Markets - General
Cattle futures got hit hard in August but have made that ground back over the last month. Is it time to start looking back at the short side?
The fundamental and technical landscapes for corn and soybeans appear to be telling two different stories. Here’s how we read into it.
Corn and wheat were leaders to the upside at the start of the week but fell back in today’s trading after failing against technical resistance. A healthy correction or more downside to come?
Headline risk from the outside markets trickled into money flow in commodities through today’s trade. Here’s how things shook out and a few important headlines.
Farmers are still in the driver’s seat, but the direction of land values in the months and years ahead relies on one major factor: how long low profitability for row crop farmers persists.
A choppy end to last week’s trade for livestock markets. Expect more of the same with today marking the last trading day of the month and quarter.
Jerry Gulke wonders if the unintended consequences from failed biofuels policies are really unintended at all.
Grains finished Tuesday’s trade well off the highs which has led to weakness in the overnight and early morning trade. Where’s the support?
Farm Journal’s field agronomist Missy Bauer says small seed size can have a major impact on soybean yield, causing yields to swing 15 to 20 bu. per acre.
While bulk grain exports would be largely unaffected, the strike would impact containerized agricultural exports: Soybeans, soybean meal, and other agricultural products exported via containers would be affected.