Commodity Markets, Prices & Futures
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Latest News from Markets
Grain markets go through three stages: greed, hope and fear. With two weeks of lower prices, the markets could be headed to the fear stage, says Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group.
The annual Acreage and quarterly Grain Stocks reports are historically market movers. Read our pre-report coverage and analysis below.
The price rally that started in the fall of 2020 definitely attracted more corn acres in 2021. That was confirmed in USDA’s June Acreage report.
A big round of USDA reports this week ignited the grain markets.
The grain markets changed trend this week, thanks to a big round of USDA reports.
Stable crop conditions and some unexpected rains made grain prices drift lower this week.
A questionable weather forecast and a flash sale of soybeans to China helped commodities close higher this week, with the exception of November soybean prices.
Old crop beans hit contract highs on China export biz, expanding drought. Corn & wheat try to follow. Cattle 2-sided, while hogs see seasonal strength. Mike Zuzulo, Global Commodity Analytics has more.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Jeff Hoogendoorn, Professional Ag Marketing, talks about the impressive rally in hogs, if it is nearly done seasonally and if producers should be hedging.
The Panama Canal Authority announced a reduction in the average daily number of ships allowed to navigate the canal, lowering the figure from 35-36 to 32 starting July 30.