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Today’s commodity market news. Featuring expert analysis from Michelle Rook, Jerry Gulke and Pro Farmer Editors.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Don Roose, U.S. Commodities, talks about how the grain markets reacted to the bearish USDA Reports and huge flash soybean sales.
Pro Farmer recaps today’s price action with fundamental and technical analysis.
Grains lower after a bearish WASDE Report, fading big soybean export sales but still respecting SA weather. Cattle see massive fund liquidation amid lower cash, hogs mixed. Don Roose, U.S. Commodities, has details.
USDA reports are bearish with higher yield, production and ending stocks. Corn takes out September lows. Funds slam cattle with lower cash. Brian Splitt, AgMarket.Net, has analysis.
Cattle see more chart-based selling awaiting cash, hogs 2-sided after strong exports. Grains lower with pre-report, with soybeans fading big export sales. Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek, has more.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Bryan Doherty, Total Farm Marketing, discusses why milk futures plunged from mid-October and what the outlook is for the rest of 2023.
The U.S. exported 231.5 million lbs. of beef during September, the lowest monthly total since June 2020.
Let this sink in: One state in Brazil — Mato Grosso — produces the equivalent of Illinois and Iowa’s soybean production combined. Here’s a look at South America’s growing regions, crop calendar and production capacity.
Chinese importers bought around 10 cargoes of soybeans, or about 600,000 metric tons, for shipment from Gulf Coast and Pacific Northwest export terminals between December and March.
Brazil’s Petrobras has for the first time processed 100% soybean oil in an industrial refining unit, the state-run oil company said.
The shift to an El Niño weather pattern is creating dynamic market conditions. In particular, the U.S. soybean market will be extremely sensitive to threats to the Brazilian crop.
AgDay TV Markets Now: John Payne, Hedge Point Global Markets says despite a smaller U.S. cotton crop due to drought, the market has not been able to rally due to macroeconomic demand concerns.
SAF presents a promising biofuel opportunity for farmers and enjoys support from agricultural commodity groups, the Fuels America coalition, major airlines and USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang pledged to expand market access and boost imports as part of efforts to stimulate economic growth and maintain openness in China. Key points from his speech and related developments include:
AgDay TV Markets Now: Vince Boddicker, Farmers Trading Company, says soybeans and corn may need a bigger SA weather issue to keep moving higher. Cattle have an ugly technical day so will funds keep selling?
EPA argued that its decision to make changes to the RFS program was based on the Clean Air Act and that it “reasonably set and fully explained the 2022 volume requirements for total renewable fuel and advanced biofuel...
Soybeans rally on SA weather, export demand, which supports corn and wheat as well as MX biz. Poor chart action in cattle, while hogs bounce but are into resistance. Vince Boddicker, Farmers Trading Company, has more.
Soybeans up on SA wx, export news, bean oil. Corn and wheat try to follow but also see WASDE positioning. Cattle gap lower on open, corrective buying in hogs. Mark Schultz, Northstar Commodity, has more.
Gap lower open in cattle on disappointing steady So. cash trade Friday. Hogs consolidate w/cattle. Soybeans rally on SA weather & China biz, corn tries to follow w/MX biz. Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek, has more.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Bryan Doherty, Total Farm Marketing, discusses the big rally in soybeans, meal and corn on Friday and if the markets can continue the trend next week.
The strong close in soybeans reflects concerns about South American weather. If South American production drops 100 million bushels that makes U.S. ending stocks at 220 million bushels look tight, says Jerry Gulke.
Soybeans surge on SA weather concerns, export biz, lower $, which pulls wheat higher, corn off two-year lows. Livestock see profit taking, despite strong cash cattle news. Bryan Doherty, Total Farm Marketing, has more.
Grains up led by beans on SA crop concerns & resulting export biz. Corn bounces off 2-year lows. Cattle & hogs see profit taking despite some higher cash cattle trade. John Payne, Hedge Point Global Markets, has more.
Soybeans surge on export biz, SA crop concerns & fund buying, corn & wheat try to follow as corn holds 2-year lows. Cattle see profit taking awaiting cash. The dollar is down sharply. Darin Newsom, Barchart, has more.
A delegation from 11 ag industry groups gathered in Beijing on Thursday to meet Chinese counterparts amid growing U.S. efforts to bolster farm trade even as political ties between their two countries remain strained.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Alan Brugler, Brugler Marketing talks about the reasons behind the strong closes in soybeans and cattle, while corn flirts with two-year lows.
Corn scores a new low close, with soybeans higher on China talk and lower Brazilian estimates. Wheat sees short coveriing. Cattle close the chart gap with higher equities. Alan Brugler, Brugler Marketing, has more.
Corn sees harvest pressure, soybeans up on China talk and SA news. Wheat sees short covering. Dec live cattle filled the chart gap but can they keep going? DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing, joins us while harvesting corn!
Cattle try to fill chart gaps with help from cash, S&P. Hogs back up. Soybeans lead gains with China talk, lower Brazil estimates. Corn & wheat are trying to follow. Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek, has more.
Recaps of the latest corn-for-ethanol data.