USD/1000 board feet442.80USD2.81
Silver (Comex)USD/t oz.16.44USD2.75
Gasoil (Nymex)USD/MT575.50USD2.49
Kerosene (Tokyo)JPY/kl58040.00JPY2.47
3Mo Zinc (LME)USD/MT3265.50USD2.46
Gold/Japanese Yen SpotJPY/t oz.144341.81JPY2.35
Silver SpotUSD/t oz.16.33USD2.19
Gold (Tokyo)JPY/g4623.00JPY2.12
WTI Crude Oil (Nymex)USD/bbl.58.47USD2.10
Silver/Euro SpotEUR/t oz.13.80EUR1.85
Gold/British Pound SpotGBP/t oz.953.48GBP1.82
Gold (Comex)USD/t oz.1278.80USD1.54
Gold SpotUSD/t oz.1274.16USD1.35
Gold/Indian Rupee SpotINR/t oz.81602.62INR1.20
Rubber (Tokyo)JPY/kg207.80JPY0.92
Gold/Euro SpotEUR/t oz.1074.96EUR0.81
Palladium SpotUSD/t oz.1040.77USD0.43
SteelUSD/MT550.5USD0.27
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
Coffee 'C' (ICE)USd/lb.1.204USD-0.33
Live Cattle (CME)USd/lb.1.1858USD-0.48
Canola (ICE)CAD/MT497.80CAD-0.68
Soybean Oil (CBOT)USd/lb.0.32939999999999997USD-1.52
Natural Gas (Nymex)USD/MMBtu2.67USD-1.84
Soybean Meal (CBOT)USD/T.316.70USD-2.94
Feeder Cattle (CME)USd/lb.1.3855000000000002USD-4.02
Cocoa (ICE)USD/MT1809.00USD-4.44
Orange Juice (ICE)USd/lb.1.359USD-7.27

Commodities YTD Performance

NameUnitsLastPriceCurrencyYTDChange USDpct
Palladium SpotUSD/t oz.1040.77USD52.84
Lumber (CME)USD/1000 board feet442.80USD39.86
Rough Rice (CBOT)USD/cwt12.23USD30.73
3Mo Aluminum (LME)USD/MT2192.00USD29.47
Copper (Comex)USd/lb.3.2385USD29.26
3Mo Copper (LME)USD/MT7125.00USD28.71
3Mo Zinc (LME)USD/MT3265.50USD26.77
NickelUSD/MT12045USD20.21
ECX Emissions (ICE)EUR/MT8.19USD18.55
Heating Oil (Nymex)USd/gal.1.9694USD15.55
Gasoil (Nymex)USD/MT575.50USD14.87
Brent Crude (ICE)USD/bbl.65.25USD14.84
Crude Oil (Tokyo)JPY/kl43040.00JPY13.50
SteelUSD/MT550.5USD11.21
Gold (Comex)USD/t oz.1278.80USD11.04
Gold SpotUSD/t oz.1274.16USD11.04
Cotton #2 (ICE)USd/lb.0.7787000000000001USD10.22
Kerosene (Tokyo)JPY/kl58040.00JPY9.04
WTI Crude Oil (Nymex)USD/bbl.58.47USD8.84
Gold/Japanese Yen SpotJPY/t oz.144341.81JPY7.52
Gold (Tokyo)JPY/g4623.00JPY6.37
Feeder Cattle (CME)USd/lb.1.3855000000000002USD6.21
RBOB Gasoline (Nymex)USd/gal.1.7623USD5.84
Lean Hogs (CME)USd/lb.0.6997USD5.77
Wheat (CBOT)USd/bu.4.4USD4.64
Gold/Indian Rupee SpotINR/t oz.81602.62INR4.20
Silver (Comex)USD/t oz.16.44USD2.82
Gold/British Pound SpotGBP/t oz.953.48GBP2.58
Silver SpotUSD/t oz.16.33USD2.53
Oats (CBOT)USd/bu.2.325USD1.75
Platinum SpotUSD/t oz.917.04USD1.54
Soybean Meal (CBOT)USD/T.316.70USD1.21
Canola (ICE)CAD/MT497.80CAD0.20
Corn (CBOT)USd/bu.3.575USD0.00
Silver (Tokyo)JPY/g60.10JPY-0.33
Live Cattle (CME)USd/lb.1.1858USD-0.35
Silver/Japanese Yen SpotJPY/t oz.1854.59JPY-0.43
Gold/Euro SpotEUR/t oz.1074.96EUR-1.63
Soybean Oil (CBOT)USd/lb.0.32939999999999997USD-4.30
Soybean (CBOT)USd/bu.9.6575USD-4.62
Silver/British Pound SpotGBP/t oz.12.25GBP-5.04
3Mo Tin (LME)USD/MT19530.00USD-7.55
Silver/Euro SpotEUR/t oz.13.80EUR-8.80
Cocking CoalCNY/MT1040CNY-12.01
Coffee 'C' (ICE)USd/lb.1.204USD-12.15
Cocoa (ICE)USD/MT1809.00USD-14.91
Ethanol (CBOT)USD/gal.1.33USD-17.19
Rubber (Tokyo)JPY/kg207.80JPY-20.69
Sugar #11 (ICE)USd/lb.0.146USD-25.17
Natural Gas (Nymex)USD/MMBtu2.67USD-28.30
Orange Juice (ICE)USd/lb.1.359USD-31.40

