The CBOT is starting to show its typical pre-holiday quieting of trade and volatility but is not without a few surprises. The soy complex was the upside leader on Tuesday with another rally in soyoil creating strength across the complex. That spilled over into 15-17-cent gains for soybeans, which helped pull corn futures higher as well. Despite winter storms that present frost/winterkill risks for wheat in the U.S. and the Black Sea, wheat futures seemed unconcerned and gave back most of the day’s early gains. Funds remain muted participants in the market and are largely focused on position evening or liquidation ahead of the coming long, holiday weekend. Commercials are also increasingly absent from the market but bull spreading in t...
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...
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