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Today’s commodity market news. Featuring expert analysis from Michelle Rook, Jerry Gulke and Pro Farmer Editors.
Ag markets opened mixed on Wednesday following the release of the bearish CPI number.
Brazil may start exporting corn to China before the end of this year, Cesario Ramalho, the head of institutional affairs at corn farmer group Abramilho, said on Tuesday.
Grains were down hard Tuesday amid the macroeconomic meltdown and USDA Report, while livestock rallied.
Grains continue to see pressure after the WASDE report, while livestock are higher.
The weather market is coming a bit later than normal in the row crops this season.
Grains under pressure from a change in weather forecasts, macroeconomic concerns, and report positioning, with livestock mixed.
Row crops and cattle traded weather on Monday, while wheat and hogs were hit by the higher dollar.
Hedge funds bailed from commodities the last few weeks on recessionary concerns. So did that put the high in for the year in grains?
Row crop markets continue to rally on weather forecasts. However, wheat has set back with the sharply higher dollar and livestock have turned mixed.
Grains continue to rally putting in weather premium and ahead of USDA Reports.
Markets open higher Monday except cattle. Michelle Rook has analysis with Tomm Pfitzenmaier of Summit Commodity Brokerage.
December corn futures surged 27 1/4 cents to $6.23 1/2, up 16 cents for the week and the contract’s highest closing price since June 29.
Oil refining companies and their labor union representatives pressed the Environmental Protection Agency at a virtual meeting last week to lower costs of the nation’s biofuel blending program. . .
Grains were higher on Friday, hogs mixed, while cattle saw losses.
The U.S. exported $17.1 billion of ag goods against imports of $17.8 billion for a deficit of $656 million in May.
Grain futures continue to rally putting in weather premium, with livestock pricing in higher grains and consolidating.
The recovery continues in the grains, with a little help from weather. Is it sustainable?
Grains continue to extend recovery gains Friday morning, cattle are higher, but hogs are seeing some profit taking.
U.S. ethanol production during the week ended July 1 averaged 1.044 million barrels per day (bpd), down 7,000 bpd . . .
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is calling on President Joe Biden to help resolve a dispute between the country’s Class 1 railroads and 12 rail unions to avert a possible rail strike beginning July 18.
Grains all ended higher on Thursday continuing to consolidate Hogs also saw gains, with a mixed close in cattle.
Grains try to recover Wednesday after recent selloff, while livestock post strong closes.
Midday markets are showing continued recovery in grains, mixed livestock.
For the week ended July 1, the pork price in China was 26.25 yuan ($3.91) per kilogram.
A mostly higher opening on Thursday in the markets.
The U.S. has warned the Kremlin is trying to profit by selling stolen wheat from Ukraine to drought-stricken countries in Africa.
Soybean yields in northern Argentina are a little better than expected.
The only major new element is payments to 195 biofuel production facilities. . .
Price action summary and outlook for wheat
Cotton planting advanced to 84%, eight points ahead of the five-year average.