Chart: Gold- will break out eventually

It looks like resistance at 1350 is formidable, but gold will conquer it eventually.. It doesn't look that higher bond rates will take its negative toll on gold price

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Recent Commodities Ideas ChartArt

Gold- will break out eventually

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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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Top 5 Commodities Longs Based on Momentum

Tickernameunitsweek1monthytd6months1yrRank
MO1 ComdtyECX Emissions (ICE)EUR/MT16.508.4818.5543.8272.8335.41
XPDUSD CurncyPalladium SpotUSD/t oz.0.432.9752.8425.9638.5616.98
LB1 ComdtyLumber (CME)USD/1000 board feet2.81-2.7739.8625.3733.7414.79
HG1 ComdtyCopper (Comex)USd/lb.5.425.0129.2625.1623.0714.67
LMCADS03 Comdty3Mo Copper (LME)USD/MT4.894.6628.7125.0223.0414.40

Top 20 Commodities Shorts Based on Momentum

Tickernameunitsweek1monthytd6months1yrRank
JO1 ComdtyOrange Juice (ICE)USd/lb.-7.27-15.51-31.403.03-38.77-14.63
CC1 ComdtyCocoa (ICE)USD/MT-4.44-17.21-14.91-10.62-24.53-14.20
NG1 ComdtyNatural Gas (Nymex)USD/MMBtu-1.84-16.82-28.30-11.24-23.82-13.43
DL1 ComdtyEthanol (CBOT)USD/gal.4.72-7.64-17.19-13.02-19.64-8.90
KC1 ComdtyCoffee 'C' (ICE)USd/lb.-0.33-4.75-12.15-5.72-15.09-6.47

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)

  • WTI In 2018
  • Is Saudi Arabia's Post-Oil Future Realistic?
  • Shale Growth Hides Underlying Problems
  • Should The State Take Over Pacific Gas & Electric?
  • Goldman: Oil Markets To Balance Sooner Than Expected
  • Are Higher Uranium Prices Around The Corner?
  • Oil Prices Stable On Flat Oil Rig Count
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    Natural Gas (USD)

  • Natural Gas Prices Have Bottomed
  • Natural Gas Leaves A Lump Of Coal In My Stocking - Using A Time ...
  • UK natural gas price hovers near 4-year peak
  • Experts: Natural gas prices low, uptick in production expected
  • The Uncertain Future Of Natural Gas
  • Conspiring against coal: weather, natural gas
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    Cocking Coal (CNY)

  • Iron ore, coking coal prices are soaring
  • FOCUS: Chinese buyers seek out Australian PCI as coking coal ...
  • Seaborne coking coal prices surge as ex-China end-users pay up
  • Analysis: Premium hard coking coal price strength continues ...
  • Booming coking coal prices leads the way to jobs for CQ
  • Nippon Steel says coking coal prices to stay above $200/T through ...
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    Gold (USD)

