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Today’s commodity market news. Featuring expert analysis from Michelle Rook, Jerry Gulke and Pro Farmer Editors.
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Grain prices mostly higher, except wheat, in a risk on day, while livestock faded higher equities as funds liquidated. Michelle Rook talks with Brian Grete of Pro Farmer.
Livestock futures give up early gains with more fund selling despite friendly outside markets. Grains trying to hold gains. Michelle Rook talks with Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek.
More than a dozen Mexican foodmakers and retailers have signed onto an anti-inflation plan to keep prices of basic foodstuffs affordable, Mexican Finance Minister Rogelio Ramirez de la O said.
Grain and livestock prices open higher with help from the risk on in the outside markets. However, cattle struggle to hold early gains. Michelle Rook talks with Steve Freed of ADM Investor Services.
... The Federal Reserve and other central banks risk pushing the global economy into recession followed by prolonged stagnation if they keep raising interest rates, a United Nations agency said.
Markets were mostly higher on Monday except wheat with a risk on day in outside markets supportive. Both cattle and hogs were higher on short covering. Michelle Rook talks with Alan Brugler of Brugler Marketing.
Grains have turned mixed with short covering in soybeans, profit taking in wheat and corn caught in the middle. Livestock seeing a short covering bounce. Michelle Rook visits with DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing.
This is the time of year market analysis takes on a single-issue focus: crop size. Don’t let it happen to you.
Markets start mostly higher with a risk on day, report digestion continues and there was some export news, but will gains hold? Michelle Rook gets details with Vince Boddicker of Farmers Trading Company.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday sued two top pesticide manufacturers for allegedly entering into exclusive contracts with distributors that kept prices paid by farmers artificially high.
Updated soybean outlook & keys to watch over the next 90 days.
Grain and livestock markets ended mixed reacting to USDA reports, Black Sea news, outside markets and it was also end of quarter. Michelle Rook gets the summary with Bryan Doherty of Total Farm Marketing.
Grains are mixed reacting to the USDA Grain Stocks Report, Black Sea news and outside markets. Livestock mixed with cattle breaking to new lows for the move. Michelle Rook talks with Matt Bennett of AgMarket.Net.
Numerous barges have run aground on the lower Mississippi River and grain barge shipping rates are soaring to historic highs this week, Reuters reports, hampering already sluggish grain exports from the Gulf.
A mostly higher open quickly turns mixed as markets are watching outside markets and awaiting Black Sea news and USDA reports. Allison Thompson of The Money Farm joins Michelle Rook.
Grains and hogs closed mixed positioning ahead of USDA reports, with cattle and wheat both consolidating. Michelle Rook and Mike Zuzulo of Global Commodity Analytics break it down.
Corn and soybeans holding small gains helped by the weaker dollar and decent exports. Livestock supported by short covering and strong weekly exports. Michelle Rook talks with Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag.
In preparing for tomorrow’s report, Brian Splitt, co-founder of AgMarket.net, encourages you to think about the potential risks and look for tools that could help mitigate those risks.
United States ethanol production has slowed the last several weeks and is now at levels not seen since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Row crops strong early shaking off the outside markets, but will it hold? When will the fund and technical selling end in livestock? Michelle Rook talks with Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek.
Between eight and 10 Brazilian soybean processors have temporarily halted operations as crushing margins turned negative. . .
Grains end mostly higher with wheat leading with lower dollar and Black Sea export concerns. Livestock futures saw more technical selling. Michelle Rook talks with Chip Nellinger of Blue Reef Agri-Marketing.
The bull cycle in agriculture isn’t quite over, but elevated prices moving forward hinge much more upon additional supply dislocation.
Energy markets are recovering from 9-month lows on supply disruptions due to Hurricane Ian. However, geopolitical news is also a driver. Michelle Rook gets an update with John Wenzel, of Stone X.
Grains mostly higher on renewed concerns about the Black Sea exports. Soybeans trying to follow. Livestock futures mixed. Michelle Rook talks with Darren Frye of Water Street Solutions.
Sharp fluctuations in some of the world’s major currencies are injecting new uncertainty into the global economic outlook.