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CME June 2020 live cattle, with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sag as virus woes fuel recession fears

Bearish market sentiment also drags on hogs

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen March 11, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell on Wednesday, with several deferred months setting contract lows as fears of a global recession sent global equity markets tumbling and fueled uncertainty about consumer demand for beef, traders said. “The cattle market really follows what is going on with equities, and equities are down near

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Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets focused on virus, oil prices, stocks

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 11, 2020

MarketsFarm — From where Steve Georgy sits, commodity markets such as the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are currently focused on only three things. One is the COVID-19 coronavirus — specifically, how the global outbreak affects commodity markets, especially if it results in “the slowing down the movement of grain, the slowing down the movement

CBOT May 2020 wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat decline as Wall Street tumbles

Chicago soy turns lower

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen March 11, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and wheat futures declined on Wednesday, following as Wall Street equity markets fell sharply on fears of the coronavirus causing a global recession and a lack of immediate U.S. measures to counter the economic fallout. Soybean futures turned lower, erasing early advances tied to a pick-up in export demand

Crops, Markets

USDA’s supply and demand report largely stands pat

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 11, 2020

MarketsFarm — Any changes in the latest monthly supply and demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday were few and far in between when it came to corn, wheat and soybeans; what the markets largely expected. However, there were some small revisions to the department’s global projections. That meant USDA’s March

CME April 2020 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs follow rebound on Wall Street

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen March 11, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday, following as Wall Street charged back from the prior day’s steep losses as the world’s biggest economies moved to cushion the impact of the coronavirus, traders said. The rally in global equity markets overshadowed bearish fundamentals in the cattle market, including declining cash

CBOT May 2020 soybeans with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy, corn follow broad market rebound

Investors keep eye on stimulus proposals

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen March 10, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures each rose for the first time in four sessions on Tuesday as expectations of policy action to curb economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak helped financial markets regain ground after a day-earlier drubbing. Wheat futures also closed higher in technical moves after a choppy session, although

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Extreme variability characterizes feeder market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen March 10, 2020

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were extremely variable over the past week which made the market hard to define. Compared to last week, yearling prices were quoted $2 to as much $6 lower while calves traded $2 lower as much as $5 higher. While some auction crowds were caught up with the negative news coverage,

CME April 2020 feeder cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dive, led by energy, equity markets

CME feeder cattle close limit down

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen March 9, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell on Monday for a third straight session and hit life-of-contract lows following a plunge in crude oil and equity markets amid fears of a global recession, traders said. “When you have the stock market losing five to seven per cent of its value in a day,

CBOT May 2020 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy, corn follow as global markets slump

Wheat turns higher

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen March 9, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell more than two per cent on Monday and corn fell nearly one per cent as concern over the economic fallout from the coronavirus and a crash in crude oil prices pushed equities and other commodities sharply lower. Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade turned higher,

Crops

Ethanol makers see demand surge on hand sanitizer stockpiling

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub, Stephanie Kelly March 9, 2020

Reuters — Some ethanol producers worldwide said demand is up for their products due to customers stockpiling hand sanitizer — which can be made using the biofuel — as the coronavirus outbreak worsens. The COVID-19 coronavirus has infected more than 110,000 people in 105 countries and territories and 3,800 have died, according to a Reuters

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U.S. grains: Chicago grain prices fall amid profit-taking and dollar rebound

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall back as inventory hits 75-year low

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sag as virus woes fuel recession fears

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets focused on virus, oil prices, stocks

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat decline as Wall Street tumbles

USDA’s supply and demand report largely stands pat

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs follow rebound on Wall Street

U.S. grains: Soy, corn follow broad market rebound

Klassen: Extreme variability characterizes feeder market

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dive, led by energy, equity markets

U.S. grains: Soy, corn follow as global markets slump

Ethanol makers see demand surge on hand sanitizer stockpiling

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