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 lower on technical selling and the risk off in outside markets w/rising COVID cases in China. Cattle open higher w/bullish COF report, hogs mixed. Michelle Rook w/Allison Thompson of The Money Farm.
The Black Sea Grain Initiative has been extended for 120 days from Nov. 18, without any changes. The deal is bearish for U.S. corn and wheat exports, which are already lagging.
Is Mexico’s recent corn buying spree a coincidence, or are they front loading ahead of their GMO ban?
Grains manage to hold key support areas despite the volatile week. Where does the market go from here? Michelle Rook asks Oliver Sloup of Blue Line Futures.
Grains end mixed with funds covering shorts in corn and beans but selling in wheat. Cattle futures supported by higher cash but will it continue? Hogs lower. Michelle Rook w/Oliver Sloup of Blue Line Futures.
Grain mixed with short covering in row crops waiting for fresh news, technical selling in wheat. Cattle higher with lower corn, higher cash and report positioning. Michelle Rook w/Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag.
Grains two-sided, consolidate watching outside markets like lower crude oil. Cattle seeing higher prices on cash strength with profit taking in hogs. Michelle Rook w/ Chuck Shelby of Risk Management
Corn ends slightly higher, wheat off lows. Has market absorbed Black Sea Export Deal extension? Soybeans hit w/lower BO and SA weather. Will these levels hold? Michelle Rook w/Matt Bennett of AgMarket.Net.
Corn ends slightly higher, wheat off lows, absorbing the Black Sea Export Deal extension. Soybeans saw technical selling pressure w/lower BO. Cattle strong w/higher cash. Michelle Rook w/Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net
In USDA’s November crop report the agency put soybean yields in Wisconsin at 54 bushels per acre with record corn yields at 182 bushels per acre. Yield results from the field are backing up that forecast.