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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Corn, beans see technical selling breaching major support, option expiration, weather also factors. Cash basis firm but how long will that continue, how will MI River flooding effect it? Nick Tsiolis, Farmers Keeper.
Grains posted lower weekly closes, erasing all the gains of the previous week and more. Jerry Gulke sheds light on the various factors that caused the slide and what that means for market direction.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Darin Newsom with Barchart talks about what triggered the fund selling in the grains to end the week and if farmers lost their shot to sell new crop corn and beans.
Grains close lower Friday on fund selling. What triggered it and will it continue next week? Where does crude oil go after filling the chart gap? Will cattle continue to be a bull market? Darin Newsom, Barchart.
Grains down on technical selling w/a risk off day, after taking out major chart support, weather is also bearish. Cattle see profit taking awaiting COF, with short covering in hogs. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing talks about another risk off day in grains but says profit taking and rain chances in HRW areas were also factors. What’s the downside risk ahead?
Grains ended lower with another risk off day, but also saw profit taking. Rain chances also sunk wheat. Cattle recovered even with softer cash, but contract lows in hogs. Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing.
Grains lower w/risk off day, slow exports, rain chances in wheat areas, profit taking. Cattle rebound w/the discount to cash, some sales in NE at 288/183. Hogs down w/cash. Vince Boddicker, Farmers Trading Company
Another risk off day in commodities. Cattle consolidate with weaker cash, while hogs aren’t seeing follow through buying. Row crops are lower but how much downside risk is there? Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek.
Agriculture is watching the ongoing contract negotiations between the unions at West Coast ports as tensions rise. However, the unreliability of shipping has already caused a shift in business to East Coast ports.