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AgDay TV Markets Now: Naomi Blohm says corn and soybean saw a technical bounce but are still watching two key factors this week for direction.
Soybeans see short covering before USDA Outlook Forum. Corn follows beans, bouncing off contract lows. Live cattle see profit taking despite higher cash, feeders strong. Naomi Blohm, Total Farm Marketing, has more.
Grains start mixed with soybeans seeing corrective buying, while wheat is lower and corn is stuck. Cattle seeing slight gains after sharply higher cash, hogs are two-sided. Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, has details.
Grains and cattle end mixed, with a higher close in hogs and cotton. Details with Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities, says corn and soybeans end lower on Friday as funds continue to sell with more favorable weather in South America and ahead of USDA’s Ag Outlook Forum.
Soybeans down on Argentina wx, while corn follows wheat on a short covering rally. Cattle 2-sided waiting for cash, hogs finally bounce but is it sustainable? Mike Minor, Professional Ag Marketing, has more.
Grains mixed digesting Conab’s Brazil cuts and the February WASDE. New highs in cattle on fund buying, strong fundamentals. More profit taking in hogs on sliding cutouts. Don Roose, U.S. Commodities, has analysis.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Don Roose, U.S. Commodities says soybeans close higher as Conab production cuts trump WASDE data. So is the market trying to bottom?
Grains are mixed post WASDE which was bearish for soybeans, neutral for corn & wheat. However, Conab estimates on Brazil are trumping USDA’s. What does this mean for prices? Brian Splitt, AgMarket.Net, has analysis.
Cattle start strong on cash ideas, hogs continue to consolidate. Corn and soybeans see short covering pre-WASDE and with Conab’s lower corn and soybean estimates. Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek has details.