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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.
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.
Average cattle and hog finishing margins are both positive for the third consecutive week, according to calculations in the Sterling Marketing Profit Tracker.
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.
Beef packer leverage is evident with cash cattle prices $7 per cwt. lower than the same week a year ago and beef cutout prices $23 per cwt. higher. Pork producers are gaining leverage with a $5 per cwt. price rally.
Grains lower with wetter extended weather, sluggish exports & awaiting direction from the WASDE. Will USDA make yield adjustments? Cattle bounce on lower corn, while hogs consolidate. Joe Vaclavik, Standard Grain.
Grains mostly lower w/better weather, pre-report positioning awaiting what USDA does with yield in the WASDE. Cattle see a technical bounce w/lower corn, profit taking pressures nearby hogs. Jim McCormick, AgMarket.Net.