DTN Closing Livestock Comment 04/07 16:10
7 Apr 2020
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 04/07 16:10 Higher Through Tuesday's Close Livestock contracts did it again -- closing the second day of the week higher in all three contracts. By ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: Livestock contracts blew the whistle and closed Tuesday fully higher -- which extends our question from Monday into Wednesday -- will the strength continue or will the volatile wake of the market's recent trade take over? Hog prices are lower on the National Direct Afternoon Hog Report, down $0.69 with a weighted average of $41.07. May corn is up 3 3/4 cents per bushel and May soybean meal is down $3.20. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 26.13 points and NASDAQ is down 25.98 points.