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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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Questions are arising about whether or not Russia will temporarily halt wheat and sunflower exports after a sharp drop in global prices in recent weeks and conflicting stories on Friday.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Tomm Pfitzenmaier of Summit Commodity Brokerage talks about what caused the short covering rally in grains on Friday and if it will continue?
Political tensions between the U.S. and China have run high the past several months. The good news is it doesn’t appear there has been much spillover into U.S. agricultural trade.
Wheat led a short covering rally in grains w/conflicting news of a Russia wheat ban. More China biz helped corn. But are funds done selling soybeans? LC saw a technical bounce. Tomm Pfitzenmaier, Summit Commodity.
Grains up led by a short covering rally in wheat, amid conflicting reports on a Russia export ban. Hogs and live cattle see short covering but is this bottoming action? We ask Mike Zuzulo, Global Commodity Analytics.
Soybeans starts lower on fund selling, then follows corn up and wheat on short covering and a possible Russia export ban. Are livestock futures close to bottoming? Darin Newsom, Barchart has details.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Chip Nelliger of Blue Reef Agri-Marketing talks about the ugly day of fund selling in the soybean complex and how much lower the market could fall.
Soybeans and products saw massive fund selling pulling down corn. Wheat saw corrective buying. Live cattle post an inside day with new contract lows again in hogs. Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing has more.
Soybean make new lows for the move with more fund selling and lower products, that’s pulled down corn and CH wheat. Cattle and hogs continue to struggle to recover. John Payne, Hedge Point Global Markets has more.
Corn higher on China biz, strong weekly exports. Funds selling in soybeans. Cattle trade 2-sided but disappointing w/higher northern cash at $165-$167. Hogs make new lows. Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek.