Cattle struggle to extend Wed. gains awaiting confirmation of higher cash and COF, hogs bounce with better exports. Corn sees short covering off new lows but may struggle with the MX rail issue and with lower soybeans as they extract SA weather premium with improved rains. Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek, has details.
Cattle Struggle Awaiting Cash, COF News: Corn Sees Corrective Buying Off New Lows, Soybeans Remove SA Risk Premium
Cattle struggle awaiting confirmation of higher cash and COF, hogs bounce on better exports. Corn sees short covering off new lows, soybeans extract SA wx premium. Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek, has details.
December 21, 2023 09:22 AM
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Joe Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says the gap lower opening in cattle futures Monday in response to the border reopening to Mexican imports was volatile. They anticipate more to come to price in the news, even after a $25 to $30 break in the futures recently.
Brian Grete with Commstock Investments says, “We’ve seen China come in and be a fairly active buyer over the past several weeks here of new crop U.S. soybeans. There was more talk of that on Friday. And so that gave us some price support.”
Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says the live cattle futures made new lows for the move Thursday before finding support and putting in key reversals.
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