Commodity Markets, Prices & Futures
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Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net says the market saw massive fund buying and short covering adding war or geopolitical premium.
DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing says funds are buying in corn on technical signals and concerns about a tightening U.S. and global balance sheet for corn.
Darren Frye with Water Street Solutions says the funds bought corn on the break with crop ratings down 3% and made a new contract high close. Can futures keep moving to $6 or where do they project to?
Randy Martinson with Martinson Ag says the corn market saw new contract highs on Monday. Tuesday morning it looked like funds were back in buying the break.
Alan Brugler of A&N Economics says corn made new contract highs Sunday night but if it was trading the 173.2 bu. per acre corn yield from Pro Farmer prices would be much higher.
Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says the placements were 11% below last year and a bullish surprise for him and the trade. However, the President’s beef plan it stifling the recovery.
Lane Akre, economist with Pro Farmer, says the corn made new highs on Friday but may have to go higher with their big yield cut of 7.5 bu. from USDA’s August estimate.
Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says the Truth Social post from President Trump that 300,000 MT of beef imports will enter the U.S. duty free over the next 90 days to lower beef prices tanked the cattle market early Friday.
Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, says he was surprised USDA cut the corn yield 2.3 bu. per acre already in August.
Naomi Blohm of Total Farm Marketing says corn, soybeans and wheat had strong technical closes on Friday and for the week. What will it take to keep going?