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Livestock markets recover to start the week.

Cattle and hogs were able to not only hold ground but gain some ground back in yesterday's trade. Can we see a bigger rally?

Blue Line Futures
A Choppy Grain Trade

Grain markets have been in a choppy rangebound trade recently which could setup traders with more shorter-term opportunities.

Blue Line Futures
Can Livestock Futures Stabilize?

We have made it through the weekend, which was filled with uncertainty late last week. Outside markets are stabilizing, can livestock follow suit?

Blue Line Futures
Grain Markets Drift Lower

Grain markets are giving back some of Friday’s gains. With little new news, attention shifts to money flow and technicals.

Global Farmer Network
A Floral Tribute to Ag Technology

For decades to come, people will have the opportunity to enjoy the cherry blossoms as a bounty of agricultural innovation. The technology of cloning will play an important role in making that possible.

Austin Schroeder
April Showers

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.

Blue Line Futures
Cattle Futures Post Gains

Cattle futures were under pressure in the first half of the week but were able to stabilize yesterday. Is more relief in play or was yesterday just a dead cat bounce?

Blue Line Futures
Grain Markets Attempt to Find Their Footing

Grain markets were weaker following yesterday's USDA report but are finding their footing in the early morning trade.

Clinton Griffiths
Spring Madness: In Farming and Basketball, Team Players Accomplish the Most

Drag the planters out of the shed, fire up the seed tenders, update the field maps and start your engines. This season, as you enjoy your packed lunch at 10 a.m., ponder the lessons learned from the hardwoods.

Blue Line Futures
Grain Express: USDA Report Day!

Grains are mixed ahead of today's USDA report. Will there be enough new news to move the market?

Blue Line Futures
Livestock Futures Slide Lower

Cattle and hogs were lower in yesterday's trade as a risk-off trade swept through many markets following a hotter than expected inflation report.

Blue Line Futures
Traders Await New News from the USDA

Grain markets continue to consolidate ahead of tomorrow's monthly WASDE report.

Stephanie Mercier
China Moves from a 'Cultural Revolution' to an Agricultural Revolution

The government of China has come a long way in developing its agricultural sector over a relatively short period. Since 2000, the real value of China’s agricultural production has increased more than 530 percent.

Nevil Speer
Speer: Protectionists Make Bad Bookkeepers

There's a lot of rhetoric surrounding beef trade that we shouldn't accept at face value. A closer look at the data shows America’s ranchers are the direct beneficiaries of international trade.

Blue Line Futures
Live Cattle Futures Firm

Live cattle futures were able to stabilize in yesterday's trade, will we see more relief through this week's trade?

Blue Line Futures
The Flatline

Grain markets have flatlined to start the week as the lack of new news has kept buyers and sellers at bay. These are the technicals we are watching that could change that.

Jon Scheve
History Does Not Favor a Corn Rally in April

Jon Scheve discusses historical trends to see how likely a corn rally really is.

Blue Line Futures
Livestock Roundup: How Low Will Cattle Go?

Cattle futures were under heavy pressure on Friday, will that spill into early morning weakness or will buyers buy the dip?

Blue Line Futures
A Quiet Morning in Grain Markets

With little new news across the wires over the weekend, technicals will take center stage for grain markets

Global Farmer Network
To Farm is to Adapt

Farmers know all about climate adaptation. Our economic lives depend on dealing with the problems of hot and cold as well as wet and dry. The prevalence of weeds, pests, and disease are also connected to the weather.

Austin Schroeder
Beware of the Black Swan

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.

Blue Line Futures
Grain Futures Gain Ground

Grain futures are higher in the early morning trade as some as headline risk looms into the weekend.

Blue Line Futures
Grain Express: Is the Low In?

Cattle futures made new lows but seemed to reject them with a strong afternoon trade. Is the low in? Tune into RFD-TV todays at 12:45 CT to watch Oliver Sloup touch on the Grain & Livestock Market.

Blue Line Futures
Grain Markets Mixed Overnight

Grain markets have traded on both sides of unchanged in the overnight and early morning trade, these are the levels to keep an eye on in today's trade.

Blue Line Futures
Grain Markets Attempt to Recover

Grain markets were under heavy pressure to start the week but are attempting to find their footing in the early morning trade. Will it hold?

