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National reporter Michelle Rook talks daily with industry analysts to break down crop and livestock commodity markets. Listen below to learn what’s happening with the markets when they open, at midday and again at close.
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Despite being lower for the week, the grain markets all closed higher on Friday and might have been putting in risk premium says Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group.
Grains close higher on short covering and putting in some risk premium. Live cattle ended higher with steady Southern cash. Hogs broke above chart resistance. Rich Nelson, Allendale, Inc. covers it all.
Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek says live cattle see pressure ahead of cash news and COF but have absorbed a lot of bearish news. Hogs consolidate, with short covering in grains putting in war premium.
Soybeans continue to see South American hedge pressure and that is dragging down corn says Arlan Suderman of StoneX.
Soybeans make near term lows pulling down corn, wheat bounces on crop concerns. Cattle firm ahead of the COF, while outside markets continue to watch geopolitical developments. Arlan Suderman, with StoneX, has more.
Corn and beans fall on slow exports and weather. Wheat sees short covering with frost concerns in the extended forecast. How are geopolitical concerns impacting markets? Darin Newsom, Barchart, has details.
Grains end mixed Wednesday with the markets lacking bullish news. Kevin Duling, KD Investors, says wheat was the biggest disappointment.
Wheat sees technical selling, with corrective buying in beans and products. Corn was slightly lower in a narrow range. Kevin Duling, KD Investors discusses when will grains be an inflationary/geopolitical buy?
Grains see short covering early with a lower dollar then turn mixed searching for news. Cattle drifting preparing for the COF report. Hogs chop. DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing, has more.
At farm bill listening session in South Dakota members of the Senate Ag Committee expressed optimism about getting a farm bill done yet in 2024 and putting more farm in the farm bill.