Markets Today
Grain and livestock futures mixed on holiday trade. Grains also watching looming demand concerns. So how long can cash grains prices remain historically strong? Michelle Rook with Nick Tsiolis of Farmer’s Keeper.
Grains lower on light preholiday volume. Demand concerns & China’s rising COVID cases caused light technical selling. Cattle saw profit taking pressure with hogs mixed. Michelle Rook w/ Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag.
Live cattle see profit taking after bullish COF and cash ideas. Hogs seeing fund buying and bull spreads, corn is two-sided watching outside markets. Michelle Rook w/Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek.
Grains Quiet and Two-Sided Early Watching Higher CO, Lower Dollar: Cattle see Profit Taking, Hogs Up
Grains slightly higher early with higher CO & the lower dollar, despite China COVID lockdowns. Cattle see profit taking, hogs extend gains. Michelle Rook w/Tomm Pfitzenmaier of Summit Commodity Brokerage.
Corn & wheat weaker on slow demand. Soybeans shook off the rising China COVID cases with strong export inspections. Cattle rallied on the COF report. Michelle Rook w/Mike Zuzulo Global Commodity Analytics.
Grains lower on technical selling and the risk off in outside markets w/rising COVID cases in China. Cattle open higher w/bullish COF report, hogs mixed. Michelle Rook w/Allison Thompson of The Money Farm.
Grains end mixed with funds covering shorts in corn and beans but selling in wheat. Cattle futures supported by higher cash but will it continue? Hogs lower. Michelle Rook w/Oliver Sloup of Blue Line Futures.
Grain mixed with short covering in row crops waiting for fresh news, technical selling in wheat. Cattle higher with lower corn, higher cash and report positioning. Michelle Rook w/Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag.
Grains two-sided, consolidate watching outside markets like lower crude oil. Cattle seeing higher prices on cash strength with profit taking in hogs. Michelle Rook w/ Chuck Shelby of Risk Management
Corn ends slightly higher, wheat off lows, absorbing the Black Sea Export Deal extension. Soybeans saw technical selling pressure w/lower BO. Cattle strong w/higher cash. Michelle Rook w/Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net