Commodity Markets, Prices & Futures
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Grains higher on disappointing rains corrective buying, strong soy products, which spilled over into wheat. Cattle see profit taking w/lower boxed beef. While the dollar was down last week. Darin Newsom, Barchart.
Darren Frye of Water Street Solutions says grains slide on favorable weather and the anticipation of the July WASDE report and the possibility of USDA cutting yield.
Despite long-standing trends showing an increase in meat consumption as countries’ incomes rise, a shift seems to be occurring.
We share fresh outlook for the corn market broken down into the next 5, 30 and 90 day segments.
Grains lower on favorable weather but also awaiting supply direction from the WASDE. Cotton closes higher but is still rangebound. Cattle post a strong recovery with lower corn. Darren Frye, Water Street Solutions.
Average cattle and hog finishing margins are both positive for the third consecutive week, according to calculations in the Sterling Marketing Profit Tracker.
Cattle and hog finishing margins are both positive for the fourth consecutive week despite the fact cash prices for cattle and hogs were slightly lower last week.
Closeouts on cattle and hogs marketed last week remain modestly profitable for the sixth consecutive week, according to calculations by Sterling Marketing.
On a percentage basis, beef packer margins declined significantly last week. It’s all relative, of course, since the starting point from the previous week was stunning.
Cash fed cattle prices ended last week $10 per cwt. lower than last year while the beef cutout closed $16 higher than the same week a year ago. The result? Packer margins $314 per head more than last year.