The Final Bell

Lower corn & soybeans. Snow moving back into the Midwest. Report out tomorrow. Spring & planting. How do the markets look for the next month vs. the next 3 months. Trade doesn’t seem to react much to weather like today. Cattle pick up some buyer interest with watching the hogs.

Grain late spring plant? Marking time on trade talks with China. Final 10% left on negotiations. Corn ends positive. China ASF worst then last week. 22% of the worlds hog capacity is now offline & still spreading Where do we sit for demand in soybean meal. What if no exports are shown tomorrow?

Update on African Swine Fever & how it will effect the livestock markets. Seeing an increase in livestock prices internationally along with protein demand Decline over night reversal in the U.S. dollar Dairy-prices in New Zeeland continues to soar how does this compare & effect the U.S. prices?

Rebound in the soybean market. Profit taking in the corn with some weather concerns being factored in. Prevent plant acres. Weekly Crop Progress reports start today. Cattle holding their own on the trade, hogs have had some struggles ASF & protein demand.

Reaction from the USDA reports. Month end, quarter end, weekend, a lot of calls were sold today. Wheat, Hogs & Pigs Reports, ASF, China, Feeder cattle down a bit on the trade. Hogs get beat down in the trade.

Chinese and US Trade Talks. What is the latest on the fund positions and how does that impact the market going into planting season. How does the ethanol demand look? What do corn and soybean exports look like? How is corn and soybean planting progressing? What is the market expecting in the quarterly stocks and prospective planting. Opportunities in the old and new crop sales.

Corn & beans lower. Quarterly stocks & planting intentions report out on Friday. Trade talks pick up tonight in China, USMCA, ASF Wheat is competitive on the world market. Any dryness concerns globally?

Pre-report thoughts ahead of Friday's USDA numbers, Carryover potential, planting thoughts, a look at the cattle market with the struggles, when will we see cash trade.

A lot of fundamental with corn & beans. Funds & how short they are, weather, is there going to be a trigger for the trade, China deal back burner but still there, any spring planting concerns? Is there a chance for more bean acres. Triple digit loss in the cattle. How will recent cattle loss effect future marketing.

Lower beans & wheat, higher corn. ASF cattle President Trump says the trade deal with China will happen. We can expect a continued delay in spring planting all across the upper Midwest. Sales confirmed to China for corn.

Higher grain markets. Trump & China making the news, flooding continues, bases. Favorable weather in South America. Marketing your old crop grain in the current market conditions. Expanded limits on the hogs-up $4.50. Added to the overall strength of the livestock markets.

Water levels keep rising. Snow melt hasn’t even happened, every time a levy breaks more consequences to agriculture. More weather moving our way. ASF increasing, Arlan shares some surprising numbers.

Weather still issue. Delayed planting floating around. Markets short? Trade talks not good with the flip flopping, Talking China & now the EU. South American crop a lot of grain. Moving grain from the countryside. Cattle market moving forward marketing now & into the future with recent cattle losses.

Weather will continue to be a huge factor…no grain movement out of the Midwest. Tough time for the grains. Funds are record short on the grains. Not a lot of news out there. Just like in the grains its quite in the livestock. Limit up trade of hogs last week effecting the trade today. Happenings in the cattle -how does that effect the long term.

Higher grains to finish a Friday! China-talk of possible purchases did they take corn? Soymeal-get it moving it will help the beans. Mississippi has some flooding issues & that means lack of barge movement. Farm yards & gravel roads in bad shape so no movement of grain. Cattle higher & hogs react to China buy

Weather effecting the winter wheat trade. Look at South American second crops & upcoming planting intentions report. Cattle not reacting to weather moving through the Midwest.

Higher corn & beans, lower wheat. Weather concerns. This week is another example of computer trading, today saw no substance in the trade of yesterday. China rumors bring corn & beans up. Still some skeptical trade. Rumors & China there was also a document from China miss-translation possibilities. Changes to the August crop report. Gains in the cattle futures, surge of pork in China.

Why are the markets strong today? Chinese and US Trade Talks. How does the US weather look? Is this short of a position normal for the funds this time of year? How are our shipments of Corn and Soybeans? What should be done with the remaining old crop corn and soybeans?

A Monday that started with a lot of red on the screen. Grains just getting beat up who is left to sell? Wheat market keeps getting beat up. Supply issues for both beans & wheat. Weather, planting intentions coming up. Bean confirmation to China. Acres report at the end of the month. Cattle struggle.

Lower corn & beans, higher for the wheat on a Friday. China & weather. WASDE report. Conversations with clients. South American Harvest. Cold Storage information. China’s numbers higher overnight for hogs.

Grains take another drop, WASDE report out tomorrow. Trade & weather continue to play a role in the market trade as a lot weighing on the March 27th meeting. Cattle struggle with weather concerns but slaughter stays at pace.

Today’s trade was the impact of computer trade. Lower grains, charts are breaking down, a low-maybe. We need a trigger point to turn it. Continue on China & weather-may be the trigger points. Planting delays & conditions across the U.S. Flooding risks on the river system, South American conditions. WASDE report on Friday. Winter weather supporting the cattle.

Grains-some excitement over the weekend that we might be moving forward with China. Big reversal on Friday with the corn market. Corn may have made their low. Huge movement in the cash cattle. 128.50 traded on a Monday. Some early indications that the cash market will be okay this week. April sees a weakness makes for an interesting month. Higher boxes. Weather is still significant. Cattle are hur...

Spring planting & the need to look beyond trade. Strong buying seen in the wheat & soybeans with large delivers in corn, wheat & beans. Prevent plant might need to be looked at. Cattle still bullish, weights are down. Dairy looking good going not only into 2nd quarter but to the second half of the year. The shift to beef from pork in China.

First notice day, bull spreading. South American crop is on track, export sales of corn on track. Weather/flooding issues in the U.S. ASF increases in China. What do their consumers think of pork? Winter storm causing issues with weight gain & some consolidation in beef.