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 off lows but still seeing fund selling with macroeconomic sell off in commodities, and a wetter extended forecast. Livestock mostly higher except nearby live cattle. Joe Vaclavik, Standard Grain.
Grains see more fund selling with a bearish macro-economic picture, where do we find support? Live cattle hit by end of month profit taking, with short covering in hogs. Dave Chatterton, Strategic Farm Marketing.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Ted Seifried, Zaner Ag Hedge says grains see significant pressure on profit taking, removing weather premium and with a risk off day. How much downside risk is there?
Grains see profit taking & remove weather premium, with lower crude oil prices. Cattle make new highs on higher, cutouts and a debt ceiling deal, while hogs see short covering. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures.
Grains end sharply lower on profit taking, removing wx premium, with a risk off day in outside markets. Cattle hit new highs w/strong cash, cutouts. Hogs limit up on short covering. Ted Seifried, Zaner Ag Hedge.
Cattle make new highs on lower corn, higher cash ideas and debt ceiling discussions moving forward. Hogs are seeing a corrective bounce. Grains take out weather premium. Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Tommy Grisafi with Advance Trading discusses the recent recovery in grains and the continued inverted markets. Will farmers be selling old crop at new crop prices?
Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, says the rally was both a weather and a technical recovery. The key is how long will the rally last and how should farmers position themselves in the market?
Grains ended higher Friday and for the week. What will it take beyond weather to keep the rally going and is the rally a gift farmers need to be selling? Tommy Grisafi with Advance Trading has analysis.
Grains put in weather premium ahead of the holiday but what will it take to keep going? LC hit new highs with strong cash and cutouts but what’s it going to take to bottom the hogs? Ted Seifried, Zaner Ag Hedge.