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Today’s commodity market news. Featuring expert analysis from Michelle Rook, Jerry Gulke and Pro Farmer Editors.
BP has set a target of increasing its biofuel output to 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) by 2030.
Commodity wide fund selloff but grains pressured by China corn cancellation, Black Sea Grain deal, big crop. Livestock mostly lower except nearby LC, on steady cash ideas. Vince Boddicker, Farmers Trading Company.
Markets see commodity wide fund selling on bearish news including: China corn cancellation, Black Sea Grain deal, big yield ideas. However are prices close to a low? Shawn Hackett of Hackett Financial Advisors.
The Biden administration recently published a proposal to expand the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). . .
Grains are mostly lower with fund selling on the China cancellation, Black Sea Grain deal. Wheat trades tour results. Livestock mostly lower in consolidation mode. Allison Thompson with The Money Farm has more.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Matt Bennett with AgMarket.Net explains the selloff in the grains on Tuesday and if Nov soybeans will hold $12 and Dec corn $5.
A boom in renewable diesel production has led to a drastic decrease in California’s low-carbon fuel credit prices, affecting the economic viability of other renewable-energy projects. . .
Grains and live cattle end mostly lower on spec selling on a risk off day. Sharply lower bean oil, planting pace and profit taking in the wheat were also features. Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net explains.
Grains see spec selling and profit taking, with fast planting pace. Soybeans hit by bean oil at 2-year lows. Cattle pricing in steady cash, with funds buying in hogs on firmer cash. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures.
Cattle 2-sided with firm cash vs. risk off. Hogs see follow through technical buying. Risk off in grains, weather, planting pace cause profit taking. Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Arlan Suderman, StoneX says funds bought across the commodity sector Monday. In the grains #wheat was the price leader Monday, pulling #corn and #soybeans higher.
Funds buy in grains with concerns about wheat production and the Black Sea Grain deal. Cattle narrow the gap between cash and futures, while hogs sense a seasonal cash bottom. Arlan Suderman of StoneX has more.
Honeywell International Inc. and Summit Agricultural Group are partnering to build the world’s largest plant making ethanol-based aviation fuel.
Grains up as funds put in war premium. Wheat leads on crop concerns with Jul KC over $9. Livestock cattle are consolidating after the higher week, while the higher LHI helps hogs. DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing.
Grains up putting in war premium w/the Black Sea Grain deal uncertain, but wheat is pricing in crop concerns. LC consolidate after a higher week, feeders and hogs strong. Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag. has details.
The WASDE report was bearish for corn with a 2.22 bb ending stocks estimate and beans at 335 mb. But bullish for wheat with the lower HRW crop. Jim McCormick of AgMarket.Net has price reaction.
A bearish reset of the corn and soybean markets is underway as they transition from tight drought-stricken old crop supplies to record production levels in 2023-24.
Markets digest record corn and soybean production in the May WASDE. With abandoned acres, winter wheat is the bullish surprise.
AgDay TV Markets Now: John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing explains the market reaction to the bullish wheat surprise and bearish corn and soybean numbers in the WASDE Report.
Winter wheat’s rally held up corn with ending stocks at a bearish 2.22 billion bushels. How low do soybeans go to price in a 335-million-bushel carryover? John Heinberg, Total Farm Marketing, shares his insights.
Recap of the latest price action with key issues impacting prices over the next 5, 30 and 90 days.
What impact will the Proposition 12 decision have on the livestock industry and specifically the U.S. hog market?
Grains mixed ahead of the WASDE Report. What should we watch for and how much is baked into prices? Livestock 2-sided. Cattle have worked in lower cash, hogs Prop 12. Mike Zuzulo of Global Commodity Analytics.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Rich Nelson of Allendale says funds sell in corn and wheat on exports, weather and WASDE, while soybeans follow meal higher.
The May WASDE will provide the first new crop estimates of the growing season and this could be a volatile report with the transition from tight old crop stocks to much larger supplies of corn and soybeans.
Funds sell in corn & wheat on wx, poor exports, WASDE, outside markets. While soybeans bouce w/meal, lower Argentina estimate. Lower cash weighs on live cattle, hogs react to Prop 12. Rich Nelson, Allendale.
Funds sell in corn & wheat on poor exports, soybeans bounce with meal & a cut in Argentina, but is this also report positioning? Cattle rebound despite lower cash, hogs fail on Prop 12 news? Darin Newsom, Barchart.
Live cattle see more selling on outside markets, lower So. cash at $170. Hogs up on strong exports, higher cash. Grains down on poor exports, bearish WASDE. Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek has details.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Mike Minor of Professional Ag Marketing says corn hold support while funds sell in soybeans ahead of WASDE with bearish anticipation.
Argentina’s government on Wednesday increased domestic prices of biodiesel for blending with conventional diesel.