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Bins of steel. Smorgasbord abs. More buffalo than buff. If these phrases describe you, fellow farmers, you are not alone.
Grains lower on light preholiday volume. Demand concerns & China’s rising COVID cases caused light technical selling. Cattle saw profit taking pressure with hogs mixed. Michelle Rook w/ Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag.
Grains lower on Tuesday. Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag says technical traders are liquidating pre-holiday on demand concerns, including slow exports, rising COVID cases in China and a possible rail strike.
China moved to close parks, malls and museums on Tues. as COVID-19 cases hit near-record levels. Lockdowns follow reports that, days before COP27, Xi sent policy and business advisers to New York to meet U.S. executives.
Matt Brincks’ average yields have climbed 30 bushels in corn and 12 bushels in soybeans, while his nitrogen fertilizer use has dipped by half, along with a two-thirds drop in phosphorus and potassium.
If your traditional approach to fungicide applications in corn is to wait until you see signs of disease pressure, it could be time to rethink your strategy.
Live cattle see profit taking after bullish COF and cash ideas. Hogs seeing fund buying and bull spreads, corn is two-sided watching outside markets. Michelle Rook w/Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek.
Farmers in dry climates are taking a holistic approach to flipping their soil to make it healthier and that includes cover crops.
Unions and railroads are back at the negotiating table. By law, Congress can intervene to impose an agreement if the two sides remain deadlocked. However, one union is now on schedule to strike Dec. 5.
Grains Quiet and Two-Sided Early Watching Higher CO, Lower Dollar: Cattle see Profit Taking, Hogs Up
Grains slightly higher early with higher CO & the lower dollar, despite China COVID lockdowns. Cattle see profit taking, hogs extend gains. Michelle Rook w/Tomm Pfitzenmaier of Summit Commodity Brokerage.