# Market Closes - July 18, 2018 - Kentucky Farm Bureau

> Kentucky Farm Bureau's July 18, 2018 close showed corn and soybeans slightly mixed after three higher closes, with lean hogs making new contract lows. Live and feeder cattle rallied to 4-5 month highs on light cash trade near $112 and firmer boxed beef.

- Date: 2018-07-18 · published 2018-07-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5211-market-closes-july-18-2018-kentucky-farm-bureau
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Routine closing wrap; the cattle rally reflects tight cash supply and firmer beef values, while hog weakness reflects falling pork values and export problems that pressure hog prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- kyfb.com: https://www.kyfb.com/federation/newsroom/market-closes-july-18-2018/

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