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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Lower with risk off going into the FOMC meeting. More spec selling in grains, but weather is also bearish. Cattle and hogs seeing profit taking after higher week but cash is key. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures.
Grain markets collapsed this past week, posting lower weekly closes on massive fund selling. Jerry Gulke says it’s the start of a major reset and the realization the U.S. is not competitive as China cancels corn buys.
Grain markets end mostly higher Friday on end of month profit taking. Is the fund selling over? Cattle consolidate with weaker cash. Are hogs bottoming? Bryan Doherty @TotalFarmMktg has more.
Grain markets try to recovery after an ugly week, is this just an end of month dead cat bounce or is the market bottoming? Cattle consolidating but short covering in hogs. Darren Frye Water Street Solutions has more.
Grains have had an ugly week. Soybeans are seeing some corrective buying, wheat is trying to consolidate but more fund selling in corn. Cattle trade 2-sided on a lack of cash news. Allison Thompson, The Money Farm.
Record snowfall is catching up with several states as snowmelt starts to flood rivers. It’s already impacting traffic and the movement of ag goods on the upper Mississippi River.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Alan Brugler with Brugler Marketing talks about the ugly day in grain markets, if China cancels more sales and when the selling may subside.
A tough down day in grains with massive fund selling, weather played a role as well as the China corn cancellation. Cattle back near highs, while hogs fail. More with Alan Brugler of Brugler Marketing.
Massive fund selling pushing grains lower, but are they getting close to a bottom? Cattle firm with strong beef prices, but waiting for more cash direction. Hogs are struggling. Mark Schultz, Northstar Commodity.
Grains see more fund selling, on weather, China corn cancellation. Cattle futures consolidated with limited cash news. Can hogs build on Wed. strong close? More with Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek.