Cattle Set Back on Profit Taking and Hedge Pressure, With Corrective Buying in Hogs: Bull Spreads Working in Corn on China Biz

Cattle see profit taking & hedge selling after record cash. Mostly $175 South, $290 North. Hogs seeing short covering off contract lows. Bull spreading in corn w/ China biz.. Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek.

Cattle are seeing some pressure on profit taking and hedge selling after the record high futures and cash prices this week. Mostly $175 in the South and $290 in the north, but some live sales up to $186. Hogs seeing short covering off contract lows Thursday and unwinding of cattle/hog spreads. Bull spreading in corn with 15mb of China biz, while soybean see profit taking. Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek covers it all.

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