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Grain markets were able to firm ahead of the weekend, but benign weather over the weekend has brought back price pressure 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.
Commodity markets were choppy on Thursday with a mixed finish in grains and a sluggish day in cattle. However, there were two commodities that caught our eye and could provide some opportunity to round out the week.
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Grain markets have been mixed to start the week with corn futures trying to end the streak of 7 straight Mondays with a lower close.
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.
Corn got the friendly report that many were hoping to see, however the market shrugged it off and made new contract lows. Weather continues to limit upside movement as conditions remain mostly favorable
Grains rallied into the long weekend on the back of risk premium around potential weather and trade headlines, both of which fell flat, sending prices right back to where we started last 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.
This week’s grain market action was anything but quiet (unlike Acreage & Stocks). From shifting momentum in September corn to capital flow signals flashing across the soy complex, we break down the price structure, trends, and relative strength driving the week’s biggest moves. Using top-down analysis and money flow metrics, we identify where conviction is building — and where it’s breaking. Whether you’re trading spreads, managing risk, or just trying to stay ahead of the combine, this is the map you need.
Grain markets were sharply higher in Wednesday’s trade as we approach a long weekend and the risks that come with it.
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Hedgers, traders, and analysts are honed in for today’s USDA report, one that has historically come with big moves in the markets.
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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Our daily Grain Express is out, along with a link to our in-depth USDA report preview, breaking down estimates and how they stack up versus years prior, historical price action on report day, and the current market environment.
Equity markets continue to rally while pressure continues to seep into the grain markets. Livestock markets are treading near some inflection points on the chart.
Grain markets are sliding lower to start the last full week of trade. Attention turns to next week’s quarterly reports where volatility has been a theme in recent years.
Jon Scheve discuses how corn and bean prices have been below breakeven prices for the past year making it difficult for farmers to be profitable.
Introducing the Momentum & Money Flow – a series taking a top-down approach to commodity markets to chart the pulse of the futures markets through trend, rotation, and conviction. We’ll answer the “Why” behind capital rotations and macro flow – one chart at a time
Grain markets finished last week’s trade on a high note, but that failed to materialize into strength to start this week’s trade.
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Jon Scheve discusses variables in the market for both corn and soybeans that could impact prices in the next few months.
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.
From CPI to a “trade deal”, headlines throughout the day did little to move markets in a meaningful way. Here’s what caught our eye in today’s trade.
Jon Scheve discusses what is causing corn’s price decline over the last month and what to expect in the next few months.
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.
Corn futures got hit hard last week, and last month. Prices have found their footing to start June, but the Bulls have their work cutout for them.
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.