  • Gold price up by Tk 1400 per bhari
  • Why gold is losing its lustre as an investor safe haven
  • Santa Brings a Gold Price Rally for Christmas
  • Gold Price Forecast 2018: Cautiously bullish, $1200 is the line in the ...
  • Gold Price Surges By
  • Gold Prices Expected To Trend Higher In Quiet Holiday Week
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    Silver (USD)

  • Silver price edge higher
  • Silver Price To Bounce Back Strong Next Year After Lackluster 2017 ...
  • Gold Price Surges By
  • Above The Law: Silver Pricing And The Law Of Supply And Demand
  • Gold, Silver Prices Plunge Today On Muted Demand
  • Silver Price Woes Deepen as Gold Sellers Finally Wake Up
  • Gold, Silver See Normal Corrective Pullbacks After Solid Gains
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    Platinum (USD)

  • Platinum Price Jumps After Hedge Funds Go Short, Gold 'Depressed ...
  • MARKET WRAP: JSE weakens on gold and platinum shares, and as ...
  • Mergers and acquisitions provide lifeline for SA's platinum sector
  • Strongest US GDP in 2 Years Erases Week's Gold Price Gains ...
  • Most Analysts See Platinum Outperforming Still-Strong Palladium
  • Will 2018 Finally Be Platinum's Year?
  • Silver Leads Again- The Precious Metals Barometer
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    Palladium (USD)

  • PRECIOUS-Strong demand powers palladium to 17-year pinnacle ...
  • Most Analysts See Platinum Outperforming Still-Strong Palladium
  • Platinum's discount to palladium hits 16-year-high
  • Looking back at commodities in 2017
  • PRECIOUS-Palladium jumps to highest since Feb 2001, gold dips
  • PRECIOUS-Gold holds steady as US data leaves dollar stable
  • 'Disappointment' Awaits Gold And Silver In 2018 - ABN Amro
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    Copper (USD)

  • Copper price powers on
  • Copper's Impressive Price Action
  • Copper price drops on LME
  • China's copper, zinc output jumps to 3-year high on stronger prices
  • Did Copper Get Ahead Of Itself?
  • Copper price plunges
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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
  • Deals on New Wheels: Best Car Values, 2015
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    3Mo Zinc (USD)

  • Goldman Sachs remains overweight on India
  • Local Wisconsin officials considering own mining regulations
  • Gold Stocks
  • CMX Gold & Silver Corp.
  • Andrew Feinberg's 6 Stock Picks for 2015
  • 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
  • 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 ...
  • Honda releases “magic” seats in a more kid-friendly Honda Odyssey
  • Muni ETFs: Low Yield Doesn't Mean Low Return
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    Nickel (USD)

  • Nickel price is driven by three factors: War, Development, & Innovation
  • EUROPE ALLOY STEEL SCRAP: Prices soften on nickel price drop
  • Nickel prices to edge lower
  • LIVE FUTURES REPORT 15/12: LME nickel price continues rally ...
  • Vale's reality check for nickel's electric vehicle dreams: Andy Home
  • LME base metal prices mixed; nickel and tin prices move higher
  • 5 Top Nickel News Stories of 2017
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    Steel (USD)

  • BlueScope surges on stronger steel price, US tax cuts
  • INDIA IMPORT SCRAP: Markets buoyed on firm demand and higher ...
  • Chinese steel prices should come down from present levels: Alistair ...
  • Steel market conditions bullish but investors not buying it
  • Increasing steel prices a headache for industry
  • China's curbs on steel output drive iron ore demand
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    Corn (USD)

  • Will Commodity Prices Go Up or Down in 2018?
  • Long-Term Price Cycles Turn Higher for Corn, Soybeans
  • Corn, Soybeans Finish Slightly Higher Friday
  • Analyst more optimistic on corn
  • Large stocks of wheat, corn keep prices down
  • Commentary: Reflecting on the work of the Corn Marketing Program ...
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    Wheat (USD)

