DTN Closing Livestock Comment 03/26 16:01
26 Mar 2020
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 03/26 16:01 The Board Closes Lower for Livestock Thursday was a tough day for livestock contracts as pressure loomed in the market place and trader support is lacking. By ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: Thursday has come and gone, and after a couple of higher trading days, the board closed lower in all three livestock markets. Hog prices closed lower on the National Direct Afternoon Hog Report, down $0.12 with a weighted average of $58.89. May corn is up 1/4 cent per bushel and May soybean meal is up $1.20. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 1,351.62 points and NASDAQ is up 413.24 points.