Markets Now Early Markets 12-16-24

Grain and livestock futures trade higher early.  Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says the nearby live cattle futures made new highs for the move pushed by sharply higher cash in the North at mostly $196, the South was at $191.  Can the market keep climbing?  Feeders recover as APHIS says the Me…

Markets Now Closing Markets - 12-13-24 Audio

Grains end the week on a sour note wtih cattle mixed and hogs higher Friday. Oliver Sloup, Blue Line Futures, has analysis.  

Markets Now Early Markets 12-13-24

Grains are mixed early with livestock higher.  Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, says soybeans are seeing profit taking on South American weather and despite another 7.3 million bu. of export business this morning, Corn and wheat are following soybeans with a higher dollar serving as a headwind.  Catt…

Markets Now Closing Markets - 12-12-24 Audio

Grain and livestock markets close mixed Thursday.  Bryan Doherty, Total Farm Marketing, says corn is hit by profit taking and farmer selling after running into chart resistance and that pulls the wheat market lower.  Soybean held their own still holding chart support with solid weekly exports and a…

Markets Now Early Markets 12-12-24

Grains are drifting after hitting chart resistance but livestock are strong.  Mark Schultz, NorthStar Commodity, says weekly exports were just routine this morning and a 12.3 mb sale of soybeans to unknown destinations is failing to excite the market.  South American weather will be the key moving …

Markets Now Closing Markets - 12-11-24 Audio

Grain and livestock close mixed Wednesday.  Alan Brugler of A&N Economics, LLC says corn started higher still digesting the bullish cut to stocks but ran into chart resistance.  He thinks eventually the market will take out that level due to strong demand.  Soybeans ended higher with some corn soyb…

Markets Now Early Markets 12-11-24

Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures, says grains are higher early Wednesday extending gains from Tuesday still digesting the bullish USDA report data for corn and even wheat.  Soybeans seeing spillover support.  Cattle open lower then quickly see buying interest with some steady/higher cash at $191 in th…

Markets Now Closing Markets - 12-10-24 Audio

Darren Frye, Water Street Solutions, says grains close higher after the WASDE and USDA's surprise cut in corn ending stocks by 200 million bushels.  Soybeans and wheat followed corn but wheat also say lower ending stocks by 20 million.  Cattle also closed strong pushed by higher cash and cutouts pl…

Markets Now Midday Markets and Report Analysis 12-10-24

USDA shocks market with lower corn ending stocks in the December report.  Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net, has more.  

Markets Now Closing Markets - 12-9-24 Audio

Grains end mixed on Monday with corn and wheat seeing some value buying and adding risk premium on geopolitical concerns.  Corn continues to see strong demand and that could show up in the WASDE Tuesday as well.  Soybeans fell with lower Brazil basis levels as the market gears up for a record crop.…