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Grains are mostly higher early and Darin Newsom with Barchart, chalks it up to fund short covering. The dollar rallies with interest rate concerns tied to non-farm payroll data, while cattle see more fund selling.
Jeff Hoogendoorn, Professional Ag Marketing, says corn may trade range bound until more is known about the weather for the 2024 planting season, but with only 90 million acres planted it will be sensitive to any issues.
NASS will make changes to its survey work for the January Cattle Inventory Report, December Hogs & Pigs Report, Cattle on Feed Report and Milk Production Report, along with some others.
Grains lean higher except soybeans with an up day in cattle and hogs. Jeff Hoogendoorn, Professional Ag Marketing, has analysis.
Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says cattle try to bounce early but rallies are hard to sustain as new HPAI headlines circulate. Hogs consolidate, while grains chop looking for direction.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Bryan Doherty, Total Farm Marketing, says grains saw more than corrective buying Wednesday and how long will cattle trade HPAI?
Former President Donald Trump has proposed a tariff plan, which includes imposing 60% tariffs on imports from China and 10% tariffs on imports from the rest of the world.
Grains stage a short covering rally but what were the fundamental factors that also drove buying? Bryan Doherty, Total Farm Marketing, says cattle and milk markets continue to see pressure from HPAI news.
Nationwide sales of E15 rose 8% to a record 1.1 billion gallons in 2023, thanks to competitive prices and the growing number of stations that sell the fuel, according to a Renewable Fuels Association analysis of data.
Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures says grains are mixed early with wheat adding weather premium and corn trying to follow. Soybeans lower with meal. Funds back selling cattle on HPAI news, with hogs up.