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Today’s commodity market news. Featuring expert analysis from Michelle Rook, Jerry Gulke and Pro Farmer Editors.
China’s recent business is welcome with U.S. corn exports running behind last year’s pace by nearly 40%. So why is China back in the market and how much more will they buy?
Risk aversion continued in the ag markets Monday on uncertainty with the banking crisis and upcoming Fed action. The exception was soybeans which bounced off support. Alan Brugler of Brugler Marketing has details.
Crude oil lower with macroeconomic and banking fears causing speculative liquidation. How low could prices go and what does that mean for prices for gas and diesel on the farm? John Wenzel, StoneX has details.
More fund selling in grains and hogs on macroeconomic concerns and the extension of the Black Sea grain deal. Cattle bounce with a constructive COF Report. Allison Thompson with The Money Farm has more.
The financial industry was hit with a black swan due to the shuttering of two high-profile banks. This has implications for ag markets and lessons for farmers, says Jerry Gulke of Gulke Group.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Garrett Toay of AgTraderTalk says Money Flow and Fund Positions Dominated the Market This Week and That Could Continue Next Week
Price action and 5, 30, 90 day outlooks for wheat.
Money flow and fund positions influenced markets Friday and for the week and overshadowed fundamentals. Garrett Toay AgTraderTalk explains.
Money flow and fund selling continue to be bearish for soybeans and livestock, while wheat is seeing short covering. Corn also boosted by China’s buying spree. Details with Darren Frye of Water Street Solutions.
While experts don’t compare the recent collapse of several high-profile banks to the financial industry crisis in 2008 and 2009, there is a level of nervousness that bears watching.
Bearish Outside Markets Impact Money Flow in Ag Markets, Corn Supported by More China Corn Purchases
Grains mixed this morning as bearish outside markets are spilling over and influencing money flow in the ag markets. Corn is holding on with more China export business. Darin Newsom with Barchart has details.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Chuck Shelby of Risk Management Commodities says cooler heads prevail in outside and commodity markets Thursday, China corn demand also helps.
During Wednesday’s session, farmers and ag industry officials raised many of the same concerns they have during other meetings on the new farm bill. They included:
Markets closed mixed with corn, soybeans and cattle all ending higher as outside markets stabilized and China bought more U.S. corn. Hogs imploded on technical selling. Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities.
Cattle and corn both see some buying interest midday with China corn sales, cattle oversold ahead of the COF Report. Other sectors still concerned about macroeconomy. Jeff Hoogendoorn of Professional Ag Marketing.
USDA will release its estimates on farmers planting intensions at the end of March. Ahead of that, commodity firm Allendale has released its own acreage projections.
The risk off with the banking crisis continues to spill over weigh on the ag markets. The exception is old crop corn with more China export business, another 25.2 mb. Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag has more.
More than 400 farm groups on Tuesday asked Congress for more money for the next farm bill than is in the current baseline.
Rich Nelson with Allendale summarizes the markets on Wednesday which were once again impacted by the risk off in the outside markets. Although corn did get some help from China export business.
Brazil’s record soybean crop this season will allow the country to boost exports to China while also increasing domestic soybean processing.
Livestock and soybeans lower on fund liquidation in a risk off day in outside markets. That muted the rally in corn after 26.3 mb of export biz to China. Wheat saw short covering. Rich Nelson, Allendale has more.
A risk off day in outside markets is weighing on soybeans and livestock. Corn and wheat seeing a bounce on short covering and China export business. DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing has more.
Soybeans and livestock falling with risk off in outside markets and the bank failure in Europe. Corn higher on China export business, wheat watching Black Sea headlines. Nick Tsiolis of Farmers Keeper has more.
Grains see short covering on China corn export biz, lower wheat ratings. Livestock see fund selling with the macroeconomic jitters tied to the bank failures. Kent Beadle of Paradigm Futures.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Kent Beadle of Paradigm Futures talks about why grains rebounded Tuesday and were able to shake off the macroeconomic concerns tied to the bank turmoil.
Today’s price action, fundamental and technical analysis for soybeans.
Shawn Hackett of Hackett Financial Advisors says the fund selling in corn and soybeans is overdone and prices are fundamentally getting too cheap.
Macroeconomic concerns continue to cause fund selling in all but wheat. That’s despite confirmation of China corn export biz of 24.1 mb. Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek has analysis.
Fundamental and technical analysis of today’s corn market action.
After a week of fund selling and technical damage in the grains Bryan Doherty of Total Farm Marketing discusses if the market will stage a recovery rally.