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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After a volatile week, Jerry Gulke was encouraged corn and soybeans closed higher Friday and near session highs. That tells him the weather market, which is still in its early stages, hasn’t run out of steam.
Grain and livestock futures end higher Friday. Grains supported by weather, outside markets and cash strength. Cattle made new highs on record cash trade. Have hogs finally bottomed? Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag
Grains up on weather, corrective buying, watching outside markets & news. Live cattle make new highs pushed by record high cash. Hogs see more short covering. Vince Boddicker, Farmers Trading Company has details.
Grains up except corn after poor weekly exports. Is it technical buying, weather? Cattle hit contract highs chasing sharply higher cash, outside markets are strong after a debt ceiling deal. Darin Newsom, Barchart.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing says grains higher on technical buying and put in weather premium, while cattle hit contract highs with sharply higher cash.
Grains close mostly higher with technical buying and putting in weather premium. Cattle make new highs on sharply higher cash with consolidation in hogs. Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing has details.
Grains see technical bounce putting in weather premium. Cattle back into contract highs with higher cash bids being passed, while hogs are consolidating. Darren Frye, Water Street Solutions has details.
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Grains recover weather premium back on the forecast and Drought Monitor. We also saw a technical selling exhaustion. Profit taking in cattle and hogs. Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek has details.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Oliver Sloup with Blue Line Futures says grains end off lows Wednesday but the fund selling may not be done.