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Grains higher early with soybeans leading on Argentina crop concerns, new contract highs in meal and fresh export biz, corn and wheat following. Cattle are mixed with hogs mostly lower. Michelle Rook has details.
Corn, Wheat and Hogs Lower on Profit Taking and China COVID Cases: Soybeans and Cattle Trade Weather
Soybeans held SA weather premium, corn and wheat saw EOY profit taking and rising China COVID cases. LC made some new contract highs on weather and firming cash bids. John Heinberg, Total Farm Marketing.
Corn and wheat seeing some end of year profit taking, while soybeans are building SA weather premium. Cattle are also supported by weather, profit taking in the hogs. Chuck Shelby of Risk Management Commodities.
Corn, wheat see EOY profit taking on China COVID #s, soybeans up on SA weather. Cattle higher with lower corn & weather supportive, while hogs also see profit taking. Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag has details.
Grains mostly higher on fund buying and SA weather. Soybeans close above $15, will the rally keep going? Livestock trade two-sided on EOY squaring. Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing has more.
Grains mostly higher with support from SA weather, fund buying. Livestock trading mostly lower, with end of year profit taking after new highs Tuesday. Jeff Hoogendoorn of Professional Ag Marketing has details.
Grains mostly higher early except corn. Yet, corn basis is at 20-year highs, so when should you sell? Soybeans supported by SA weather, but can we stay above $15? Nick Tsiolis of Farmers Keeper has details.
Grains end mostly higher putting in SA weather premium, but soybeans can’t close above $15. Live cattle make new contract highs and fail. Matt Bennett of AgMarket.Net has insight.
LC hit new highs on weather and the COF report, then see hedge pressure. Hogs also hit new highs after the report. Row crops put in SA weather premium. Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek has analysis.
Grains open mostly higher, except wheat, trading risk on in outside markets, lower dollar, China COVID easing, SA weather. Live cattle and hogs extend gains and put in new contract highs after USDA reports.