Markets Now Closing Markets 01-27-23

Grains close mixed Friday with profit taking and Argentina rain weighing on soybeans, but all the grains posted higher weekly closes.  Cattle ended higher on Friday with $156 cash in the South and futures were up for the week.  Hogs ended mixed on Friday on bear spreading but back months built on T…

Markets Now Midday Markets 1-27-23

Grains have turned mixed after early profit taking and are working on higher weekly closes.  Cattle and hogs are mostly higher as well, despite soft cash.  John Heinberg of Total Farm Marketing has details.

Markets Now Early Markets 1-27-23

Livestock opened higher but live cattle fade after yesterday's disappointing cash trade.  Hogs are failing to build on yesterday's technical reversal.  Grains lower on profit taking.  Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek has more. 

Markets Now Closing Markets 01-26-23

Grains higher on technical buying, Argentina crop losses, weather and risk premium. Profit taking in #cattle with cash steady to lower and higher corn.  Hogs higher but is the bottom finally in?  Vince Boddicker of Farmers Trading Company has more.  

Markets Now Midday Markets 1-26-23 2

Grains higher with technical buying, weather and export news all factors.  Cattle seeing profit taking awaiting cash, while hogs see some shortcovering.  Michelle Rook has details.  

Markets Now Early Markets 1-28-23

Grains and cotton higher on export news, higher crude oil, with soybeans building on the strong close over $15 yesterday and higher meal prices.  Cattle futures seeing profit taking awaiting cash but continue to show bullish optimism in the deferreds.  Hogs are down but April should find support ar…

Markets Now Closing Markets 01-25-23

Soybeans and meal ended higher on technical buying, signaling the market may have taken out enough weather premium.  Wheat saw more short covering, but corn ran into chart resistance and could not follow.  Live cattle were mostly higher with the back months scoring new contract highs, but can they …

Markets Now Midday Markets 1-25-23

Cattle mxed with hogs lower at midday but what is it going to take to bottom the hog market?  Grains trying to hold gains led by wheat, which may be putting risk premium in.  Have soybeans taken out enough Argentina weather premium?  Jeff Hoogendoorn of Professional Ag Marketing has analysis.

Markets Now Early Markets 1-25-23 Audio

Grains mixed with wheat seeing follow through corrective buying, soybeans under pressure with more technical selling and good rains in Argentina.  Corn is caught in the middle.  Cattle and milk markets are lower.  Bryan Doherty of Total Farm Marketing has details.   

Markets Now Closing Markets 01-24-23

Corn and wheat held on to grains on corrective buying, but soybeans couldn't stay above $15 with a pick up in farmer selling and improved weather in Argentina.  Live cattle saw some light fund buying awaiting cash and another winter storm, with feeders mixed.  Hogs still can't find a bottom with ri…