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This week's trade is officially in the books and it left a few markets at some pivotal spots as we head into next week's trade.  

Grain futures have had a quiet overnight and early morning trade. Will the market be able to finish the week on a high note?

Grain markets have been able to stage a nice little rally recently, is there more upside left or will the rally fizzle out?

Wheat futures rallied to our 4-star resistance pocket in the overnight/early morning trade. Will that level be defended or is there more upside left?

Lean hogs took out technical resistance which may have put an added tailwind in prices, are new highs in the cards or is this market overextended?

Yesterday marked the third straight day of gains for many of the grain markets, can the rally continue through the week?

Grain markets were sharply higher in the first trading day of the week, will that strength continue in today's trade or will resistance hold?

Corn and soybeans are trading near unchanged while wheat futures are adding on to Friday's gains.

Grain markets are firm in the early morning trade, will it last?

Corn futures remain in a sideways trading range while soybeans and wheat continue to face headwinds.

Grain markets have been in a choppy rangebound trade recently which could setup traders with more shorter-term opportunities.

We have made it through the weekend, which was filled with uncertainty late last week. Outside markets are stabilizing, can livestock follow suit?

Grain markets are giving back some of Friday’s gains. With little new news, attention shifts to money flow and technicals.

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announced it’s canceling the July Cattle Inventory Report. In the announcement, NASS blamed budget cuts from the most recent appropriations bills. 

Grain markets were weaker following yesterday's USDA report but are finding their footing in the early morning trade.

Grains are mixed ahead of today's USDA report. Will there be enough new news to move the market?

Grain markets continue to consolidate ahead of tomorrow's monthly WASDE report.

Grain markets have flatlined to start the week as the lack of new news has kept buyers and sellers at bay. These are the technicals we are watching that could change that.

Cattle futures were under heavy pressure on Friday, will that spill into early morning weakness or will buyers buy the dip?

With little new news across the wires over the weekend, technicals will take center stage for grain markets

Grain futures are higher in the early morning trade as some as headline risk looms into the weekend.

Cattle futures made new lows but seemed to reject them with a strong afternoon trade. Is the low in? Tune into RFD-TV todays at 12:45 CT to watch Oliver Sloup touch on the Grain & Livestock Market.

Grain markets have traded on both sides of unchanged in the overnight and early morning trade, these are the levels to keep an eye on in today's trade.

Grain markets were under heavy pressure to start the week but are attempting to find their footing in the early morning trade. Will it hold?

Corn and wheat retreat to start the new month and quarter while soybeans try to gain ground.

Today’s USDA report is often regarded as one of the more meaningful reports of the year which often comes with volatile market reactions. Will we see the same this year?

Corn and soybean futures had a weaker close on Tuesday which has led to follow-through pressure in the early morning trade. Where's support?

Jerry Gulke discusses an unusual trend in the markets.

Cattle futures were under pressure on Friday, ahead of the monthly Cattle on Feed report. With a slightly bearish tone, will the selling continue into this week's trade?

In a shortened holiday week, all eyes will be on Thursday's quarterly stocks and prospective planting report.

Grain futures had a strong finish to yesterday's trade which has helped spur additional upward momentum in the early morning trade as Funds feel the squeeze to exit short positions.

Grain markets are continuing to consolidate as it appears the market is looking for new news to give it it's next direction.

Corn and wheat futures are firm in the early morning trade while soybeans struggle to find their footing.

Cattle futures started the week sharply higher with all eyes on the outside markets in today and tomorrow's trade and the Cattle on Feed report on Friday.

It was a firm start to the week in the Sunday night trade, but selling in corn and beans has futures taking a softer tone this morning.

Jerry Gulke says he’d like to see another higher weekly close next week to help confirm the bottom is in the soybean market as well as a close above $12. A higher monthly close would be even more convincing. 

With the prospective plantings report fast approaching traders will be focusing in on weather conditions throughout the Cornbelt. Though it is very early in the year, we like to use the Wayne Gretzky approach, heres why

Grains have traded on both sides of unchanged in the overnight and early morning session. Will short covering in corn and soybeans continue?

Cattle futures were lower to start the week which may have been induced by a light round of profit taking ahead of what is a seasonally softer time of year.

Grains are mixed in the early morning trade as we await new news form the USDA. Here are a few things we are keeping an eye on in today’s trade.

Grains are firm in the early morning trade, knocking on the door of some significant resistance levels.

In today’s 2 minute drill, we zoom in on the monthly chart of May corn futures. We saw a nice pop off of the contract lows in late February, but have been stuck in a 10 1/2 cent range since then.

Grains lower on profit taking after corn and beans hit resistance, plus farmer selling & report positioning.  Cattle bounced, while hogs set back with lower cash and cutouts.  Ted Seifried, Zaner Ag Hedge, has more.  

Corn and soybeans post higher weekly closes. Does this finally confirm a low? Bryan Doherty says corn "hasn’t turned all the way yet" and soybeans likely will experience pressure from Brazil's harvest and prices.

Corn and wheat rallied on end of month profit taking by the speculative traders, while soybeans and cattle faltered. Arlan Suderman with StoneX has details.

Jon Scheve discusses the likelihood of a market rally, and what needs to happen for it to become a reality.

Grain markets are attempting to recover some lost ground in the early morning trade, will the strength last through today's session?

USDA's Ag Outlook Forum in Washington, D.C., this past week confirmed growing stocks in 2024/2025. Analysts say without a sudden supply disruption, the commodity price outlook remains grim.

Chip Flory warns that as more crush capacity comes online, the soybean market might realize it waited too long to bid for 2024 soybean acres.  

What caused the price pressure again this week? Naomi Blohm of Total Farm Marketing by Stewart-Peterson and John Payne of hEDGEpoint Global join U.S. Farm Report to discuss what the market is watching.