Ecolab is set to report its second-quarter earnings later this month, with analysts projecting a double-digit increase in earnings.

Corning is expected to post its second-quarter results later this month, and analysts anticipate a double-digit earnings growth.

Xylem is slated to report its second-quarter earnings later this month, and analysts are forecasting its profitability to improve in single-digit.

Stanley Black & Decker is set to report its second-quarter results later this month, and analysts are anticipating a sharp double-digit decline in earnings.

Nike has a dividend yield of around 2.1% and while the stock has gained 20% over the last month, it’s still not too late to buy shares.

Cotton futures fell another 50 to 75 points lower on Tuesday. Crude oil was up another 32 cents/barrel at $68.25, with the US dollar index $0.014 higher to $97.155. Weekly Crop Progress data showed the US cotton crop at 48% squared, with 14% setting bolls, both 1% behind average. Condition...

Live cattle futures were $3.20 to $4.07 higher on Tuesday. Cash trade saw very light $225 Southern action reported on Tuesday, with last week’s sales of $230-232 in the North and $222-225 in the South. Feeder cattle futures continued the week’s rally, with gains of another $5 to $5.90. The...

Lean hog futures posted mixed Tuesday trade of 32 cents lower to a dime higher in the front months. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $112.02 on Tuesday. The CME Lean Hog Index was down $1.18 at $108.33 on July 3. USDA’s Tuesday afternoon FOB plant pork cutout...

The wheat complex weakness leaked into the Tuesday trade, closing mostly lower across the three markets. Chicago SRW wheat was fractionally lower in most contracts. KC HRW contracts were 5 to 6 cents in the red on Tuesday. MPLS spring wheat saw losses of 6 to 8 cents at the...

Corn futures closed the Tuesday session with contracts down 5 to 7 cents, as September fell below the $4 mark. The front month CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down a nickel at $3.84. USDA reported a private export sale of 112,776 MT of corn to Mexico this morning,...

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A livestock economist says the cattle market is positioned to move higher.   Josh Maples with Mississippi State University Extension says, “Tight supplies is really what’s driving what we’re seeing right now.” The average live steer price for the five-market area is already running $32 per hundredweight above last year’s levels....