Market Analysis
Midday markets are mixed on Wednesday, but cattle are putting in triple digit gains.
Grains opened lower, livestock mixed. DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing joins Michelle Rook with analysis.
A down day in most of the commodities as the risk off trade continues.
Will the dairy industry see an overhaul of the Federal Milk Marketing Orders?
The risk off environment in the outside markets hit the commodity sector on Monday.
Markets opened mixed on Tuesday morning. Michelle Rook talks to Vince Boddicker of Farmers Trading Company with analysis.
Monday was a risk off day in the outside markets and that spilled over into the commodity sector.
The June WASDE Report was fairly benign as expected, but with a few interesting head scratchers.
The market reaction to the WASDE was muted on Friday.
Grain markets moved higher this week. July corn was up 46¢ and December corn was up nearly 31¢. July soybeans were up just over 48¢ while November soybeans were up 40¢. All wheat prices were up as well.
Ag markets were higher for the week except for hogs, plus WASDE Report analysis.
Soybeans scored new contract highs again on Thursday, with old crop corn following.
Soybeans scored more new contract highs Thursday, with the rest of the markets mixed to lower.
Markets closed higher Wednesday except wheat. Details with Pat Von Tersch of Professional Ag Marketing.
Markets mostly higher on Wednesday....soybeans and cattle were the standouts.
A higher day in the commodity sector, with the exception of wheat.
Wheat and corn continued to slide on Wednesday with a rebound in soybeans and livestock.
It was an ugly day in the ag markets on Tuesday with grain and livestock futures. Michelle Rook talked with John Heinberg of Total Farm Marketing about the sell off.
It’s crunch time for farmers in the northwestern corn belt that are facing prevent plant decisions...due to excessive rains that have delayed planting.
Grains ended mostly higher on Friday positioning ahead of the holiday.
Soybeans and hogs soar on Thursday in an otherwise mixed market day. Michelle Rook has details with Darren Frye of Water Street Solutions.
Grains slid again on Wednesday, but ended off lows. Livestock faded early gains.
Tuesday’s markets were leaning lower except for cattle and old crop soybeans. Matt Bennett of AgMarket.Net joins Michelle Rook with analysis.
Monday’s markets were mostly higher except for soybeans. Grains saw a technical correction, while cattle faded the bearish Cattle on Feed Report and hogs continue their technical and seasonal run higher.
Thursday’s market closes ended mixed in the grains.
IN-DEPTH MARKET ANALYSIS: Wednesday was a risk-off day in the agricultural commodity markets.
The week started out in a downward trend but ended on a high note due to continued planting delays and lower USDA crop projections.
We’ll start with the good news: The April data market saw a slight easing in the financial metric. The bad news: Inflation is still near 40-year highs.
USDA made a historic move with its May 12 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, by dropping the national corn yield below trendline.