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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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The July WASDE report was bearish for grains. The biggest disappointment for the bulls was USDA’s ending stocks figure for soybeans.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Chip Nellinger with Blue Reef Agri-Marketing discusses if soybeans have topped and how low corn could go after the USDA Report data.
Grains lower with a bearish USDA report, especially on soybean ending stocks. Have soybeans topped and how low does corn go? Livestock also reverse lower in bearish action. Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing.
Grains sell off with bulls disappointed in a 300 mb ending stocks figure for soybeans, lower corn yield offset acreage, while U.S. wheat numbers were slightly bearish. Brian Splitt with AgMarket.Net.
Grains mostly higher with report positioning & spillover from friendly CPI data. That’s supporting hogs and live cattle are making new highs. Allison Thompson, The Money Farm, has details and a preview of the WASDE.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Arlan Suderman with StoneX discusses what changes he expects in the WASDE and why USDA will lower yield.
Grains higher in a risk on day in outside markets, with weather & pre-report positioning. Cattle make contract highs in deferred with strong cash, hogs rally on higher cash, demand. Arlan Suderman, StoneX.
Historically, USDA makes very few changes this early in the season, with the most recent exception occurring in 2012.
Grains higher with risk on outside markets, wx, ideas of a bullish report for beans, talk of China biz. Cattle supported on breaks, with hogs pushed by higher & cutouts. Tomm Pfitzenmaier, Summit Commodity Brokerage.
Cattle fall on higher corn & lower beef, but will cash continue to be resilient? Hogs higher with the cash index but may have topped. Grains higher on weather, report squaring. Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek.