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Today’s commodity market news. Featuring expert analysis from Michelle Rook, Jerry Gulke and Pro Farmer Editors.
Grains mostly higher as some private companies cease exports in Russia and China buys more corn. Cattle supported by strong cash ideas and hogs see more fund selling. Vince Boddicker of Farmers Trading Company.
Grains mostly higher as Cargill stops Russia exports, plus another 8 mb of China corn sales and they could be looking for beans. Live cattle slightly higher with risk on outside markets. Kevin Duling, KD Investors.
Global commodities trader Cargill Inc. it will stop exporting Russian grain at the beginning of 2023-24 on July 1, the country’s ag ministry said.
Farmers around the Corn Belt are anticipating a big year for corn, especially with improving soil moisture in corn-deficit areas where cash prices have remained strong.
AgDay TV Markets Now: John Heinberg Talks About What Drove the Rally in Soybeans and Meal on Tuesday
AgDay TV Markets Now: John Heinberg of Total Farm Marketing discusses what drove the rally in soybeans, meal and wheat on Tuesday.
Gains in beans, meal and wheat mostly short covering end of quarter ahead of USDA’s data dump. Live cattle slightly higher awaiting higher cash, hogs saw profit taking. John Heinberg, Total Farm Marketing has more.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told a GOP lawmaker, “I don’t need your pity,” after he said she was “too nice” to negotiate trade deals for the United States.
Grains mostly higher except old crop corn, with short covering ahead of the end of the month and USDA data dump. Livestock consolidate with inside days in cattle and hogs. DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing has more.
Grains lean higher with China corn sales, calmer outside markets and report positioning. Livestock futures see profit taking but cash cattle called higher this week. Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek has more.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Mark Schultz of Northstar Commodity discusses the risk on day in commodities with grains seeing report positioning.
Grain and livestock futures higher with a risk on day in outside markets, plus positioning ahead of USDA reports and end of the quarter brought some short covering. Mark Schultz of Northstar Commodity has details.
Grain and livestock futures have all turned higher with a risk on tone to the market. Plus, positioning in the grains and hogs ahead of USDA reports and end of quarter. Matt Bennet of AgMarket.Net has analysis.
Grains mixed early with report and end of quarter positioning, corn did see 4.4 mb of export biz. Livestock higher but will gains hold? Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing.
Questions are arising about whether or not Russia will temporarily halt wheat and sunflower exports after a sharp drop in global prices in recent weeks and conflicting stories on Friday.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Tomm Pfitzenmaier of Summit Commodity Brokerage talks about what caused the short covering rally in grains on Friday and if it will continue?
Given the collapse in the grain markets, will USDA’s report on March 31 matter this year? Jerry Gulke provides his insights.
Political tensions between the U.S. and China have run high the past several months. The good news is it doesn’t appear there has been much spillover into U.S. agricultural trade.
Wheat led a short covering rally in grains w/conflicting news of a Russia wheat ban. More China biz helped corn. But are funds done selling soybeans? LC saw a technical bounce. Tomm Pfitzenmaier, Summit Commodity.
Grains up led by a short covering rally in wheat, amid conflicting reports on a Russia export ban. Hogs and live cattle see short covering but is this bottoming action? We ask Mike Zuzulo, Global Commodity Analytics.
Soybeans starts lower on fund selling, then follows corn up and wheat on short covering and a possible Russia export ban. Are livestock futures close to bottoming? Darin Newsom, Barchart has details.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Chip Nelliger of Blue Reef Agri-Marketing talks about the ugly day of fund selling in the soybean complex and how much lower the market could fall.
Production potential remains severely reduced by prolonged drought.
Soybeans and products saw massive fund selling pulling down corn. Wheat saw corrective buying. Live cattle post an inside day with new contract lows again in hogs. Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing has more.
Soybean make new lows for the move with more fund selling and lower products, that’s pulled down corn and CH wheat. Cattle and hogs continue to struggle to recover. John Payne, Hedge Point Global Markets has more.
Corn higher on China biz, strong weekly exports. Funds selling in soybeans. Cattle trade 2-sided but disappointing w/higher northern cash at $165-$167. Hogs make new lows. Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Don Roose of U.S. Commodities discusses is the funds will keep liquidating in soybeans after taking out key moving averages and if grains can return to trading fundamentals after the Fed move.
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates 25 basis points but seemed to give mixed signals on further monetary policy action.
Markets were mostly lower on Wednesday, except old crop corn, on technical selling ahead of the Fed’s 0.25% hike. Can the markets now start trading fundamentals? Don Roose with U.S. Commodities has the answers.
While the wheat market might not be respecting the situation, there are big concerns about the nation’s winter wheat crop due to drought.
Markets are mostly lower except May corn with the China sales. The trade is awaiting the Fed decision, but soybeans are also following a drop in China’s soybean price. Ted Seifried of Zaner Ag Hedge explains.