Opinion
Analysis and insights from experts across the agriculture industry.
Soybeans Surge as Grain Markets Close October Strong; Cattle Wobble Amid Uncertainty Ft Oliver Sloup
Oliver Sloup on Markets on the Move: grain markets capped off October with solid momentum on the month’s final trading session, led by a standout performance in soybeans. The soy complex drove the day’s gains as all major grains extended their monthly advances. Meanwhile, the livestock sector told a different story — cattle futures ended the week on uneven footing as traders navigated mounting headline risks and market uncertainty.
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Oliver Sloup on Markets on the Move: Grains resilient, cattle recover — has the bottom arrived? Tune in to learn more!
Weekly overview of ag commodity market news and price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.
Oliver Sloup on Markets on the Move: Cattle markets were on the move today following a social media post from President Trump. Other markets saw interesting price action with corn recovering from yesterday’s pressure.
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Tune into Oliver Sloup on RFD-TV discuss how Cattle futures got hit hard on Friday. With looming headline risks, pressure continues to start the week.
Weekly overview of ag commodity market news and price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.
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Market on the Move: Ag Markets Chop Around & Metal Markets Continue to Surge Higher Ft. Oliver Sloup
Oliver Sloup is on Markets on the Move as ag markets chop around and metal markets continue to surge higher. Tune in!
On Markets on the Move, Oliver Sloup recaps the action: metal and cattle markets continued higher, while corn futures continued to drift lower. These are the levels to watch. Tune in!
Grain markets have been choppy to start the week, with corn futures threatening a bigger technical correction.
Weekly overview of ag commodity market news and price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.
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Grain markets have been quietly mixed to start the week; these are the levels to watch for to start this week’s trade.
Weekly overview of ag commodity market news and price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.
Oliver Sloup brings you another episode of Markets on the Move to break down the day’s action. Grain markets saw follow-through selling pressure early in today’s trade, but caught a gust of wind midway through the session, thanks in part to a social media post from President Trump.
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Jon Scheve discusses soybean supply and demand and what is currently impacting prices.
Weekly overview of ag commodity market news and price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.
Markets on the Move: Corn breakdown, Crude oil & Silver breakout Ft. Marlin Bohling & Matt Bresnahan
Marlin Bohling & Matt Bresnahan bring you another episode of Markets on the Move to close out the week. There was a bit of technical damage done to the December corn chart. Meanwhile, geopolitical risk propelled crude oil higher and inflation data pushed silver to 14-year highs.
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Oliver Sloup and Marlin Bohling return with a new market update. Grain markets slid lower while cattle futures traded sharply higher, with feeders spending much of the afternoon locked limit. Tune in to learn more.
Grain markets are under pressure to start the week following a handful of fundamental headwinds. That puts prices on the verge of a bigger technical breakdown.
Jon Scheve discusses how realistic the USDA’s demand estimates are across the different categories and how that could impact prices.
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Matthew Bresnahan and Marlin Bohling bring you a mid-market update: December corn’s rally stalled at the early July gap, though the bull structure remains intact. Meanwhile, cattle futures are stuck in a rangebound trade for the first time in a while.