  • Grain quality price hit, with predictions of wheat downgrade due to ...
  • Large stocks of wheat, corn keep prices down
  • West Coast grain price report
  • Finding the price in the new age
  • Will Commodity Prices Go Up or Down in 2018?
  • Wheat market may need a stampede to move prices
  • Russia. Wheat export prices decreased last week despite of strong ...
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    Oats (USD)

  • Corn and soybean prices closed higher while oats and wheat ...
  • December 1 – Who's Expecting Feed Grain Prices to Go Down?
  • Oats Market Research and Projections 2021 on Consumer Needs ...
  • December 12 – Grain Production, Wheat Exports Catching a Break?
  • Falling pea, lentil prices likely to take toll on acreage: analysts
  • West Coast grain price report
  • What are the alternatives if peas don't pencil out for your farm?
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    Rough Rice (USD)

  • US rice prices soar amid sharply lower production
  • US Rice - 12/14/17
  • Tight supplies and higher prices expected for 2017-18 rice crop
  • Self-sufficiency in rice production, still a long way
  • Corn Stocks Down on Greater Ethanol Demand, Soybeans Reach ...
  • by Jack Scoville of The PRICE Futures Group
  • The Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) and Adecoagro (AGRO ...
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    Soybean (USD)

  • Corn, Soybeans Finish Slightly Higher Friday
  • Long-Term Price Cycles Turn Higher for Corn, Soybeans
  • Demand Growth Key for 2018 Soybean Market Outlook
  • Corn, Soybean Markets Closed Mixed Friday
  • Will Commodity Prices Go Up or Down in 2018?
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    Canola (CAD)

  • Canada lifts canola price hopes, despite harvest upgrade to record ...
  • All is calm heading into Christmas week
  • Cereal market holds up but canola back
  • December 20 – New Bearish Pressures for Grain Prices
  • Canola Commodity Update for the Week Ending Dec 22, 2017
  • Lack of export demand drags canola to multi-month lows
  • Canola edges higher Tuesday on bargain buying
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    Cocoa (USD)

  • Côte d'Ivoire: Africa's fastest growing economy's bittersweet year
  • Cameroon's cocoa prices drops again
  • Cameroon: cocoa price drops
  • Cameroon cocoa farmers struggle to pay back loans as prices drop
  • Bad Roads, Unfavorable Price Hamper Cocoa Sector
  • A Big Event In The Cocoa Market - Anthony Ward Follows In Andy ...
  • Cocoa Market Should Expect Another Surplus -- JSG Commodities
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    Coffee (USD)

  • Dip in coffee prices hits farmers
  • Low prices, labour shortage hurt coffee growers
  • Short Covering Boosts Coffee Prices
  • Coffee prices may be poised for revival - for now
  • Starbucks moves past O'Brien's in coffee market
  • Coffee Growers Are Holding Back Sales Until Prices Climb Back Up
  • Coffee farmers earn highest price of Sh51,669 per bag
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    Sugar (USD)

  • Sugar: can ending stock limits alone support prices?
  • Higher sugarcane crop in India & Brazil to hurt sugar companies for ...
  • Buying by stockists likely to push up sugar prices
  • Sugar prices melt on higher output estimates
  • Uganda - Sugar prices drop as imports rise
  • Sugar prices slow decline, after sharp drop in Brazilian output
  • Removal of stockholding limit to help sugar traders stock more, aid ...
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    Orange Juice (USD)

  • Orange juice futures hover around highest level in 2 years amid ...
  • Fruit Juice Company Stock Flies on Bitcoin Rumour
  • Tea, juice, and vape companies add 'blockchain' to their names to ...
  • Florida citrus growers continue wait for disaster relief money
  • Food Lion 3-Day Sale: Pepsi, orange juice, Angel Soft
  • Northerners turn to e-commerce amid high food costs
  • Orange juice prices may soon shock you
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    Cotton (USD)

  • Speculative price increase of cotton not sustainable, says textile body
  • Howell: Cotton prices leap just below March contract high
  • Cotton prices jump 7% on fear of fall in output
  • MCX cotton stocks surge five-fold
  • Cotton trading remains range-bound with firm physical prices
  • Cotton output seen at 377 lakh bales
  • 'Rupee depreciation fuels cotton price surge'
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    Lumber (USD)

