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 turn mixed after lower opening, livestock mostly lower on end of the month position squaring and watching outside markets. Michelle Rook breaks it down with Chip Nelliger of Blue Reef Agri-Marketing.
Markets lower Wednesday except feeders in a risk off session, end of month positioning. Michelle Rook has details with Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag.
A risk off day in outside markets weighs on grains, and in turn supports the rally in livestock. Michelle Rook gets details with Kent Beadle of CHS Hedging.
Livestock higher on corrective bounce and lower grains. Corn and wheat see profit taking with follow through selling in soybeans in a risk off day. Michelle Rook talks with Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek.
Big Market Moves Monday, Following Pro Farmers Estimates. Fund Activity and Money Flow Also Factors.
The markets made some big moves on Monday following last week’s Pro Farmer Crop Tour. However, fund activity and money flow were also part of the story.
Grains pull back with profit taking in corn and wheat amid a risk off day, while livestock bounce off technical support with lower feed prices. Michelle Rook has analysis with DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing.
Markets Mixed: Technical Buying, Smaller Crop Support Corn and Wheat; Rain and Record Crop Hit Beans
Mixed market finish on Monday. Corn pricing in the smaller crop, with wheat seeing technical buying. Soybeans set back with yield boosting rains. Cattle continue to consolidate, with short covering in the hogs.
Mixed mid-session with corn, wheat and hogs higher. Pro Farmer estimates, money flow and weather all at play today. Michelle Rook gets a summary with Jeff Hoogendoorn of Professional Ag Marketing.
Pro Farmer released their state yield estimates on Friday. We compared Pro Farmer’s numbers to USDA’s state yield estimates in the August WASDE to determine the biggest misses in the east and west.
Markets open mixed with corn seeing support after the lower Pro Farmer corn yield and wheat is following. Soybeans down with rain over the weekend. Livestock see follow through technical selling and weaker cash.