Darin Newsom analyzes how seasonal demand and technical short-covering are fueling a temporary rally in corn, wheat, and soybeans, while warning that weak long-term fundamentals and shifting geopolitical landscapes in Venezuela and China suggest producers should use these price bounces to lock in fu
It appears no one is left that doesn't know how difficult of a profit margin position the cattle feeder, and producers as a whole, have placed themselves into.Cattle by Penny via Pixabay
Oliver Sloup covers grain markets as they come off a sharp reversal, with today’s trade marking a reversal of the reversal. Can the momentum continue from here?Open corn cob with green leaves via Kwangmoozaa via iStock
Live cattle futures are down $2.20 to $2.35 so far at midday. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week with bids of $232 so far in the South. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed just 1 lot sold at $360.50 dressed, with bids of $230-232...Cow grazing in a meadow sunshine
Lean hog futures are down 70 cents to $1.30 so far on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Wednesday morning due to light volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down 8 cents on Jan 5 at $81.54. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value from the...Piglets Sleeping Next to Each Other
Live cattle futures closed Tuesday with gains of 50 to 75 cents. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week with last week reported at $232-233 across the country. Feeder cattle futures posted another rally of $3.20 to $3.45 across most contracts on Tuesday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index...Angus cow b
Lean hog futures closed with nearby February down 47 cents on Tuesday, with other contracts steady to a dime higher. Open interest was up 3,011 contracts on Tuesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $76.36 on Tuesday afternoon, up $10 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog...Pig feeding
Grains Had an Ugly Close - Fats and Feeders Ready to Travel HigherCattle in feed lot by Clinton Austin via iStock
Live cattle futures closed Tuesday with gains of 50 to 75 cents. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week with last week reported at $232-233 across the country. Feeder cattle futures posted another rally of $3.20 to $3.45 across most contracts on Tuesday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index...Closeup of
Lean hog futures closed with nearby February down 47 cents on Tuesday, with other contracts steady to a dime higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $76.36 on Tuesday afternoon, up $10 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down 23 cents on Jan...Piglets in a pasture by B
Only $6.47 in the spread between March feeders and August fats to the previous historical spread width of $136.67.Cattle by Penny via Pixabay
Live cattle futures are showing 30 to 55 cent gains so far on Tuesday. Cash trade from last week settled in at $232-233 across the country. Feeder cattle futures are up another $1.95 to $2.30 at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another $2.89 to $353.11 on January...Cow in pen at fair by sa
Lean hog futures posted are back to mixed action so far on Tuesday, with front months within 35 cents of unchanged. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported Tuesday morning due to low volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down 23 cents on Jan 2 at $81.62....Piglets napping by Larry White vi
Live cattle futures closed with mostly higher action, up 82 cents to $1.25, as the exception was February, down 12 cents. Open interest was up 214 contracts. Cash trade from last week settled in at $232-233 across the country. Feeder cattle futures continued the rally, with contracts up $2.65 to...C
Lean hog futures posted gains of $2.05 to $2.50 gains in the front months on Monday. Preliminary open interest was up 5,225 contracts. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $66.36 on Monday afternoon. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down 41 cents on December 31 at $81.85....Black and brown
Live cattle futures closed with mostly higher action, up 82 cents to $1.25, as the exception was February, down 12 cents. Cash trade from last week settled in at $232-233 across the country. Feeder cattle futures are continued the rally, with contracts up $2.65 to $2.90. The CME Feeder Cattle...Clos
Lean hog futures posted gains of $2.05 to $2.50 gains in the front months on Monday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $66.36 on Monday afternoon. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down 41 cents on December 31 at $81.85. The large managed money spec funds were...Pig feeding from trough i
A strong start to first full week of the new yearPig grazing in a field by Santiago Gonzalez via Pixabay
With the higher price action of '25, and losses incurred, rationing has begun to contract processing capacity. I anticipate the same in production capacity as noted by other analyst's that some states have a lot more cattle than they use to and some have a whole lot less than they use to.Cattle by
Traders will be watching U.S.-China trade relations, a Russia-Ukraine peace deal, and new cases of the new world screwworm, among other catalysts as the new year kicks off.Cattle in feed lot by Clinton Austin via iStock
