The Final Bell

Tough times right now, from outside market pressure into the grain & livestock markets. CME will halt floor trade after Friday the 13th. Livestock is a bigger issue with the market trade.

Grains continued to go back to the lower…weakness will continue due to no real story to keep it going into the positive. End of March reports. South American Harvest-how is it moving along. Negative impact of the virus and demand. Coronavirus will continue to keep its hold. Livestock Coronavirus vs. ASF

Turn around Tuesday. Will it push into tomorrow? Dow & dollar moved back higher. Crude is also coming back Nothing exciting in the WASDE report. More rains expected in South America. Ethanol demand heading into summer & Coronavirus concerns. Livestock market sees turnaround as well. Hogs may have made a low on the June contract.

Another down day…grains, livestock & stocks. A lot of fear factor being built in. Crude oil continues to fall…explain in relation to corn. March 10th USDA WASDE Report. Soft export market continues. Chicago wheat the only market to see some positive trade numbers. Feeder cattle lock down & struggle …following the equities as they follow what happens in the Coronavirus news. Seen some solid demand...

Grains drop again on the day. Beans struggled to finish out the week. A Friday market feel that followed the stock market. Is this going to be the trend going through the November election. Movement of crops in South America. Some talk of lower yields. Livestock…Coronavirus and the cattle market.

Markets looking at twitter talk on spreads and what those spreads mean. Is basis strong. A bounce in corn. End of month report. Stock market. Ethanol demand. Cattle fundamentally bullish with workings to bring more money back to the producer.

How do the corn and soybean markets look to you? Where were the markets last year at this time? Why did the Corona Virus put so much pressure on the markets? Do you think we have seen the worst of the Corona Virus? What is the market going to be focused on going forward? Corona Virus? March Quarterly Stocks and Prospective Planting at the end of March Spring Weather forecasts (Prevent Plant) Corn...

Brian Splitt, Ag Market. Net, looks at the factors behind why the grains were shielded from the sell off of the outside markets. Splitt also looks at the current market cycle and pattern just ahead of the WASDE report. It may be a good idea to market grain just ahead of the report.

Cornavirus…that’s the big thing effecting markets. Corn market & producer pricing. They need to make that decision TODAY with first notice day tomorrow. Same thing happened in September & December. Cash Pressure. Fear of demand is what’s killing the livestock today. The paring of the stock market and the cattle market. Oversupply hogs…waiting for China to buy hogs. Interconnectivity throughout the...

Thoughts on the cattle market. Geo Political & Cornavirus keeping a hold of the markets. How the politics and global work together. Feeder cattle stabilize-could we have seen a stronger rally. Liking the hogs. Grains stabilize rally could be coming. Argentina raised their export taxes on soybeans. Combine of corn still going on. Stock market. There is an end to the chunk of news…but not soon enoug...

Shawn Hackett, Hackett Financial Advisers, dives into the coronavirus pandemic and how, historically, pandemics have impacted the grain and livestock markets.

Mike Zuzolo, Global Commodity Analytics, dives into what drove markets sharply lower to open the week and what he considers "bright spots" despite today's trading activity.

Another low day in the markets, is the aid payment talk trigger some worries in the market place? Waiting for trade deals to kick. Bean funds are short going into the weekend. Outlook forum brought no surprises. Now what? Ethanol margins flat, weather market heading into spring planting. Dollar vs. real. Livestock…hogs continue on a roller coaster-a lot of production out there, but no place to go...

What are the drivers of the markets at this time? What do you think the USDA Outlook Forum is going to say? Why is there such a big difference on opinions on market direction? Any updates on the Phase One Trade deal? How does the demand from the ethanol industry look?

Troy: Higher corn & wheat, lower soybeans after a 3 day weekend. Coronavirus fund positions & markets. Australia is short on wheat. Eric-Cattle & demand. Australia and export movement.

Demand vs. Supply. Coronavirus continues. THIS WEEK'S WEATHER IN THE HARD RED WHEAT BELT REMAINING DROUGHT-STRICKEN FOR WESTERN & WEST-CENTRAL KANSAS, THE ACREAGE REPORT TODAY BEING UPDATED, & THE FRENCH WHEAT CROP CONDITIONS, WHEAT REMAINS OUR MAJOR PRICE-LEADER FOR FUNDAMENTALLY-RELATED/CURRENCY-RELATED SHORT-COVERING A bright spot is the cattle market.

Markets continue to narrow. Grains trade lower on a Thursday. Commitments are down 26% from a year ago on corn. Will we be able to move forward? Beans were able to test $9.00. Coronavirus continues to raise issues, and avian bird flu continues to be an issue. More spreading from hogs to cattle. Hogs might have seen a new low. Markets right now importing into China causing problems.

Turn around on the grains today. Coronavirus continues to be the headline that is shaping the markets. China has taken resources away from African Swine Fever to control Coronavirus. Boots on the ground gives us a first hand look. What does this mean for Phase One? South American Weather. How is harvest going? Delay of planting in the U.S.

Heather Ramsey, The ARC Group, joins the Fontanelle Final Bell for Tuesday 2/11. Ramsey breaks down the USDA Stocks and WASDE reports as to why neutral may have been okay for the market. Ramsey also looks at the marketing opportunities currently available to farmers.

Darin Fessler, Lakefront Futures, was Monday's guest on the "Final Bell". He previews Tuesday's USDA report and discusses where he's at with hogs and cattle.

Coronavirus continues to be talked about.  Markets are just not sure what to do at this time, in this phase with the Central Banks continue to print money & China in continued lock down.  More time is needed to gain clarity on how long the demand side hiatus will last.  Markets will continue to struggle.  Any good news could make the markets take off-but any stagnate bad news will have some ill ef...

Cattle didn't hold the open that started the day. Cash market has a chance to be better. Walmart raising beef & slaughter...not expected to drive near term change to the cattle industry. Hogs see failure once again with bird flu added to the list. Grains closed higher...should be worth something. China asking for patience with Phase One implementation. Basis continues to hold strong. Stock market...

The Good the Bad the Ugly. Bloomberg article on China asking for more time. The Brazilian Real continues to be cheap. A lot of uncertainty hanging out there in the markets, more than what we have seen in years past. declining supply of cattle.

Coronavirus continues to have its effects on the markets. Could we see some stimulation in the market from the world banks? Weakness in the dollar-soon see a turn around? Real has also been cheaper than our dollar. Will that continue to hinder exports. South American harvest & weather. This is not a forever deal…the demand we have lost in the nearby will come back multiplied. Struggles in the dair...

Grains struggled in the Thursday trade. Overall commodity weakens. World Health Organization continues to talk about the Corona Virus. The chatter has been the beans & how hard they were hit. Wheat performance though is somewhat encouraging-even though we saw negative numbers. Fear traded markets. Brazil real & how it is affecting our export opportunities in the U.S. ASF & the vaccine. Limit down...