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 and cotton higher on easing China COVID policies, higher crude oil, sharply lower dollar, continuing to digest the CPI data. Cattle saw profit taking. Michelle Rook w/ Tommy Grisafi of Advance Trading.
Energy markets higher w/ sharply lower dollar and China easing COVID policy. What’s the outlook for energy prices and could the U.S. run out of diesel supplies? Michelle Rook asks John Wenzel with StoneX Financial.
Agriculture continues to watch the outcome of the elections for the impact it could have on the leadership of the Agriculture Committees and debate on the new farm bill.
Grains and hogs see corrective buying with help from sharp drop in dollar...plus China easing its COVID policy. Cattle are seeing profit taking. Michelle Rook w/Pat Von Tersch of Professional Ag Marketing.
The harvest is quickly wrapping up in Illinois and it’s produced some mixed and surprising yield results for farmers.
A better-than-expected CPI number pulled money into financial markets and out of most commodities, despite the sharply lower dollar. Poor exports added pressure. Michelle Rook w/ DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing.
Technical selling slow exports weigh on grains, despite sharply lower dollar. Cattle up on lower corn & higher DOW. Hogs follow lower cash. Michelle Rook w/ Jeff Hoogendoorn of Professional Ag Marketing.
Grain and livestock futures open mixed with CPI data supporting outside markets & dollar plunging. Exports disappointing and market is still digesting the WASDE. Michelle Rook w/ Steve Freed of ADMIS.
Corn, wheat lower after WASDE w/ technical selling and possible extension of export deal. Soybeans shook off higher ending stocks on export biz, higher BO. Michelle Rook w/Chip Nellinger Blue Reef Agri-Marketing.
Grains turn mixed after initially moving lower following WASDE w/slight increase in corn, soybean and cotton yields, production and ending stocks. Michelle Rook is w/Jim McCormick of AgMarket.Net.