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Today’s commodity market news. Featuring expert analysis from Michelle Rook, Jerry Gulke and Pro Farmer Editors.
Corn and soybeans lower on report positioning, profit taking in beans with lower BO. Cattle consolidate after new highs, lower DOW, await cash. Hogs lack support. Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek.
Grains mostly lower on follow through technical selling and profit taking in beans. Cattle 2-sided with slight consolidation after new highs. Hogs lower on rising supplies. DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing has more.
Soybeans higher w/ contract highs in meal. Technical selling in wheat w/ moisture in HRW areas held back corn. Deferred cattle hit more contract high w/ strong cash. John Heinberg, Total Farm Marketing has more.
Besides record wheat production, the canola crop was also the largest ever and barley production was the third highest.
Soybeans up with new highs in meal, but wheat is pulling down the corn. Cattle higher with strong cash, but hogs can’t get traction with lagging cash and cutouts. Mark Schultz with Northstar Commodity has more.
Technical selling in corn & wheat, report positioning and hope on the Black Sea Export deal. Soybeans rebound w/meal making new highs on Argentina crop concerns. Cattle up with strong cash. Profit taking in hogs.
Brazil became the second country in the world after Argentina to approve planting of GMO wheat, following a decision by the nation’s biosecurity agency CTNbio.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Talks About How the February Crop Insurance Prices May Impact Planting Decisions.
Cotton analysis and outlook for the next 5, 30 and 90 days.
A mostly higher close except wheat, w/ more short covering in corn and beans but how much more recovery will we see? Cotton prices firmer, while cattle up following cash. Shawn Hackett, Hackett Financial Advisors.
Corn, soybeans see more short covering, w/strong meal & drop in Argentina crop ratings. Cattle up with strong cash, putting in weather premium, hogs up for now. Scott Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek has details.
Markets mostly higher. More short covering in grains w/ the lower dollar and declining Argentina ratings. Soybeans hit 50% retracement. Cattle bounce with firmer cash. Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag.
With USDA’s carryover estimates trending higher and price outlook trending lower from last year, many expect the sideways trends in new-crop futures to continue until the next shift in the fundamental outlook.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Soybeans and wheat continued to recover on Thursday, but corn wasn’t able to maintain its early strength. DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing explains why.
It’s too soon for details yet, but it is clear based on our sources the U.S. crop and livestock insurance programs are being closely reviewed.
Grains see follow through buying and short covering but are the bottoms in? More profit taking in the cattle so is this topping action? Darin Newsom, Sr. Market Analyst with Barchart has the answers.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Grains finally see a short covering bounce Wednesday but after the selloff in grains what should farmers be doing for marketing? Tomm Pfitzenmaier of Summit Commodity Brokerage has advice.
Corn-for-ethanol use totaled 443.6 million bu. in January, according to USDA.
The firm says yields in other areas of Brazil are expected to more than compensate for any losses caused by drought in Rio Grande do Sul.
The most recent land use survey showed that China’s total arable land decreased from 334 million acres in 2013 to 316 million acres in 2019, a loss of more than 5 percent in just six years.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Ted Seifried of Zaner Ag Hedge talks about why the funds continue to sell the grains and how much technical damage has been done to corn and soybean charts.
Lawmakers are pushing for EPA emergency action to allow year-round E15.
Another day of fund selling in the grains when does it end? Cattle continue to charge higher with more contract highs in feeders, how high will that market go? Ted Seifried of Zaner Ag Hedge has the answers.
Fund selling continues as corn & beans have broken major support. Wheat is trying to bottom. Cattle back into contract highs with lower corn, higher cash ideas. Tomm Pfitzenmaier, Summit Commodity Brokerage.
Livestock mixed on end of month positioning. However, cattle should be supported by higher cash ideas this week. Funds continue to sell in grains taking out support. Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek has more.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Kevin Duling of KD Investors talks about the continued fund selling in grains and how much lower the markets may go.
The Brazilian government is set to resume the collection of federal taxes on fuels this week, the Finance Ministry said on Monday.
Another mostly lower day with fund liquidation in the grains. How much lower will prices go? Live cattle see profit taking, fade the COF. Hogs also consolidated. Kevin Duling of KD Investors has details.
Grains see more fund selling, improved weather weighs on wheat. Cattle faded the COF initially but have rebounded with strong fundamentals. Hogs back lower. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures has more.
More technical selling in grains and chart support needs to hold. Wheat also under pressure w/moisture in HRW areas. Cattle fade a bullish COF Report, hogs 2-sided. Allison Thompson, The Money Farm has details.