Corn Commodity Markets, Prices & Futures
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Wednesday morning USDA reported a flash sale of 13.7 million bushels of soybeans to unknown destinations and Randy Martinson with Martinson Ag says the market is betting that its China.
Soybeans were sharply lower in the overnight trade and then saw a gap higher open during the day session on talk that China was in pricing U.S. soybeans says Brian Grete with Commstock Investments.
Vince Boddicker of Farmers Trading Company says while no sales have been confirmed, just the rumors of China in the U.S. market looking for bids brought buyers back into the market.
Grains saw nice reversals and closed higher on Monday, which was a victory considering the amount of bearish news the market had to absorb according to Kevin Duling with KD Investors.
Brad Kooima says cattle were catching some spillover selling from the news the Iran peace deal had been signed, the higher equity markets and lower crude oil futures.
Jerry Gulke, president of The Gulke Group, says the speed and magnitude of the correction in the grain markets from the May highs has surprised him.
Jim McCormick of AgMarket.Net says the grain market has taken out premium tied to weather, war and China.
Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says the cattle market saw some pre-weekend positioning and was also trading news that a JBS beef slaughter plant in Pennsylvania was closing.
Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef AgriMarketing says corn saw pressure from weather and lack of bullish news in the WASDE.
John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing says fund selling eased on Tuesday as traders gear up for the WASDE on Thursday