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Commodity Prices Shift: Corn Up, Hogs Down Amid Uncertainty

5/8/2025

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Corn prices settled at $4.55½, while soybeans reached $10.41¼, and wheat experienced mixed outcomes at $5.36. The USDA revealed that corn planting is at 40%, surpassing the five-year average. In livestock, live cattle climbed to $213.68, but lean hogs dipped to $97.58, all amid swirling economic uncertainties impacting commodity trading.

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Corn prices settled at $4.55½, while soybeans reached $10.41¼, and wheat experienced mixed outcomes at $5.36. The USDA revealed that corn planting is at 40%, surpassing the five-year average. In livestock, live cattle climbed to $213.68, but lean hogs dipped to $97.58, all amid swirling economic uncertainties impacting commodity trading.