Light volume trade, profit taking, and spread reversals led to a mixed CBOT on Friday. Wheat futures were sharply lower as showers across the Plains boosted the crop outlook and prompted profit taking and reversal of wheat/corn spreads. Corn pushed higher and scored a new contract high while soybeans were mixed under the bullish influence of soymeal and the bearish tug of a reversal in soyoil. The U.S. and Brazilian weather forecasts remain at the forefront of traders’ minds, which is lending a sustained bullish outlook to the market. For the day, funds were net sellers of 11,000 contracts of wheat and 7,000 contracts of soyoil. Funds were buyers of 10,000 contracts of corn, 6,000 soybean contracts, and 5,000 contracts of soymeal. Tr...
What You Need to Know Today: The G7 agreed to release 100 million barrels of crude oil and fuel reserves over four months, with a substantial diesel release front-loaded into the first 20 days. The announcement initially pushed crude oil lower on Friday, although it later recovered a portion o...
In a recent social media post, R-CALF unveiled its latest cattle market plan: “contracts that bind producers before establishing a base price, then tie that price to future negotiated cash transactions, should be prohibited.” That proposal aligns with recent legislation by Represent...
Key Takeaways: The recent pearl-clutching from parts of the beef industry regarding the loss of the daily Kansas fed cattle negotiated trade pricing report is overwrought and ignores the fact that the direction was readily apparent. The shift away from negotiated trade has been well docu...
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