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Today’s commodity market news. Featuring expert analysis from Michelle Rook, Jerry Gulke and Pro Farmer Editors.
Midday markets are mixed on Wednesday, but cattle are putting in triple digit gains.
Grains opened lower, livestock mixed. DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing joins Michelle Rook with analysis.
The consensus ahead of the FOMC report is a jump of 0.5 percentage points, says Chip Flory, host of AgriTalk. But what should the Fed actually do?
A down day in most of the commodities as the risk off trade continues.
Will the dairy industry see an overhaul of the Federal Milk Marketing Orders?
The risk off environment in the outside markets hit the commodity sector on Monday.
Markets opened mixed on Tuesday morning. Michelle Rook talks to Vince Boddicker of Farmers Trading Company with analysis.
Monday was a risk off day in the outside markets and that spilled over into the commodity sector.
The June WASDE Report was fairly benign as expected, but with a few interesting head scratchers.
The market reaction to the WASDE was muted on Friday.
June can be a trend-setting month for grain prices. Are you ready to cash in on pricing opportunities?
Grain markets moved higher this week. July corn was up 46¢ and December corn was up nearly 31¢. July soybeans were up just over 48¢ while November soybeans were up 40¢. All wheat prices were up as well.
Ag markets were higher for the week except for hogs, plus WASDE Report analysis.
Soybeans scored new contract highs again on Thursday, with old crop corn following.
Soybeans scored more new contract highs Thursday, with the rest of the markets mixed to lower.
Will lean hog futures retest their March 31 contract highs?
Markets closed higher Wednesday except wheat. Details with Pat Von Tersch of Professional Ag Marketing.
Markets mostly higher on Wednesday....soybeans and cattle were the standouts.
A higher day in the commodity sector, with the exception of wheat.
The crop situation in Canada ranges from dryness/drought in areas of the Western Prairies to excessive wetness/flooding in eastern growing regions.
. . . the highest weekly production tally since the week ended Dec. 10 and 3.6% above the corresponding week last year.
USDA’s first official look at the 2022/23 marketing year is the foundation from which supply and usage estimates will be fine-tuned in the next 16 months.
The Ukrainian grain traders’ union UGA forecasts the country’s production at 19.2 MMT for wheat (down from a record . . .
USDA says corn-for-ethanol consumption totaled 414.7 million bu. in April, below expectations for use of 427.4 million bushels.
Wheat and corn continued to slide on Wednesday with a rebound in soybeans and livestock.
A senior United Nations (UN) official had “constructive discussions” in Moscow with Russia’s first deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov on facilitating Russian grain and fertilizer exports to global markets.
It was an ugly day in the ag markets on Tuesday with grain and livestock futures. Michelle Rook talked with John Heinberg of Total Farm Marketing about the sell off.
It’s crunch time for farmers in the northwestern corn belt that are facing prevent plant decisions...due to excessive rains that have delayed planting.
China’s cabinet announced a package of 33 measures covering fiscal, financial, investment and industrial policies to revive its pandemic-ravaged economy.