The Final Bell

Another day of higher grains. China & U.S. working on tariff’s Rally’s coming from supplies and weather not demand. Cattle market reacting to upcoming storm.

Higher moves on the grain market. Hope/expectation of movement with China. Next negations are in two weeks in DC rumors of China buying corn. Some strong damage yesterday. Soybeans were able to come back on some support. African Swine Fever-China says hog numbers down. Hogs numbers are down more then being told. Big drop in soybean meal demand. Triple-digit losses have developed in feeder cattle.

Not a strong day, not a lot of news for the markets to play on. Pressure on the bean market is affecting the corn trade. Weather in South America. A push on the front month cattle. Protect a decent amount of money right now. Boxed beef market turning lower. What is beyond the weather market.

Corn saw some steady trade while soybeans & wheat went lower. China trade deal. No data coming from the government. Battle between when the markets focuses on worries of demand vs. days they focus on deals maybe getting better & the weather. Overall a lot of sideways choppy trade. Milk powder. A lot going on in the markets…hearing positives.

Grains end in the green, but is there weakness in the soy complex. No WASDE and what to expect. Plus a look at livestock and the outside markets. Tomm Pfitzenmaier discusses a broad range of topics on The Final Bell.

Buy the rumor sell the fact may have hit the grains following the US China announcement. Will the current price and balance sheet impact acres of corn and soybeans. There was a narrow range in the live cattle contract. Plus the Fed Chair spoke today. Darin Fessler, Lakefront Futures, has the answers to important market questions.

How did wheat stay in the green? Is South American weather still an impact to their crops? What rallied cattle? These questions and more answered by Sam Hudson, Cornbelt Marketing.

China could show their "good faith" with more concrete evidence. Corn and wheat don't look overbought. Long term bullishness possible for cattle. Plus producer sentiment. Sue Martin, Ag & Investment, goes in depth on the Final Bell.

Grains were higher to wrap up the week. Numbers thing-crop in Brazil that is getting smaller, wheat concerns in Argentina China talks. Positive economic numbers. January 11th report to be delayed-big report hopefully in February. Livestock-key reversal on Monday & we couldn’t come back from that for the cattle. Weather issues for feedlots. Hogs All the optimize for hogs-but no knew buying yet.

Key fundamentalist on the cattle is what the average weights are. Gov’t shutdown has had an effect on getting the needed information on Thursday’s. Weights have seen a drop. Have to look into the crystal ball a bit but demand has been good, stock market effects on the domestic demand. Cash could go higher for cattle and hogs. Demand is there for hogs. Need to keep ASF away from the U.S. Grains dea...

Positive grains, will we have a January 11th crop report? Harvest just getting started in Brazil. The new TPP & its effects on the US. China makes a purchase of U.S. rice. Dollar effects. Lower cattle & higher hogs.

Look back on 2018. Partial Gov’t. shutdown has caused a slowdown in info but considering all that has been tossed its way the markets have held up. African Swine Fever has taken its tole.

Nice increase in the soybeans, traders are disappointed there isn’t any new news coming out from commercials & outside markets. Brazilian beans are ready to be harvested and premiums are a bit higher then in the U.S. Weather issues in South America as harvest takes place. Increase in cattle price

Grain markets see some positive trade…rough trade with outside forces having influence on the trade. Outside market influence & then dealing with a partial government shutdown. Looking towards the 2nd quarter for dairy goodness.

Arlan Suderman, INTL FC Stone, discusses macro economics and how they influence the ag markets.

Don Roose, US Commodities, breaks down the grain and livestock trade. Roose looks at what could happen with a government shutdown and which was the more important report out on Thursday.

Grains had some good export numbers in, but why are we still down? Dollar still lower, long corn-short wheat. Energy sector weighs on the market…leaning long. Cattle working toward a positive end to 2018. Hogs have dealt with African Swine Fever & being competitive with other proteins.

A lot of red on the screen, hogs & crude oil were able to hold on to gains. Why drop in soybeans. Talk of the Fed announcement.

Higher corn & beans, lower on the wheat. Individual news that has hit the markets & why it hasn’t allowed for a rally. Cattle on Feed & Hogs & pigs moved to Thursday.

Nothing has changed from last week-still waiting on corn talk with China. Pacific Northwest has been quiet…no shipment word yet. Felt like a holiday day. Funds are long. Drop in the livestock trade. Marketing thoughts for the rest of 2018.

China makes purchases of U.S. beans. Can’t be overly impressed with the price action. Some profit taking and movement from the country. Rumors floating of corn purchases. More optimistic in corn not a great wheat day. But wheat charts still look good. Livestock-hogs saw some sharp numbers & then reverse and close lower. Stock market sell off didn’t help either.

Beans see a double-digit drop. Farm Bill passage & waiting for President’s signature. Tariff’s are still an issue. New Crop marketing plans. Cattle with a fundamental analysis. What does the chart pattern look like at this point.

China is buying beans-more optimism centered around China buying more U.S. beef. Chinese buy a lot from other countries. Big premiums in the hogs with African Swine Fever. Supply side is still bearish. Farm Bill vote today.

WASDE Report was pretty quiet. Business as usual as we head into the holidays. Government is still planning on 1.9 billion bushels to China. Comparative prices to a year ago. Farm Bill moving along. World weather looks beneficial for everyone. Bullish & bearish factors to think about. Second highest Oct for corn in exports but lowest for beans.

Cattle are getting more time on feed then the 5 year average, with steers more then heifers staying longer. As dairy's shut down milking the influx continues on the market. Wide trading range in the hogs. Good export numbers this morning, China trade negotiator arrest had markets in a funk yesterday & it has turned around. Yields not as big as expected as harvest continues.