Following a mild winter with subdued demand, gas storage facilities in both the European Union and the United States have concluded the 2023/24 heating season with inventory levels significantly exceeding their five-year averages.
Following a period of relative stability in natural gas markets during the mild 2023/24 winter, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts a 2.3% increase in global gas demand for 2024. This growth will be primarily driven by the expanding economies of Asia, with industrial and residential/commercial sectors leading the demand surge.
COLUMBIA, SC Wednesday, April 24, 2024 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 -...
The wheat futures complex is mixed this morning, with KC leading higher, CBT heading lower, and MPLS unch. They continued this week’s rally on Tuesday. Chicago contracts were up 8 to 15 ¼ cents on the day. Kansas City posted gains of 8 ½ to 11 ¾ cents at the...
Lean hogs saw gains of $1.20 to $2.45 on Tuesday. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated price was up $1.54 cents from the Monday afternoon print, at $91.85 on Tuesday afternoon. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 4 cents at $91.31 on April 19. USDA’s National Pork Carcass Cutout...
Corn is trading ½ cent to a penny higher early on Wednesday. The Tuesday action in the corn market saw futures close mixed with 2023 and 2024 crop up 1 ¼ to 3 ¼ cents Contracts for the ’25 crop and beyond were fractionally to 1 ¾ cents lower. Monday...
Soybeans are up 1 ½ to 3 cents after a round of overnight back and forth trade. Futures posted gains of as little as a fraction to as much as 6 ¼ cents on Tuesday. Soymeal turned around on midday weakness to close with contracts up 90 cents to $1.40/ton,...