The Final Bell

Heading into a holiday weekend...Positives in the markets. Cattle close strong after cattle on feed report. Profitable opportunities for grain & livestock producers.

PJ talks about heading into the holiday weekend & an early release on the Cattle on Feed Report tomorrow.

Arlan talked about how the trade was all about buying ag.

Wheat kicked in…corn looks good-but watch outside markets such as tariff talks on steel & other issues coming back on the U.S. Will we have to wait until after June hogs close to see $80?

Sam Hudson of Cornbelt Marketing talks about the latest news from China on trade and what needs to happen to keep the bull market fed.

The wheat market pulled the corn & beans along in the trade. Outside market influences included the trade discussions, weather and the dollar. Cattle had a slower Friday, but some action in the feeder market.

Troy talks on the lower corn & beans, wheat was the positive. NAFTA fundamental reason & bull market needs to be fed. Tariff issues with China. Technically still in an uptrend in the markets. Weather premiums starting to get built into the row crops.

Soybean market collapse, Corn lower with the flow of the bean market, wheat hangs on. Struggles in the livestock trade. How trade discussions is effecting the movement in the grains & livestock.

Shawn talked about the prospects for the U.S. & northern hemisphere growing season…a lot of catch up happening around the U.S. Strong dollar having its effects on the trade New highs in the dairy prices Calif Reduction in dairy

Big trade week…deadline for NAFTA in D.C. is this Thursday. More meetings this week with China. Cattle took a hit today.

Kent Beadle Director of Risk Consulting Services with CHS Hedging & Russell Consulting Group talks about the second day of red following the USDA report. Kent also touches on delayed planting and Chinese trade threats.

Brad talks about the recent activity in the cattle market, the struggles of hogs & market reaction to the WASDE report

Pre USDA report day...Outside market influence more positive then inside, weather & planting progress. Drop in the cattle market

Down beans…see what tomorrow brings, Meal the biggest driver…buying oil back, China trade relations, Stronger dollar and cheaper rèal, Thursday crop report & afternoon crop progress report

Down markets BUT corn & wheat had a good week. Beans stuck because of china & meal numbers Cash cattle stay supportive Demand pick up and fast...cattle going green to lots quicker…why?

Sue talks about the jump in the soybean market, the Kansas Wheat Quality Tour, the outside market influence on both the grain & livestock.

Arlan Suderman of INTL FC Stone discusses the impact of the wheat tour and the Federal Reserve's Report on the markets.

Mike talks about wheat crop tour, extremes in the markets from the dollar to the stock market how does that effect the market trade

New big story Russia & Ukraine crop & their involvement in the wheat market-drought corn & soybeans planting crop report...Dairy market is taking off…not only here in the U.S. strength in cheese & powder…more room to run & lock into prices

Kent talks about trading the soybean market with all the influences from slow planting, to port shutdowns. Nice close for the cattle with the exact opposite for the hogs.

Eric talks on the U.S. dollar trending higher for the past month or so, Fundamental in the corn acres, Premium to the cash market for April , cattle market has some big supplies ahead

Arlan talks about the rains in the Midwest-still behind normal...Jump in wheat has been reports of farmers splitting stems and finding freeze damage ahead of the crop tour next week. The Rosario port damage from a freighter hitting terminal six.

PJ talks about the lower beans, wheat & hogs..higher corn & cattle. The dollar moving higher, planting progress and the works of the export market.

Shawn talks about some tops in the grain market, slow go to the planting season. Major bottoms in the livestock along with dairy demand numbers

Sue talks on the outside influences into the soybean market, the delay in planting & the higher cattle trade.