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Cattle Slip Back on Tuesday

Live cattle futures rounded out the Tuesday Session with mixed trade, a contracts were up 15 cents to 10 cents lower. Cash trade has yet to get kicked of this week with Monday compiling showlists. Last week settled in at $238-240 in the north, with Southern trade at $237-238. Feeder...

Hogs See Modest Strength on Tuesday

Lean hog futures were up 17 to 42 cents at the Tuesday close. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $100.22 on Tuesday afternoon, up $1.33 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was 51 cents higher on July 17 at $96.16. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value...

Soybeans Ease Lower on Turnaround Tuesday

Soybeans posted Turnaround Tuesday losses of 3 to 6 1/2 cents on the session pulling off early lows. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down a nickel at $11.84. Soymeal futures were $2.80 to $3.00 higher, with Soy Oil futures down 45 to 50 points. Crop Progress data...

Wheat Rallies Late on Tuesday

The wheat complex shrugged off early weakness on Tuesday, with contracts higher across the three markets. Chicago SRW contracts were 4 to 5 cents in the green. KC HRW futures were up 9 to 10 ½ cents in the front months. MPLS spring wheat was the leader, with contracts 11...

Corn Firm Late to Close Tuesday with Gains

Corn futures found strength late in the session, with contracts up 2 to 3 ¼ cents across the front months. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 3 ¼ cents at $4.21. The weekly Crop Progress report showed 59% of the US corn crop silking by July 19,...

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Controladora Vuela (VLRS) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -2.78% and +1.10%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

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