Markets Now
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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John Payne, Hedge Point Global Markets, says, “The intension for the farmers here isn’t always coming through with the USDA realities and I think they’re going to show corn acres closer to 92 to 93 million.”
Grains gear up for end of quarter and USDA reports, while cattle react to the bearish placements in Friday’s USDA data. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures, has more.
Oliver Sloup, Blue Line Futures, says the USDA Ag Outlook Forum set the benchmark showing a nearly 4 million acre increase in soybeans and 3.6 million acre decrease in corn. So that is already priced into the markets.
Markets closed mixed Friday, evidence of end quarter profit taking by the funds says Oliver Sloup, Blue Line Futures. He thinks they may continue that action ahead of reports and an uncertain growing season.
Grains fall on weather, but what else is behind it? Does the reversal in cattle mean anything? And will gold & the DOW continue to make new highs & what does it mean for ag markets? Darin Newsom, Barchart, has more.
Grains end higher with livestock mostly lower. Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says markets are seeing end of month and report squaring.
Grains end higher Thursday with soybeans making new highs for the move. Cattle close lower after record strong cash trade scoring a third reversal says Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek.
Grains fade the early rally ahead of month end and USDA Reports as AgMarket.Net releases its acreage estimates. Matt Bennett breaks it down.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Allison Thompson with The Money Farm discusses the ratios between corn and beans and wheat and beans and how that is impacting late minute planting decisions.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, discusses what farmers are mostly likely to plant this spring and what’s influencing their decisions.