Market Analysis
Mostly lower markets with spillover from risk off in DOW and oil ahead of the FOMC meeting. More favorable weather and fast planting pace also weighs on grains. Randy Martinson with Martinson Ag.
Cattle see profit taking w/risk off, plus some lower southern cash at $172. Hogs mostly lower waiting for cash to catch up. Funds sell Dec corn, will prices hold soon? Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek.
AgDay TV Markets Now: DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing says risk off fund selling and weather pull down corn and wheat, but soybean technicals more bullish.
Mostly Lower Except Soybeans with Risk Off Fund Selling, Bearish Weather: Profit Taking in Livestock
Lower except soybeans as risk off in outside markets triggers more fund selling. Plus, better planting weather, rain chances for HRW areas. Consolidation in cattle & hogs, watching cash. DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing.
Fund selling continues in corn and wheat, with risk off including lower crude oil and bearish weather. Cattle and hogs consolidate with a higher dollar. Mike Minor, Professional Ag Marketing has details.
Lower with risk off going into the FOMC meeting. More spec selling in grains, but weather is also bearish. Cattle and hogs seeing profit taking after higher week but cash is key. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures.
Grain markets collapsed this past week, posting lower weekly closes on massive fund selling. Jerry Gulke says it’s the start of a major reset and the realization the U.S. is not competitive as China cancels corn buys.
Grain markets end mostly higher Friday on end of month profit taking. Is the fund selling over? Cattle consolidate with weaker cash. Are hogs bottoming? Bryan Doherty @TotalFarmMktg has more.
Grain markets try to recovery after an ugly week, is this just an end of month dead cat bounce or is the market bottoming? Cattle consolidating but short covering in hogs. Darren Frye Water Street Solutions has more.
Grains have had an ugly week. Soybeans are seeing some corrective buying, wheat is trying to consolidate but more fund selling in corn. Cattle trade 2-sided on a lack of cash news. Allison Thompson, The Money Farm.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Alan Brugler with Brugler Marketing talks about the ugly day in grain markets, if China cancels more sales and when the selling may subside.
A tough down day in grains with massive fund selling, weather played a role as well as the China corn cancellation. Cattle back near highs, while hogs fail. More with Alan Brugler of Brugler Marketing.
Massive fund selling pushing grains lower, but are they getting close to a bottom? Cattle firm with strong beef prices, but waiting for more cash direction. Hogs are struggling. Mark Schultz, Northstar Commodity.
Grains see more fund selling, on weather, China corn cancellation. Cattle futures consolidated with limited cash news. Can hogs build on Wed. strong close? More with Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek.
Grains in the red with more fund selling and a China corn cancellation. Cattle trade 2-sided still consolidating with sketchy cash news. Can hogs build on Wed. strong close? Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek
AgDay TV Markets Now: Shawn Hackett of Hackett Financial Advisors talks about the triggers behind the selloff in grains and how much more downside risk there is.
More fund selling in grains on weather, demand concerns w/Brazil. Risk aversion is a problem with economic data ahead of the Fed meeting. How much lower will prices go? Shawn Hackett of Hackett Financial Advisors.
Corn and wheat under pressure with more fund selling taking out support. Soybeans see a corrective bounce. Cattle and hogs see more technical selling watching cash. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net.
Grains quietly lower, but are the markets close to a bottom and ready to put in a spring rally? Cattle and hogs are under pressure with cash the key to bottoming. Rich Nelson of Allendale has more.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Oliver Sloup of Blue Line Futures talks about another day of risk off fund selling in wheat and soybeans, corn holds support but for how long?
Markets end mostly lower with risk off fund selling, weather, fast planting, Brazil prices. Cattle consolidating waiting for cash direction, with hogs failing. Oliver Sloup, Blue Line Futures has details.
Funds continue to sell in grains with risk off from outside markets, fast planting, rain for HRW areas & Brazil competition. Cattle consolidate but cash is key. John Heinberg, Total Farm Marketing.
Cattle continue to correct w/lower cash trade ideas, but how low will prices go? Hogs see short covering & spread unwinding w/cattle. Grains continue to see technical selling. Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Mike Zuzulo of Global Commodity Analytics says funds sell again in grains with bearish demand story, including China cancellations.
Fund selling in grains with bearish export news including the China cancellation, poor inspections, Black Sea and Brazilian competition. Cattle down on COF, softer cash, hogs up. Mike Zuzulo, Global Commodity Analytics.
More fund selling in corn w/the China cancellation, strong cash and spreads support beans, with wheat trading weather. Cattle set back on the bearish COF, hogs up on short covering. Michelle Rook has details.
Corn, beans see technical selling breaching major support, option expiration, weather also factors. Cash basis firm but how long will that continue, how will MI River flooding effect it? Nick Tsiolis, Farmers Keeper.
Grains posted lower weekly closes, erasing all the gains of the previous week and more. Jerry Gulke sheds light on the various factors that caused the slide and what that means for market direction.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Darin Newsom with Barchart talks about what triggered the fund selling in the grains to end the week and if farmers lost their shot to sell new crop corn and beans.
Grains close lower Friday on fund selling. What triggered it and will it continue next week? Where does crude oil go after filling the chart gap? Will cattle continue to be a bull market? Darin Newsom, Barchart.