Commodity Markets Center

Questions are arising about whether or not Russia will temporarily halt wheat and sunflower exports after a sharp drop in global prices in recent weeks and conflicting stories on Friday. 

AgDay TV Markets Now: Tomm Pfitzenmaier of Summit Commodity Brokerage talks about what caused the short covering rally in grains on Friday and if it will continue?  

Davis Michaelsen and Editor Brian Grete discuss this week's market action...

Political tensions between the U.S. and China have run high the past several months.  The good news is it doesn’t appear there has been much spillover into U.S. agricultural trade. 

Given the collapse in the grain markets, will USDA’s report on March 31 matter this year? Jerry Gulke provides his insights. 

Wheat led a short covering rally in grains w/conflicting news of a Russia wheat ban. More China biz helped corn. But are funds done selling soybeans?  LC saw a technical bounce.  Tomm Pfitzenmaier, Summit Commodity.

Grains up led by a short covering rally in wheat, amid conflicting reports on a Russia export ban. Hogs and live cattle see short covering but is this bottoming action?  We ask Mike Zuzulo, Global Commodity Analytics.

Soybeans starts lower on fund selling, then follows corn up and wheat on short covering and a possible Russia export ban.  Are livestock futures close to bottoming?  Darin Newsom, Barchart has details.