The Final Bell

1-17-24  Soymeal holding beans captive  China & its relationship for beans  China economy  175 pass on cash  Weights and the cattle

1-16-24  Digesting USDA numbers good & bad news  Flash sale!  Headline driven markets  Beans could we see a bounce before acreage report  Record large crush report  Cold weather & livestock

1-15-24 MLK Holiday  Friday WASDE reactions  Markets will reopen tonight  Some interesting tech patterns  Winter kill concerns  Cold weather & livestock

1-12-24  WASDE reactions  Corn  Beans  Wheat  Livestock

1-11-24  Data Dump  More coming tomorrow  Taiwan election  Crude oil and energy markets  China & trade going forward  Weather in cattle country

1-10-24 *CONAB numbers *Friday reports *Soybeans in Brazil *Winter weather & livestock

1-9-24  CONAB Report out tomorrow  Sets the tone for our Friday report look at ‘23  Frustrated with down markets  Taiwan president election  Hogs had a nice move-day 4  Cattle has had a good run-could corn change that?

1-8-24 How do you describe the corn and soybean markets at this time? Why are we continuing to see the weakness in the corn and soybean markets with still weather concerns in South America? What does it take to turn the corn and soybean markets around? When is the next opportunity to get info to turn the market around? What are the factors that the market are going to be watching going forward?

1-5-24 *Lower corn & soybeans *Wheat saw positives *Export opportunities *Brazil crop production *Dollar trade *Higher hogs-is a bottom in place? *Cattle saw some struggles

1-3-24 weather in South America Domestic Crush corn and soybeans China imports minimal volatility in livestock upcoming cattle inventory report preview for the rest of the week

1-4-24  Beans took another hit  Rain again in Brazil  What do survey numbers have to say?  Wet areas are drying out  Winter corn crop-is there concerns?  Boxed beef numbers

1-2-24 *Cattle showed an impressive start to the new year *Hogs saw struggles *Grain markets lower on the trade after rains and world events over the weekend.

12-29-23 What would be a good word to describe the corn and soybean markets this past year? What has surprised you about the corn and soybean markets since harvest? How do the corn and soybean markets look to you as we end the year? How do the current corn and soybean prices compare to last year at this time? What are the main factors to watch going forward? When will be the next chance to see adj...

12-28-23 Lower corn & beans Running out of steam Is beans a wait & see weather trade feel? Wheat higher Livestock see a Thursday slide Hogs continue their lower numbers

12-27-23 Grains mixed to lower on the day South American Weather Exports to pick up into '24 Cattle Market-not a lot of cash trade

12-26-23  Final trading week of ‘23  Welcomed Christmas moisture  Favorable South American Weather  Border reopening gave wheat & corn a lift  Could we see some yearend allocations?  COF Report  H&P Report

12-21-23 Mexico Bridge Heading into '24 Fundamentals involved in the trade Small rebound in the corn Movement of livestock markets with two reports out on Friday

12-20-23  Beans in a wait mode for weather  Consumer confidence index  Outlook for 2024  Wheat pressure on the prices  Roller Coaster for the livestock

1. How would describe the current situation in the corn and soybean markets? 2. What are the current weather conditions like in Brazil? 3. How is the soybean crop doing in Brazil? 4. Will Brazilian corn be impacted much? 5. How are the corn and soybean crops doing in Argentina? 6. Has Argentina seen much for changes with their new president? 7. How does export demand look for soybeans?

12-18-23  Move higher in the cattle  Ran out of buyers  Moving into a holiday trade  Are corn & wheat moving in sync?  South American bean production  Looking into the last two weeks of trading

12-15-23  Quiet trade  Good finish  Stating to get the end of year feels  South American weather  Export opportunities  Where is demand & where is the Chinese?  FEDS & rates  Higher cattle-hearing higher prices for bred cows

12-14-23  End of 23 what do we do for market prep?  Weather in Brazil  Export  Lull in the Chinese hog market  Why didn’t the markets really react to Utah news  Cattle see green today

12-13-23  Fed policy decision  Argentina economic announcement with changes  Brazil crop size  3 nice up days in beef

12-12-23  Impressive trade in wheat  Daily wire saw some bean movement  Turn around Tuesday on the beans  Two days in a row cattle are higher  How are the packer margins?  LRP & last week  Consumer confidence

12-11-23 Beans had a heck of a day RaboBank & higher interest rates for those not reaching certain guidelines Environmental scores & farmers (& consumers) credits China exports are down-no surprise Weather Can we keep beef green on the screen?