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Today’s commodity market news. Featuring expert analysis from Michelle Rook, Jerry Gulke and Pro Farmer Editors.
Whenever the scores are released, they could show another hefty increase for food and nutrition spending, paid in part by the way her bill alters the Title I safety net programs.
Grain markets have been rallying this week on weather and crop concerns and it’s not just wheat. Eric Snodgrass, Senior Science Fellow, Nutrien Ag Solutions, talks about Northern and Southern Hemisphere weather.
Grains continue higher with weather concerns in the U.S. and SA, a lower dollar and funds are covering shorts with the stronger technical action says Darin Newsom with Barchart. Will the funds eventually buy grains?
John Payne, Advance Trading, says soybeans and soybean meal led the grain rally Thursday on short covering and adding weather premium with heavy rains and flooding in southern Brazil and parts of Argentina.
The Buenos Aires Grain Exchange cut its Argentine corn crop estimate another 3 MMT.
John Payne, Advance Trading says grains rally on fund short covering and weather, with a higher day in cattle and lower close in cotton....again.
Members of Teamsters Canada have authorized strike actions at the nation’s two major railroads, Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City.
Cattle rally after negative tests for H5N1 in ground beef and improving cash says Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek. Grains are putting in weather premium, is a chart breakout in the works?
Corn and soybeans close higher Wednesday, with wheat and livestock lower. Ted Seifried, Zaner Ag Hedge, recaps the action plus talks about why the stock market rallied after interest rates were left unchanged.
AgDay Markets Now: Ted Seifried, Zaner Ag Hedge, says corn and soybeans saw a technical bounce Wednesday, with profit taking in wheat.
Through the first seven months of 2023-24, corn-for-ethanol use ran 6.7% above the same period last year.
Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities, says wheat is consolidating and pulling down corn. When will the grain markets become concerned about weather?
Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures, says soybeans, bean oil and wheat tank on heavy deliveries and fast planting progress.
A lower day in the grains on heavy deliveries, fast planting and some end of month squaring. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures says cattle were also lower following the stock market and H5N1 headlines.
The Biden administration released initial guidance on its SAF subsidy program, which includes three climate-smart practices for corn-based ethanol to qualify; two qualifying practices for soy-based biodiesel.
Grains lower on profit taking, heavy deliveries of BO and CH wheat, plus faster than expected planting pace. USDA’s ground beef testing for bird flu is weighing on cattle. Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, has more.
Shawn Hackett, Hackett Financial Advisors says wheat finally saw profit taking on Monday and was due for a correction. Soybeans ended slightly higher, pushed by meal.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Ltd. is preparing for the possibility of a strike by some 3,300 workers next month, as the clock ticks toward a negotiation deadline.
Winter wheat sees some profit taking Monday pulling down corn. While Shawn Hackett, Hackett Financial Advisors says soybeans follow meal higher. Profit taking in cattle. And what’s driving the rally in metals?
The Department of Labor finalized a new rule for agricultural workers in the U.S. under the H-2A visa program, which will take effect on June 28.
Cattle start higher on strong cash before end of month profit taking sets in. Corn and wheat also consolidate with an eye on weather while soybeans move higher. Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek has details.
Darren Frye, Water Street Solutions, says the wheat rally came on weather and technical buying, which also helped corn and soybeans post a higher week. He’s not sure it can continue without a bigger weather issue.
Grains end mixed Friday but higher for the week led by wheat. Cattle make new highs for the move helped by stronger cash. Can the markets continue to move higher? Darren Frye, Water Street Solutions, has the answers.
Gulke Group president Jerry Gulke explains why he made the last-minute decision to switch 200 acres of corn to soybeans.
Recap of the week’s price action, advice and outlook broken down into the next 5, 30 and 90 day segments.
Wheat continues to rally while row crops ease, all watching weather says Allison Thompson of The Money Farm. Cattle build on Thursday’s reversal on better cash news.
The European Commission cut its forecast for the 2024 European Union wheat crop to a four-year low amid a projected bigger decline in planted area than previously expected.
AgDay Markets Now: Alan Brugler Says Wheat Pulls Corn Higher but It Might Have its Own Bullish Story
Alan Brugler, Brugler Marketing says wheat, corn and cattle close higher Thursday.
USDA expects all food prices to rise 2.2% this year, down from the 2.5% increase expected last month.
Grain and livestock close mixed Thursday. Alan Brugler, Brugler Marketing says wheat rallied for a 6th day pulling along corn and may still have some upside. Cattle recover with the help of better cash news.