  • Lumber Rally Will Be Felled
  • Higher prices help offset impacts of softwood lumber duties
  • Record-high lumber prices keep Canadian lumber industry strong ...
  • History Spotlight: Price Lumber
  • Moody's: High lumber prices in 2018 to outweigh cost of US duties ...
  • Looking back at commodities in 2017
  • Timber Industry Report
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    Rubber (JPY)

  • Thai government says to increase rubber purchases to lift prices
  • Rubber farmers are getting slammed by low prices — one company ...
  • NR prices remain low despite supply concerns
  • Clariant raises masterbatch and compound products prices
  • Indian tyre makers rue shortfall of natural rubber
  • Central rubber market expected upon enactment of rubber law in ...
  • Kerala government demands Rs 500-crore Central aid for rubber ...
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    Ethanol (USD)

  • Boat owners have had enough of ethanol
  • Cruz Proposal Could Harm Corn Ethanol, Analysis Finds
  • India sugar mills to double ethanol supply as output jumps
  • How refiners can lower the high price of renewable fuel credits: Invest
  • EPA sets 2018 cellulosic waiver credit price at $1.96
  • FTC issues annual report on concentration of the ethanol market
  • Ethanol, RIN prices slump amid worries about oversupply, RFS
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    Live Cattle (USD)

  • LIVESTOCK-Cash price jitters drop CME live cattle to 4-1/2 month low
  • Market Highlights: Staying Current Key for Cattle Feeders
  • Market Highlights: Cattle Futures Plummet Since November
  • CME Live Cattle Climb as Cash Prices Seen Rising; Hogs Rise
  • CME Live Cattle Futures Give Back Some Tuesday Gains; Hogs Rise
  • In The Cattle Markets: Cost of Wintering Cattle
  • Live Cattle Commodity Update for the Week Ending Dec 22, 2017
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    Feeder Cattle (USD)

  • Market Highlights: Staying Current Key for Cattle Feeders
  • Klassen: Feeder cattle market falters
  • CME Feeder Cattle Futures 3-month Low on Fund Selloff; Hogs Lower
  • Market Highlights: Drought Starting to Impact Cattle Producers
  • Market Highlights: Cattle Futures Plummet Since November
  • Market Highlights: Should You Sell or Hold Cattle?
  • Klassen: Tight margins weigh on feeder cattle
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    Lean Hogs (USD)

  • CME Hog Futures 3-month Low on Cash, Pork Prices; Cattle Down
  • Lean Hogs Commodity Update for the Week Ending Dec 22, 2017
  • Lower Cash, Pork Prices Pull Down CME Hog Futures; Cattle Retreat
  • LIVESTOCK-Cash price jitters drop CME live cattle to 4-1/2 month low
  • CME Live Cattle Futures Give Back Some Tuesday Gains; Hogs Rise
  • Lean Hogs Commodity Update for the Week Ending Dec 08, 2017
  • Lean Hogs Commodity Update for the Week Ending Dec 15, 2017
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    Best Commodities last Week

    Tickernameunitsyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    MO1 ComdtyECX Emissions (ICE)EUR/MT0.0018.5516.508.4843.8272.8335.41
    LMNIDS03 ComdtyNickelUSD/MT0.0020.218.22-1.6736.267.4512.57
    LMAHDS03 Comdty3Mo Aluminum (LME)USD/MT0.0029.476.954.7313.7527.2913.18
    SB1 ComdtySugar #11 (ICE)USd/lb.1.64-25.175.49-1.882.60-24.59-4.60
    HG1 ComdtyCopper (Comex)USd/lb.-3.0129.265.425.0125.1623.0714.67

    Worst Commodities last Week

    Tickernameunitsyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    JO1 ComdtyOrange Juice (ICE)USd/lb.3.09-31.40-7.27-15.513.03-38.77-14.63
    CC1 ComdtyCocoa (ICE)USD/MT0.77-14.91-4.44-17.21-10.62-24.53-14.20
    FC1 ComdtyFeeder Cattle (CME)USd/lb.1.896.21-4.02-12.23-11.798.43-4.90
    SM1 ComdtySoybean Meal (CBOT)USD/T.-0.361.21-2.941.606.451.871.75
    NG1 ComdtyNatural Gas (Nymex)USD/MMBtu-2.65-28.30-1.84-16.82-11.24-23.82-13.43

