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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Grains lower on profit taking after hitting chart resistance, plus bearish outside markets like crude oil and the dollar. Cattle up for the third day but can it last into the COF? Darin Newsom, Barchart, has details.
Grains mostly lower on profit taking, rain chances in Brazil and bearish outside markets. Cattle and hogs trade 2-sided with cattle positioning ahead of the COF report. Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, has more.
Soybeans complex higher on Brazil weather, outside markets and CPI data, corn followed. Cattle rally with equities, with profit taking in hogs. Jeff Hoogendoorn, Professional Ag Marketing, has details.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Jeff Hoogendoorn, Professional Ag Marketing, discusses how the CPI data helped soybeans, corn and cattle all rally on Tuesday.
Soybeans 2-sided with mixed products. Corn disappoints after the reversal, wheat mixed. Cattle correct with equities; hogs see profit taking. Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing has more.
Cattle oversold, following higher equities but cautious ahead of COF. Hogs see profit taking and so do soybeans. Corn higher with wheat and Mexican export biz. Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek, has more.
China bought around 3 MMT of soybeans or 110 million bushels from the U.S. last week, a volume that reportedly surprised the market. They added another 7.5 million bushels on Monday.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Tomm Pfitzenmaier, Summit Commodity Brokerage, says South American weather is the key to the corn and soybean markets with the WASDE Report out of the way.
Soybeans higher on China export news and SA weather, corn tries to follow with a Mexican sale but anchored by wheat. Cattle try to recover after an ugly week. Mike Zuzulo, Global Commodity Analytics, has more.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Brian Grete, Pro Farmer, talks about the big rally in soybeans and meal and if prices will climb past $14 resistance, plus corn scores a key reversal.