Commodity Markets, Prices & Futures
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Latest News from Markets
Live cattle 2-sided but Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek says cash could be steady/higher. Hogs mixed but struggle with big supplies. Grains lower on fast planting, wx, WASDE, China cancels 10.7 mb corn.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Pro Farmer’s Brian Grete Says Grains End Mostly Lower on Weather, WASDE, Money Flow and Black Sea Grain Deal Uncertainty.
Biofuel stocks have struggled recently due to a downturn in the industry, with some stocks declining more than 20% in the past year.
China seems to have made the strategic decision to buy ag products from just about every global supplier but the U.S., largely a result of the rising trade tensions between the two countries.
Grains end mostly lower except hard red wheats on weather, WASDE positioning and money flow. Cattle bounce with help from futures discount to cash, while hogs wait for cash to catch up. Brian Grete, Pro Farmer.
Wheat tries to hold early gains, with the rest of the grains fading ahead of crop progress and the May WASDE. Cattle rebound but await cash, hogs try to consolidate after an ugly week. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures.
Grains start higher after higher weekly closes, but fade trading weather, planting progress, WASDE. Cattle bounce after a lower week, while hogs see 2-sided trade. Tomm Pfitzenmaier w/Summit Commodity Brokerage.
Rising interest rates and higher farm expenses will pressure farm finances ahead, according to the latest quarterly economic outlook published by ag credit lender Farmer Mac.
Jerry Gulke’s marketing advice is to stay defensive: “You may not want to go long in these markets given the economy, but you probably don’t want to sell anymore.
AgDay TV Markets Now: John Payne of Hedge Point Global Markets discusses the higher weekly closes and if that confirms seasonal lows in the grain markets.