Trading opened today’s session mostly in the green, except for feeder cattle, but late in the session corn and the soybean complex turned lower. Notables for the week included new contract lows for:
November soybeans December soymeal September SRW September HRW September HRS
Weather will continue to drive this market and an active front brings bearish showers across the Midwest next week and delivers some relief to the parched southeast. However, the high heat in the west drifts eastward later in the week. The Climate Prediction Center issued its three-month drought outlook for the U.S. As noted by Dave Juday in yesterday’s Livestock Roundup, the drought in the southeastern U.S. has adversely impacted th...
What You Need to Know Today: Risk-on money flow was present in the markets Thursday with headlines in Iran and the Black Sea driving the move. Russia attacked more of Ukraine’s processing and export facilities, including a Bunge facility near the Black Sea. One of the facilities hit was...
Key Takeaways: The significance of $100-per-barrel crude depends largely on how long prices remain elevated, as sustained high energy costs are more likely to influence longer-term agricultural decisions. Higher crude oil prices raise farm production costs most directly through diesel, while a...
Monday was Labor Day, the traditional end to the summer grilling season and high demand for cattle. Additionally, it marks the calendar end of summer heat and a transition into more moderate temperatures. As such, the next two months are the largest marketing periods of the year for feeder catt...