Market Analysis
Early price pressure with risk off in outside markets after a bearish CPI numbers. Higher cash cattle trade may stabilize that market. Michelle Rook talks with Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek.
Grains mixed reacting to the WASDE numbers and bullish soybean surprise. Livestock ended mostly higher. Michelle Rook has analysis with Chip Nellinger of Blue Reef Agri-Marketing.
USDA provided a bullish surprise for soybeans in the WASDE. Corn and wheat numbers came in below September, but above expectations. Live Cattle fail. Michelle Rook talks with Brian Splitt of AgMarket.Net.
Grains mixed with soybeans rebounding on China export news, report positioning. Livestock rally with lower corn and technical buying in cattle. Michelle Rook has details with Rich Nelson of Allendale.
Grains end mixed with corn and wheat under pressure on profit taking and report positioning. Cattle higher with lower corn and higher cash ideas. Michelle Rook gets analysis from Don Roose of U.S. Commodities.
Cattle markets rebound on lower corn and higher cash trade ideas, while hogs consolidate. Grains are mixed with corn and wheat seeing profit taking. Michelle Rook talks with Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek.
On Oct. 12, USDA will release its monthly Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate reports. USDA will not be updating acreages this month, so the focus will be on yield.
Grains lower early with profit taking on a risk off day in outside markets. Hogs consolidate, while cattle rally on the pullback in corn. Michelle Rook talks with Tomm Pfitzenmaier of Summit Commodity Brokerage.
Wheat and corn were higher putting in Black Sea war premium, while soybeans followed. Nearby hogs saw technical buying, with corn pressuring cattle. Michelle Rook talks with Tommy Grisafi of Advance Trading.
Grains higher with corn and wheat putting in war premium, pulling soybeans up. Cattle sell off with higher corn, while hogs see technical buying. Michelle Rook talks to Jeff Hoogendoorn, Professional Ag Marketing.
Wheat gaps higher on the open putting war premium in, pulls corn and beans up. That pressures cattle, while hogs extend rally from last week. Michelle Rook has details with DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing.
On Oct. 12, USDA will release its monthly Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) report. Jerry Gulke says this year’s report may be a bigger deal than in years past.
Grains End Higher Friday on Corrective Buying, Livestock Mixed: Outside Markets React to Jobs Report
Grains end higher on corrective buying and with spillover from the higher crude oil market. Livestock saw fund selling on economic concerns. Michelle Rook gets analysis with Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag.
Grains push higher with end of week corrective buying. Hogs are seeing profit taking, with lower cash and live cattle finally respond to higher cash. Michelle Rook talks with Jim McCormick of AgMarket.Net.
Markets mixed with corrective buying in corn & wheat. More technical selling in the cattle, despite strong cash and hogs try to extend gains. Michelle Rook has analysis with Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek.
Grains ended lower with poor exports, a strong dollar and harvest pressure. Cattle mostly lower despite higher cash, while hogs rallied on strong exports. Michelle Rook talks with Ted Seifried of Zaner Ag Hedge.
Grains lower with poor exports, the higher dollar and harvest pressure. Cattle are mixed despite $1 better cash trade, while hogs are higher. Michelle Rook is joined by Mark Schultz of Northstar Commodity.
Grain markets lower early with harvest pressure, slow exports and the higher dollar once again factors. Livestock open higher then turn mixed. Michelle Rook is joined by Allison Thompson of The Money Farm.
Corn and wheat closed mostly higher on technical buying, with harvest pressure in soybeans. Livestock closed higher with a corrective bounce. Michelle Rook talks to Shawn Hackett of Hackett Financial Advisors.
Mostly higher markets except soybeans, as wheat sees a corrective bounce and pulls corn along. Livestock futures are seeing corrective buying. Michelle Rook talks to Pat Von Tersch of Professional Ag Marketing.
Grains open lower pressured by the higher dollar, corrective selling, harvest pressure and collapsing cash basis. Livestock try to bounce. Michelle Rook talks with Nick Tsiolis of Farmer’s Keeper.
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Grain prices mostly higher, except wheat, in a risk on day, while livestock faded higher equities as funds liquidated. Michelle Rook talks with Brian Grete of Pro Farmer.
Livestock futures give up early gains with more fund selling despite friendly outside markets. Grains trying to hold gains. Michelle Rook talks with Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek.
Grain and livestock prices open higher with help from the risk on in the outside markets. However, cattle struggle to hold early gains. Michelle Rook talks with Steve Freed of ADM Investor Services.
Markets were mostly higher on Monday except wheat with a risk on day in outside markets supportive. Both cattle and hogs were higher on short covering. Michelle Rook talks with Alan Brugler of Brugler Marketing.
Grains have turned mixed with short covering in soybeans, profit taking in wheat and corn caught in the middle. Livestock seeing a short covering bounce. Michelle Rook visits with DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing.
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Markets start mostly higher with a risk on day, report digestion continues and there was some export news, but will gains hold? Michelle Rook gets details with Vince Boddicker of Farmers Trading Company.
Grain and livestock markets ended mixed reacting to USDA reports, Black Sea news, outside markets and it was also end of quarter. Michelle Rook gets the summary with Bryan Doherty of Total Farm Marketing.