Commodity Markets, Prices & Futures
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Latest News from Markets
Grain and livestock futures see risk off commodity wide selling. China news, Middle East war escalation and rumors of Brazil soybean imports hit the markets. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures has more.
Funds bought grains midweek after China announced economic stimulus, but they jumped right back out on Friday after Asian markets failed to rally.” Mike Zuzulo, Global Commodity Analytics, says its due to demand fears.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Mike Zuzulo, Global Commodity Analytics, discusses why funds sold grains to end the week but bought cattle and hogs futures.
The European Union is considering the establishment of a carbon market in the agriculture sector as part of its ambitious climate goals for the next decade.
“I don’t think we are going to see huge losses in prices from here forward, but these are not exciting prices,” says Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group.
A recap of the week’s price action and outlook segmented into the next 5, 30 and 90 days.
Grains consolidating as funds are back in selling end of week. Cattle make new highs again pushed by higher cash. Crude oil stalls after 9-weeks highs Thursday. Darin Newsom, Barchart, has details.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Vince Boddicker, Farmers Trading Company, explains why the soybean complex sank on Thursday and why cattle and hogs made new highs for the move.
The collapse of soybean basis levels in Brazil tanked the soy complex. Vince Boddicker, Farmers Trading Company says, “People are saying with the basis dropping that hard maybe the Brazilian crop isn’t that tight.”
Canadian Ag Minister MacAulay had discussions with USDA Secretary Vilsack regarding proposed changes in voluntary “Product of USA” labeling regulations for meat and livestock, as well as California’s Proposition 12.