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.
Watch The Latest Episode on Farm Journal TV.
More from Michelle Rook
Grains End Higher Friday on Corrective Buying, Livestock Mixed: Outside Markets React to Jobs Report
Grains end higher on corrective buying and with spillover from the higher crude oil market. Livestock saw fund selling on economic concerns. Michelle Rook gets analysis with Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag.
The prolonged drought in the Southern Plains has continued to mean deeper culling of the cattle herd. That’s impacting the fall cattle run and should mean some stronger cattle prices. But when?
Grains push higher with end of week corrective buying. Hogs are seeing profit taking, with lower cash and live cattle finally respond to higher cash. Michelle Rook talks with Jim McCormick of AgMarket.Net.
Markets mixed with corrective buying in corn & wheat. More technical selling in the cattle, despite strong cash and hogs try to extend gains. Michelle Rook has analysis with Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek.
Farmers are already looking towards the 2023 season and how to Win the Furrow. Agronomist Ken Ferrie says there have been many advancements the last 5-10 years related to products that help protect the seed.
Slower barge traffic on the Mississippi, slower rail movement and increasing harvest pressure have combined to pull cash grain prices down in the central and eastern corn belt as the basis has collapsed.
Grains ended lower with poor exports, a strong dollar and harvest pressure. Cattle mostly lower despite higher cash, while hogs rallied on strong exports. Michelle Rook talks with Ted Seifried of Zaner Ag Hedge.
Grains lower with poor exports, the higher dollar and harvest pressure. Cattle are mixed despite $1 better cash trade, while hogs are higher. Michelle Rook is joined by Mark Schultz of Northstar Commodity.
Grain markets lower early with harvest pressure, slow exports and the higher dollar once again factors. Livestock open higher then turn mixed. Michelle Rook is joined by Allison Thompson of The Money Farm.
Low Mississippi River water levels are a concern for moving inputs like fertilizer. The worry comes as Florida, a key fertilizer-producing state, cleans up after Hurricane Ian. What will the fertilizer price impact be?