Corn
Mark Schultz, Northstar Commodity, says corn and soybeans are lower on profit taking after a higher day yesterday.
Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing, says soybeans and products led the rally and recovery on talk of a China deal by President Trump and a lower dollar. That spilled over to support corn.
Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net, says corn made new highs for the move with the March contract reaching a high of $5.04 1/2 before reversing and ending lower on the day. The key is was it topping action?
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Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says grains are rallying but cattle are seeing some selling pressure again ahead of a three day weekend but are holding chart support.
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Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, says grains took a pause Friday in preparation for the February WASDE but is in the critical price discovery process before planting.
Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says cattle futures are trying to recover after the trifecta that tanked the futures Thursday and pulled down cash as well. Grains are lower on profit taking and SA weather.
Dave Chatterton, Strategic Farm Marketing, says grain markets rebounded late session led by wheat.
Darin Newsom with Barchart says ag markets continue to ride the roller coaster of headlines about tariffs and policy changes being imposed by the Trump Administration. This is driving fund and algorithm trading.
Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says cattle futures continue to consolidate off recent record highs in routine profit taking mode. Grains extended gains on hopes for a China deal and the pause on tariffs for Canada and Mexico.
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Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says grain and livestock futures opened mostly lower in response to tariffs imposed on China, Canada and Mexico over the weekend and retaliatory measures from those countries.
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Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, says corn and soybeans posted lower weekly closes, which was the first time in several weeks for corn. So is the bull market in corn over?
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Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing says most markets had a negative reaction to to the 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canada starting this weekend and possible retaliation.
Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, says grain and hog markets opened lower reacting to President Trump announcing Thursday afternoon the U.S. would be moving ahead with 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada on Feb. 1.
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Chip Nellinger, Blue-Reef AgriMarketing says grains rally with corn pulling up the rest of the complex on South American weather concerns.
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Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities, says grains close higher seeing fund buying and consolidation with the markets still digesting possible tariffs and South American weather.
DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing, says corn and wheat are trying to recover Tuesday with fund short covering.
Corn, soybeans and wheat all closed higher for the week in the face of heightened uncertainty. Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, says to him that kind of resilience is an underlying sign of a bull market.
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