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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Commodities all lower with risk off day in outside markets. Plus, weather had funds selling, ignoring new war news. Charts got beat up for row crops, cattle still in an uptrend. Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net has more.
A risk off day in outside markets as Fitch downgrades U.S. debt has grain, cotton and livestock lower, weather is bearish and funds sell as chart support is violated. John Payne, Hedge Point Global Markets has more.
A risk off day in grains w/rains falling and more in the forecast. That’s trumping new port attacks on the Danube River. What’s that mean for basis levels? Cattle consolidate. Nick Tsiolis, Farmers Keeper has more.
AgDay TV Markets Now: DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing says soybeans bounce and may have taken out enough weather premium, but corn is vulnerable. Cattle bounce off support with higher product values.
Soybeans recovered with the products, corn and wheat were lower on weather and the higher dollar. Cattle closed strong with help from higher product, hogs reversed lower. DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing has more.
Grains turn lower on technical selling, better weather and a higher dollar. Cattle bounce after holding chart support, and w/product values sharply higher, hogs reverse. Ted Seifried, Zaner Ag Hedge has details.
Cattle bounce as cash ideas turn higher, hogs see profit taking in all but the August contract. Soybeans bounce after lower crop ratings, corn flat. Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek has more.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Tomm Pfitzenmaier, Summit Commodity Brokerage, says grains implode removing weather and war premium and funds take profits end of month. However, the selloff is overdone.
A string of new crop soybean export sales is a welcome as year-to-date sales are running woefully behind last year and the five year average.
Lower grains with month end fund selling, removing weather, war premium. Live cattle slideon softer cash, feeders up with lower corn. Hogs saw end of month profit taking. Tomm Pfitzenmaier, Summit Commodity has more.