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Weekly overview of ag commodity market news & price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.

Grains are softer in the early morning trade as we wade into the last month of the year, but is this a buying opportunity in corn?

Corn futures fish for a seasonal low as the December contract goes into delivery. Soybeans are stuck at an inflection point. And wheat has found a pulse as we head into the last trading day of the month.

Cattle and hogs consolidate as the market continues its effort to carve out a short-term low.  Keep in mind that today is the last trading day of the month.

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Soybean and wheat futures were leaders yesterday and so far this morning, that rings true again. Will that strength help pull corn higher?

Cattle futures rally sharply in yesterday giving us expanded limits for live cattle and feeder cattle futures in today’s session. Is the bottom finally in?

Cattle futures continued to get slaughtered in Monday’s trade. Is there any end to the selling in sight?

Grain market attempt to stabilize following a sea of red in Monday’s trade.

For hedgers, such as Jon Scheve, a farmer who produces the commodity with a futures sale, margin calls are not bad. Here's how to use margin calls for risk management and to increase profits.

We live in a time of global connections, and farmers need public policies that connect them and allow them access to the planet’s best technologies.

Grain markets have traded on both sides of unchanged as traders come back from the holiday and gear up for a full week of trade.

Weekly overview of ag commodity market news & price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.

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A mixed morning with corn near unchanged, soybeans lower, and wheat gaining ground.

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A letter has just been sent to USDA requesting changes to how payments are made under 2022 ERP Track 1 and 2. Will the letter work?

Jon Scheve likes to have full control of his grain sales. The minor cost to carry his own hedge account is almost always offset with better basis values and improved negotiating power.

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Grain markets slid lower into the end of the week while cattle futures rallied into the monthly Cattle on Feed report.

Weekly overview of ag commodity market news & price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.

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Cattle futures dive lower yesterday as longs liquidate ahead of today’s Cattle on Feed report.

Corn, soybeans, and wheat are all lower in the early morning trade as prices trade near significant support levels. Will they hold into the weekend?

The recovery rally in cattle continued yesterday, will it spill into today's trade?

Grain markets traded lower in yesterday’s trade which has bled into the overnight and early morning trade. Will the selling continue or will bargain buyers step in?

Cattle futures close positive but finish well off the intraday highs as traders position ahead of this Friday's Cattle on Feed report.

Soybeans continue to grind higher while corn and wheat struggle to not only keep pace but to trade in positive territory.

The IRS is offering a webinar tomorrow, November 16 on the new 1099 E-filing requirements. Many more farmers will have to e-file now.

Cattle futures were able to rally to start the week but was it just a dead cat bounce or is a longer term low starting to form?

Grain markets got shot out of a cannon in Monday's trade, will we see that momentum continue through the week?

Jon Scheve discusses a recent trade he did that allowed him to capture market carry profits.

Soybean futures are higher in the early morning trade while corn and wheat continue to drift lower following last week's bearish USDA report

The life of Napoleon conveys a timeless message: Protectionism always fails and nobody wins a trade war.

Weekly overview of ag commodity market news & price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.

University of Illinois provided an article on how changes to Reference Prices may affect the payments for major crops.

Cattle get hit hard to start the week.  Is this a buying opportunity or are we going to revisit the recent lows?

Grains retreat in the overnight and early morning trade, is a bigger correction coming?

Jon Scheve discusses how buying bean puts last December worked out for him.

Cattle futures were higher last week but hit a wall on Friday against significant resistance. Is the relief rally over?

Soybean futures broke out above technical resistance on Friday. With growing concerns over weather conditions in South America, that strength has carried over to higher prices to start the new week of trade.

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Weekly overview of ag commodity market news & price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.

Cattle futures have officially filled the gap, is there any more upside left?

Grain markets rally as the broad-based risk on rally continues following this week's Federal Reserve Meeting.

FSA announced this week the rules for Emergency Relief Program Track 1 and 2. It is materially different from 2020 and 2021 and will cost most farmers a lot of money.

Cattle futures continued to climb higher in the early morning trade, but is the upside limited from these levels?