Blue Line Futures
Cattle Futures Recover in Tuesday's Trade. Is the Selling Over?

Cattle futures got hit hard to start the week but were able to gain some ground back yesterday. Was it a dead cat bounce or is the low in?

Blue Line Futures
Can Cattle Futures Recover?

Cattle futures were under heavy pressure early last week. Is there more weakness to come?

Jon Scheve
Was The Report Actually Bullish?

Jon Scheve discusses highlights from the USDA report and trends of where prices have gone after this report in past years.

Blue Line Futures
Grain Express: Corn and Wheat Retreat

Corn and wheat retreat to start the new month and quarter while soybeans try to gain ground.

Global Farmer Network
EU Approval of NGTs Will Be a Vote in Favor of Sound Science

We don’t have unlimited time to improve production in a world with a growing population and facing climate change. Farmers must speak up: The time has come to give technology a chance.

Austin Schroeder
Spring Cleaning

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.

Blue Line Futures
Traders Await New News From Today’s All Important USDA Report.

Today’s USDA report is often regarded as one of the more meaningful reports of the year which often comes with volatile market reactions. Will we see the same this year?

Blue Line Futures
Cattle Futures Under Heavy Pressure on Tuesday

Cattle futures trade sharply lower in Tuesday’s session. How much more downside is left?

Blue Line Futures
Grain Markest Slide Lower Ahead of the USDA Report

Corn and soybean futures had a weaker close on Tuesday which has led to follow-through pressure in the early morning trade. Where's support?

Blue Line Futures
Will the Selling Continue Following Friday's Cattle on Feed Report?

Cattle futures were under pressure on Friday, ahead of the monthly Cattle on Feed report. With a slightly bearish tone, will the selling continue into this week's trade?

Blue Line Futures
All Eyes on This Week's Plantings Report

In a shortened holiday week, all eyes will be on Thursday's quarterly stocks and prospective planting report.

Jon Scheve
How Cancellations In The Grain Trade Work

Jon Scheve explains how cancellations in the grain industry work.

Global Farmer Network
Technology Supports Water Conservation and Use

March 22 is World Water Day. Treasure water like gold. As the climate continues to change, it reminds us about the urgent need for judicious use of water.

Austin Schroeder
Expect the Unexpected

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.

Blue Line Futures
Grain Express: A Choppy Grain Trade

Grain markets have been choppy this week as traders gear up for next week’s USDA report.

Blue Line Futures
Livestock Round Up: Cattle Futures Consolidate

Cattle futures were relatively quiet in yesterdays, but will a risk-on trade in the outside markets add a tailwind to prices ahead of the Cattle on Feed report? 

Blue Line Futures
 The Squeeze Is On

Grain futures had a strong finish to yesterday's trade which has helped spur additional upward momentum in the early morning trade as Funds feel the squeeze to exit short positions.

Blue Line Futures
Cattle Futures Stall

Cattle futures had an impressive start to the week but were unable to find any followthrough in Tuesday's trade. Will sideways be the them into Friday's Cattle on Feed report?

Blue Line Futures
Grain Markets Continue to Consolidate

Grain markets are continuing to consolidate as it appears the market is looking for new news to give it it's next direction.

Blue Line Futures
Soybeans Struggle While Corn and Wheat Gain Ground

Corn and wheat futures are firm in the early morning trade while soybeans struggle to find their footing.

Blue Line Futures
Cattle Futures Surge Higher

Cattle futures started the week sharply higher with all eyes on the outside markets in today and tomorrow's trade and the Cattle on Feed report on Friday.

Global Farmer Network
Us

Farming reveals who we are; A group of admirable people who deserve much more.

Blue Line Futures
Corn and Soybeans Give Up Sunday Night Gains

It was a firm start to the week in the Sunday night trade, but selling in corn and beans has futures taking a softer tone this morning.

Blue Line Futures
Is the Cattle Rally Over?

Are livestock markets going to be able to buck the trend of seasonal weakness?

Jon Scheve
How Much More Can Corn Rally?

Jon Scheve looks for historical similarities to 2024 to determine if a corn price rally is even realistic.