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Today’s commodity market news. Featuring expert analysis from Michelle Rook, Jerry Gulke and Pro Farmer Editors.
Livestock consolidate with caution ahead of the Fed announcement. Technical selling and moisture is pressuring both wheat and corn. Soybeans rebound with products. Jeff Hoogendoorn, Professional Ag Marketing.
Early pressure in grains with technical selling ahead of the Fed announcement. Livestock consolidate after the higher day Tuesday. Michelle Rook has details.
When adjusting for inflation, the 2022 average value surpassed the previous inflation-adjusted record set in 2013.
After a year of price volatility for agricultural inputs, 2023 is set to be a “normal” year for fertilizer and pesticide costs. . .
Livestock and soybeans end higher with corn, wheat and stock market fading early gains fueled by the better CPI news. Mark Schultz with Northstar Commodity has details.
Mostly higher grain and livestock prices, except feeders, with help from outside markets, like a lower dollar. Higher product values support cattle and hogs and firm cash ideas. Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek
Higher grain and livestock futures with a risk on day as the outside markets are responding positively to the better-than-expected CPI. Michelle Rook has details.
Climate data signals there are 77% odds La Niña will persist during the December through February period, according to last week’s update from the U.S. Climate Prediction Center (CPC).
Brazil could become the world’s largest cotton exporter in 2023, with an increase in planted area helping it to surpass the U.S., according to producers in the South American country.
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) said in an online notice it is scrutinizing a draft Environmental Protection Agency policy change. . .
Grains close mixed after the WASDE with few changes except U.S. corn carryover. Argentina dryness was the big focus. Cattle higher, despite lower cash. Hogs down for the week. Garrett Toay AgTraderTalk.
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Grains mixed after WASDE. The only change USDA made to U.S. ending stocks was in corn by lowering exports. Brian Splitt of AgMarket.Net has analysis.
Grain mixed early with soybeans down despite new highs in meal again. Corn basis strongest in 20 years so what does that mean for marketing? Cotton and cattle higher. Darin Newsome, Barchart Sr. Market Analyst
The share of palm oil in biodiesel and in food in the European Union is expected to fall significantly within the next 10 years, leading to a sharp drop in imports, the European Commission said
Grains end mostly higher as soybeans w/Argentina weather, fresh demand supportive, technical buying in corn. Cattle higher w/firmer product. Poor weekly exports hit hogs. Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing.
Grains open higher with more technical buying, soybeans still leading with NCHs in meal and strong export business. Cattle up on higher product values, lower hogs with poor exports. Rich Nelson of Allendale.
SovEcon raised its 2022-23 Russian wheat export forecast by 200,000 MT . . .
Corn and wheat higher but will there be any follow through buying? Soybeans and meal putting in SA weather premium. Live cattle lean higher with cutouts up. Chuck Shelby of Risk Management Commodities.
Corn and wheat up on corrective buying with contract highs in meal and SA weather supporting soybeans. Cattle consolidate despite cutouts rebounding, hogs higher. Allison Thompson of The Money Farm has analysis.
Soybeans higher with new contract highs in soybean meal on Argentina weather, corn and wheat see corrective buying. More profit taking in cattle w/ lower cutouts, while hogs up. Michelle Rook has analysis.
The ISM Services purchasing managers index released Monday unexpectedly jumped to 56.5 in November, rebounding from a more than 2-year low of f 54.4 hit in October...
Indonesia is making plans to bring B35 biodiesel (diesel fuel with a 35% mix of palm oil-based fuel) to the market in 2023, according to Chief Economics Minister Airlangga Hartarto.
Soybeans higher following new highs in meal, Argentina dryness and export biz. More technical selling in corn, wheat. Livestock lower on consolidation, lower product values. DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing.
Livestock consolidating with higher feed prices and weak product values. However, cattle supported by strong cash. Grains mixed with corn following higher beans and meal. Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek.
Soybeans are up with meal, 18.5 mb of export biz, dryness in Argentina, corn is trying to follow while wheat sees fund selling w/record Aussie crop. Livestock consolidate with higher corn and lower products
La Niña is in its 29th month of existence but it should be in decline, according to World Weather Inc., who says its influence on the world will be greatly diminished in January and February . . .
More technical selling and fund liquidation in the grains. Lower CO and the higher dollar also pressured the market late. Livestock ended mixed. Michelle Rook has details with Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag.
Soybean slightly higher w/ China’s easing COVID policy, export demand. Corn & wheat see more fund liquidation w/ slow demand. Cattle up w lower corn & strong cash, fund buying in hogs. Michelle Rook has analysis.
Markets are mixed early. Can corn and wheat recover after technical damage or will funds sell more? Soybeans up on easing China COVID policy. What’s ahead for cattle? Kevin Duling of KD Investors has details.