Commodity Markets, Prices & Futures
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Latest News from Markets
One of the most significant trends in the livestock industry is the ongoing increase in the litter sizes birthed by sows each year. Indeed, the rate of increase has accelerated from 30 to 40 years ago. For example, the n
South American Crop Consultant Dr. Michael Cordonnier has lowered his Brazilian soybean crop estimate by 1.5 MMT to 98.5 MMT and has a neutral to lower bias moving forward due to “very disappointing yields being rep
Farming like any other business is filled with peaks, valleys and potholes along the way. In fact farming may have a few extra problems that many businesses don’t have to deal with. All businesses have the common goa
Hello Pro Farmer Members! Speculative money continues to actively flow into the long side of the soybean market. Funds have moved from an aggressive short position in early March to a sizable long position, fueling
Heavy rainfall developed over the weekend in the Great Plains, boosting wheat prospects. Rainfall ranged from 2.5 to 4 inches of rain developed in Kansas and Oklahoma, the top 2 hard red winter wheat states. The Texas pa
Canadian farmers intend to plant more barley and corn for grain in 2016 than in 2015, but smaller areas of wheat, canola, soybeans and oats, according to Statistics Canada’s March Farm Survey. The survey, which colle
The livestock markets are different from most crop markets due to the fact that they’re essentially non-storable commodities. Of course, one can’t store animals on the hoof, and the various meat cuts are auto
USDA’s Cattle on Feed Report showed feedlot inventories up around 1% at 10.853 million head as of April 1, which was in line with expectations. Placements are up 5% from year-ago but slightly lower than expected, whi
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