Barley Commodity Markets, Prices & Futures
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While no one knows where the commodity prices are going, Mark Hobrock, director of sales for the Andersons, would put money on one market factor: volatility.
The stock market is facing losses not seen in two decades. Meanwhile the grain markets continue to find strength. Jerry Gulke shares perspective on what farmers should understand.
Soybeans have been knocking on the door of higher prices, says Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group. What will could them higher?
The grain markets featured lower prices this week. Corn prices were down 40¢ to 50¢, for the week ending June 3, and soybean prices were down 16¢ to 34¢. All wheat prices were down $1 for the week.
Last week we asked: Are ag commodities due for a reset? This week’s market moves show the answer. Now, the question is: Where is the bottom? Jerry Gulke weighs in.
“We are certainly seeing a different tone than what we saw in the first six months of the year,” says Jerry Gulke. “What we seem to be seeing now is demand destruction versus demand reduction.”
After trending lower for several weeks, the grain markets have rebounded—at least for now. So, did the markets find their bottom?
Grains sharply higher adding risk premium on the escalating Black Sea war and hot dry weather. Cattle see profit taking on higher corn and a bearish COF. Hogs consolidate. Oliver Sloup, Blue Line Futures has more.
Grains sharply higher putting in war and weather premium & w/China soybean biz. Cattle set back with higher corn and sorting through USDA data. Hogs mixed. Tomm Pfitzenmaier, Summit Commodity Brokerage has more.
As the grain markets stay focused on weather, Jerry Gulke says a crop scare may be needed to send prices back up. He provides his take.