Hogs Trade Firm Through Tuesday

Early selling in December hogs again found good demand, however the market could not hold onto a rally to new highs. October led Tuesday’s rally and at the close was $2.625 higher.   The CME’s lean hog index was down $.55 on Tuesday at $54.29, but projected a dime higher for Wednesday for the first…

Soybeans Slide On Limited Demand

Soybeans were back and forth, in uneventful trade on Tuesday and 1-2 cents lower at the close. Soymeal continued to trade in a broad range, while soyoil marked the first higher close out of the last 9 trading days. Commodity funds were estimated sellers of 1,000 soybean and soymeal contracts, and bought 2,500 contracts in…