What goes up must come down, but this is still a sideways market at worst. Bulls must be fed and there were no big sales and instead it was profit taking. The key question is how shallow or deep is support and the answer is where bottoms hold. Today some bottoms were tested but unless one is greedy, markets are still in relatively lofty territory. The near- and long-term story remains South America. The U.S. crushing industry may have set a record in October and if so, it can partially thank Argentina. World demand is up but Argentine farmers are not letting go of their soybeans, the ports are on strike, and there was an accident at one of the working plants. South America could still kill this current bull run. The weather is suboptimal b...
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What You Need to Know Today: The corn and soybean markets closed slightly higher in low-volume trade. The wheat market was mixed, with HRW continuing its downward trek on improved moisture. As expected, the bearish cattle on feed report drove down cattle prices and pulled hogs down with it. Mi...
Monday, 25 May is a U.S. holiday, and both the markets and our office will be closed. Please note that the next issue of Ag Perspectives will be published on Tuesday, 26 May. The WPI staff wishes everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend...
USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report was released today. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity amounted to 11.6 million head, 102 percent of last year. Source: USDA, WPI Placements were up, but part of that is attributable to persistent drought c...