Market Analysis
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.
Trade disruptions in energy, fertilizer and grains are inevitable. In fact, effects are likely to last for years, possibly even decades.
A rising tide lifts all boats, and that might be what’s happening in the grain and oilseed markets. This week kicked off with another big rally in prices.
The grain markets posted another healthy week of higher prices. But are these prices getting too high?
It was the “big swap” many didn’t expect. What makes it believable is total corn and soybean acreage intentions of 180.5 million is nearly unchanged from 2021.
AgriTalk’s Davis Michaelson hosted Vince Malanga, president of LaSalle Economics, on Tuesday, Jan. 25, to dive into the current events and potential market impacts.
Clinton Griffiths talks with market experts to dive into how these global events will impact the agricultural markets and more.
The world changed quickly over the last days, requiring a reassessment and perhaps “reset” in thinking.
Some Chinese soybean crushing plants suspending operations
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Dry conditions in South America continue to damage crop potential.
“Exciting times I think are not behind us yet,” says Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group. “Price volatility is going to be extreme from one week to another.”
Last year, prices rallied from January to May, and a repeat certainly is in the cards.
Dry weather in South America, a brewing U.S. acreage battle and global unrest all took grain prices higher for the week.
In a year of unknowns around COVID-19, growing conditions and exports, producers found an increased need for precise risk management tools. By Debbie Carlson for CME Group
With just one day left in the 2021 trading year, grain prices are showing a little softness but are still at high levels.
At best, the CME wheat futures gave a shot over the bow, showing just how quickly market sentiment can change.
What do we want to see happen next week as we close out 2021? Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, provides his take.
Despite COVID-19 variants, inflationary pressures and supply chain limitations, consumers will continue to power the economic rebound,
Nearly two years after COVID-19 invaded our world, we are still living with its disruptions, but we should not overlook the more traditional factors also at play.