    Best Commodities last Month

    Tickernameunitsyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    CT1 ComdtyCotton #2 (ICE)USd/lb.1.4910.222.9113.070.318.456.19
    LH1 ComdtyLean Hogs (CME)USd/lb.0.285.773.4610.75-13.5439.3110.00
    MO1 ComdtyECX Emissions (ICE)EUR/MT0.0018.5516.508.4843.8272.8335.41
    RR1 ComdtyRough Rice (CBOT)USD/cwt0.0030.734.446.9110.6825.8211.96
    MBSTCIHR IndexSteelUSD/MT#N/A N/A11.210.275.4626.5514.0911.59

    Worst Commodities last Month

    Tickernameunitsyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    CT1 ComdtyCotton #2 (ICE)USd/lb.1.4910.222.9113.070.318.456.19
    LH1 ComdtyLean Hogs (CME)USd/lb.0.285.773.4610.75-13.5439.3110.00
    MO1 ComdtyECX Emissions (ICE)EUR/MT0.0018.5516.508.4843.8272.8335.41
    RR1 ComdtyRough Rice (CBOT)USD/cwt0.0030.734.446.9110.6825.8211.96
    MBSTCIHR IndexSteelUSD/MT#N/A N/A11.210.275.4626.5514.0911.59

    Best Commodities YTD

    Tickernameunitsyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    XPDUSD CurncyPalladium SpotUSD/t oz.-2.0952.840.432.9725.9638.5616.98
    LB1 ComdtyLumber (CME)USD/1000 board feet1.3239.862.81-2.7725.3733.7414.79
    RR1 ComdtyRough Rice (CBOT)USD/cwt0.0030.734.446.9110.6825.8211.96
    LMAHDS03 Comdty3Mo Aluminum (LME)USD/MT0.0029.476.954.7313.7527.2913.18
    HG1 ComdtyCopper (Comex)USd/lb.-3.0129.265.425.0125.1623.0714.67

    Worst Commodities YTD

    Tickernameunitsyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    JO1 ComdtyOrange Juice (ICE)USd/lb.3.09-31.40-7.27-15.513.03-38.77-14.63
    NG1 ComdtyNatural Gas (Nymex)USD/MMBtu-2.65-28.30-1.84-16.82-11.24-23.82-13.43
    SB1 ComdtySugar #11 (ICE)USd/lb.1.64-25.175.49-1.882.60-24.59-4.60
    JN1 ComdtyRubber (Tokyo)JPY/kg-0.55-20.690.924.37-9.65-8.30-3.17
    DL1 ComdtyEthanol (CBOT)USD/gal.0.33-17.194.72-7.64-13.02-19.64-8.90

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    Tickernameunitsyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    MO1 ComdtyECX Emissions (ICE)EUR/MT0.0018.5516.508.4843.8272.8335.41
    LH1 ComdtyLean Hogs (CME)USd/lb.0.285.773.4610.75-13.5439.3110.00
    XPDUSD CurncyPalladium SpotUSD/t oz.-2.0952.840.432.9725.9638.5616.98
    LB1 ComdtyLumber (CME)USD/1000 board feet1.3239.862.81-2.7725.3733.7414.79
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    Worst Commodities 1yr

    Tickernameunitsyesterdayytdweek1month6months1yrRank
    JO1 ComdtyOrange Juice (ICE)USd/lb.3.09-31.40-7.27-15.513.03-38.77-14.63
    SB1 ComdtySugar #11 (ICE)USd/lb.1.64-25.175.49-1.882.60-24.59-4.60
    CC1 ComdtyCocoa (ICE)USD/MT0.77-14.91-4.44-17.21-10.62-24.53-14.20
    NG1 ComdtyNatural Gas (Nymex)USD/MMBtu-2.65-28.30-1.84-16.82-11.24-23.82-13.43
    DL1 ComdtyEthanol (CBOT)USD/gal.0.33-17.194.72-7.64-13.02-19.64-8.90

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