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Today’s commodity market news. Featuring expert analysis from Michelle Rook, Jerry Gulke and Pro Farmer Editors.
Turn around Tuesday so wheat and corn were higher on corrective buying. Soybeans saw profit taking with lower bean oil also a drag. Cattle up for the third day, so it a bottom in? Arlan Suderman, StoneX, has more.
This bill calls for USDA to investigate concentration within the fertilizer industry and assess any potential “anticompetitive impacts.”
After two up days funds use strength in the cattle to sell. Hogs slide with lower cash. Corn follows wheat higher, with soybeans seeing some profit taking. Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek has more.
The path U.S. consumers expect inflation to take over the next year softened in November to the lowest level in more than two years.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Dave Chatterton, Strategic Farm Marketing explains the big rally in soybeans Monday and why corn and wheat weren’t able to follow.
Soybeans rally building back Brazil weather premium, with wheat down for the second day on profit taking and corn follows. Cattle futures extend gains. Dave Chatterton, Strategic Farm Marketing, has more.
Soy complex futures posted strong gains to start the week, with January soybeans up 32 cents to $13.36, January meal futures $8.50 higher to $413.20 and January soyoil up 91 points to 51.11 cents.
Soybeans add Brazil weather premium with help from export biz, corn tried to follow but got pulled down by wheat which is seeing profit taking. Cattle struggle to hold gains. Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, has more.
Soybeans add Brazil wx premium with fresh export biz, corn tries to follow but falls with wheat on profit taking. Cattle drift still trying to find a bottom. Allison Thompson, joins us from The Money Farm.
Generally, the December WASDE sees very few changes as USDA leaves major revisions until the final report in January. However, USDA did lower ending stocks in corn and wheat, as well as cut Brazil soybean production.
Black Sea consulting firm SovEcon raised its 2023 Ukrainian corn crop estimate by 900,000 MT.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net recaps the December WASDE and explains why grains end lower after the report.
The world stocks to use ratios were not raised in the December WASDE, which was a victory for the market.
Grains fade post-WASDE with only slight revisions on profit taking and Brazil weather. Livestock hold gains above contract lows, but for how long? Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net has analysis.
Grains see profit taking & farmer selling post-WASDE w/ 25 mb cut in both corn & wheat ending stocks, 2 mmt cut in Brazil soybeans. Cattle & hogs see a relief rally. DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing, has more.
Cattle and hogs higher on corrective buying but will it hold w/lower cash and higher weights? Grains up on export sales heading into the WASDE and watching Brazil wx. Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek, has more.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Mike Zuzulo, Global Commodity Analytics, discusses the impact China’s economic woes are having on the ag and energy markets.
The U.S. exported 572.2 million lbs. of pork in October, up 11.0% from September and 5.7% more than last year.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Mark Schultz, Northstar Commodity, discusses the risk-off selling in grain and cattle futures Wednesday.
India is planning to discourage the diversion of sugar for ethanol production as part of efforts to ensure sufficient supplies of the sweetener in the local market, government and trade sources said.
The U.S. exported $16.64 billion of ag goods in October against imports of $16.90 billion for a trade deficit of $262 million.
Grains see risk off selling following crude oil & profit taking & farmer selling in corn & wheat. Cattle make more contract lows with fund selling and lower cash, hogs mixed. Mark Schultz, Northstar Commodity, has more.
Corn & soybeans are lower, wheat mixed as many markets hit technical resistance & follow lower crude oil. More fund pressure in cattle, while hogs are 2-sided. Mike Zuzulo, Global Commodity Analytics, has details.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Ted Seifried, Zaner Ag Hedge, says China may buy more wheat and even corn. So, what will that mean for prices?
China is currently facing a significant and potentially dangerous issue related to its hidden debt problem, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Corn & wheat up on short covering, China sales but how high can markets go? Soybeans consolidate awaiting Brazil wx news. Cattle bounce but will it hold? Hogs see profit taking. Ted Seifried, Zaner Ag Hedge, explains.
Wheat and Corn Try to Hold Gains on China Sales, But Soybeans Break: Cattle Bounce but Will it Hold?
Corn and wheat try to hold early gains on a 7.3 mb SRW wheat sale to China but hit resistance. Plus, soybeans remove Brazil weather premium. Cattle bounce but will it hold? Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, has more.
Cattle Trying to Bottom, While Hogs Fall on Spreads: More China SRW Wheat Biz Pulls Grain Complex Up
Cattle try to recover after new lows yesterday. Is a bottom close? Meanwhile hogs fall on cattle/hog spreads. Row crops follow wheat higher on more SRW sales to China. Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek, has more.
Wheat ends higher on fund short covering and China export biz. Soybeans remove Brazil weather premium, so corn ends flat. Cattle make new lows, gold reverses off new highs. Alan Brugler, Brugler Marketing, has more.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Alan Brugler, Brugler Marketing, says China needs to buy more wheat to get funds to cover their short position and corn could follow. Cattle make new lows and may not be done going down yet.