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Cattle futures plunge again on HPAI news but Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek says cash is holding together. Hogs fall with cattle. Corn follows wheat but may not take out the top of the trading range.

Wheat ends higher for a fifth day but Darin Newsom with Barchart thinks the rally has just about run its course and that is true for corn and soybeans as well. And HPAI headlines sink cattle...again.

Grains end mixed with wheat higher for the fifth consecutive day. However, corn and soybeans don't follow. Darin Newsom, Barchart, discusses if the fund short covering rally is about done?

Grain and livestock futures trade both sides of steady early Wednesday after testing the top side of trading ranges. Are grains ready to take a breather? Vince Boddicker, Farmers Trading Company, has details.

DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing, says wheat continues to pull corn and soybeans higher triggering short covering by the funds. Whether it's the start of a bigger rally is yet to be determined.

Grains end higher for a third day on speculative short covering and corrective buying. DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing, says wheat is also putting in risk premium. Can it continue to lead row crops higher?

Grain and livestock futures try to extend gains for a third day. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures, says there are several fundamentals driving it but technically markets have also seen strong action.

Jim McCormick, AgMarket.Net, says the wheat market is adding risk premium and if it keeps going corn and soybeans could follow producing a sustained fund short covering rally.

A risk on day resulted in higher closes in both grain and livestock futures.  What drove the buying, and will it continue? Jim McCormick, AgMarket.Net, has details.  

Cattle rally with bullish placements in the Cattle on Feed report and steady Southern cash says Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek. Hogs fail after a chart breakout. Grains rally on EU weather/frost & short covering.

Grains close higher on Friday on short covering and putting in some risk premium, but will the rally continue into next week? Rich Nelson, Allendale, Inc, says it will be a tough lift.

Despite being lower for the week, the grain markets all closed higher on Friday and might have been putting in risk premium says Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group.

Grains close higher on short covering and putting in some risk premium.  Live cattle ended higher with steady Southern cash. Hogs broke above chart resistance. Rich Nelson, Allendale, Inc. covers it all.  

Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek says live cattle see pressure ahead of cash news and COF but have absorbed a lot of bearish news. Hogs consolidate, with short covering in grains putting in war premium.

Soybeans continue to see South American hedge pressure and that is dragging down corn says Arlan Suderman of StoneX.

Soybeans make near term lows pulling down corn, wheat bounces on crop concerns. Cattle firm ahead of the COF, while outside markets continue to watch geopolitical developments. Arlan Suderman, with StoneX, has more.

Corn and beans fall on slow exports and weather.  Wheat sees short covering with frost concerns in the extended forecast. How are geopolitical concerns impacting markets? Darin Newsom, Barchart, has details.

Grains end mixed Wednesday with the markets lacking bullish news. Kevin Duling, KD Investors, says wheat was the biggest disappointment.

Wheat sees technical selling, with corrective buying in beans and products. Corn was slightly lower in a narrow range. Kevin Duling, KD Investors discusses when will grains be an inflationary/geopolitical buy? 

Grains see short covering early with a lower dollar then turn mixed searching for news.  Cattle drifting preparing for the COF report.  Hogs chop.  DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing, has more.

AgMarket.Net's Matt Bennett says the grain markets are suffering from a lack of buying enthusiasm due to the bearish supplies.

Row crops fall on weather and planting progress. Funds are still short ahead of the growing season. When will that change? Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net, has the answer on that and if the cattle market is bottoming.

Grains see technical selling pressure from weather.  Cattle try to extend gains a second day so is HPAI fear subsiding? Hogs higher.  Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures, has insight.  

Grains end lower on Monday erasing most of the gains from Friday. Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, says weather and farmer selling were the biggest factors.

Grains end lower on Monday on weather forecasts for rain in the corn belt and increased farmer selling. Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag says cattle saw short covering.

Cattle see a short covering bounce after a lower week and with less war fear says Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek.  Hogs continue to see fund liquidation..  Grains retreat on farmer selling & weather.  

Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing, says it was a true money flow or "Get Me Out" day Friday. While it caused a short covering rally in grains, he's not sure it can be sustained.

Commodity and financial markets saw another volatile week. What's triggering it? Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group points to a couple possible clues. 

Grains sharply higher Friday, as livestock, financial markets and many other commodities melt down. It was a money flow or "Get Me Out" day says Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing.

John Heinberg, Total Farm Marketing says USDA is slow playing it because the last two years they've ended up having to raise South American production after making cuts and they don't want to do that again. 

Grains end lower after a disappointing WASDE particularly South American numbers. John Heinberg, Total Farm Marketing, says corn and soybeans did technical damage opening the door for more fund selling.

Grains slide after USDA disappoints with U.S. ending stocks, but especially punting on South American production.  Jim McCormick, AgMarket.Net, discusses why USDA is so far above Conab and RGE.

Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says cattle futures are lower digesting BIAV news, while hogs recover, and grains are lower except corn following exports and South American crop estimates.

Mark Schultz, Northstar Commodity, says unfortunately it will take large production cuts in Brazil's corn and soybean crop for prices to rally because of the large carryover in the U.S.  

Grains end mixed trading weather and gearing up for production numbers from USDA and Conab. Mark Schultz, Northstar Commodity says livestock set back with the equities, with a bearish key reversal in hogs.

Grain markets are turning their attention to weather. What is ahead for the 2024 planting season? Meteorologist Eric Snodgrass has the forecast.

Grains are mixed Wednesday with a wheat rally supporting corn, but soybeans fall. Tomm Pfitzenmaier, Summit Commodity Brokerage, says its more than report positioning.

Grains end lower on fund selling and U.S. and South American weather.  Ted Seifried, Zaner Ag Hedge, says the grain market is running out of time for a typical spring weather rally and a catalyst for funds to buy.

Ted Seifred, Zaner Ag Hedge says grains lower on Tuesday on fund selling and weather. So, the market may be running out of time for a spring rally. Cattle see corrective buying, funds push hogs into contract highs.

What is the weather outlook for Plant 2024? Eric Snodgrass, Senior Science Fellow with Nutrien Ag Solutions, says it will be a tale of the eastern verses the western corn belt.

Cattle seeing an early rally, but can they hold it or will funds sell that strength?  Joe Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says funds are pushing hogs to contract highs. Grains fall on favorable planting weather. 

Brian Grete, editor of Pro Farmer, says the grains have been rangebound and sideways awaiting the April WASDE and with not a lot of fresh news to move the markets. Cattle are trying to find a bottom.

Grains continue to trade sideways looking for a catalyst to push the funds out of their short positions. Pro Farmer Editor Brian Grete says the April WASDE could provide the next piece of fresh market moving news.

Grain markets lean higher early Monday with wheat seeing a rally which is helping corn and soybeans.  Kent Beadle with Paradigm Futures says live cattle are finding some support with hogs lower on profit taking.

Grains were mixed Friday, but cattle futures tanked again on HPAI fears and Tommy Grisafi, Advance Trading, says to expect more of the same next week.

Markets get overextended and need to equalize, says Jerry Gulke, president of The Gulke Group. "The stock market got too high and is correcting, and grains got too low and might be in the same process," he explains.

Tommy Grisafi, Advance Trading, says grains trade quiet and rangebound ahead of planting season, with one eye on weather. Cattle saw huge market losses for the week, and he thinks that volatility may continue.

Grains are mostly higher early and Darin Newsom with Barchart, chalks it up to fund short covering. The dollar rallies with interest rate concerns tied to non-farm payroll data, while cattle see more fund selling.

Jeff Hoogendoorn, Professional Ag Marketing, says corn may trade range bound until more is known about the weather for the 2024 planting season, but with only 90 million acres planted it will be sensitive to any issues.

Grains lean higher except soybeans with an up day in cattle and hogs. Jeff Hoogendoorn, Professional Ag Marketing, has analysis.