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 and wheat lower on China COVID concerns, poor exports. Soybeans reverse w/strong exports and a rebound in crude oil. Livestock down on demand fears. Michelle Rook is w/Shawn Hackett, Hackett Financial Advisors
Grains and cotton under early pressure from China COVID protests and lower crude oil. Dollar is down. Live cattle see profit taking despite higher cash. Michelle Rook with Darin Newsome of Barchart.
Corn & beans up on holiday technical buying, wheat sees technical selling with rain chances. Milk lower w/ record COVID cases in China, cattle consolidate. Michelle Rook w/ Bryan Doherty of Total Farm Marketing.
Grains see technical buying on light holiday volume, strong corn exports. Livestock 2-sided with strong exports, short covering in hogs, cattle mixed with higher corn vs. higher cash. Michelle Rook has an update.
Grains mostly higher on light holiday trade on follow through technical buying, higher crude oil and export news. Cattle lower with higher corn. Hogs are down with lower cash & cutouts. Michelle Rook has an update.
The key to soybean prices staying at current levels will be what happens with South America’s crop. Joe Vaclavik of Standard Grains says projections are for a record soybean crop in Brazil, depending on La Nina.
With the harvest wrapping up, farmers will soon be making decisions for 2023. Many will use data from their own on-farm trials and university research to help them develop a recipe for high yields.
Grains rally back into the close with technical buying and holiday positioning. Cattle closed lower even with higher cash, hogs also sold off. Michelle Rook w/ Mike Minor of Professional Ag Marketing.
Grains mixed in typical pre-holiday positioning. Livestock mostly lower with technical selling, while cash cattle trade is higher. Michelle Rook talks with DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing.
Grain and livestock futures mixed on holiday trade. Grains also watching looming demand concerns. So how long can cash grains prices remain historically strong? Michelle Rook with Nick Tsiolis of Farmer’s Keeper.