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![]() This article will focus on the short Cocoa calendar spread. The Cocoa trade checks almost every box on the Commodity Outlook summary page. The items that jump out at me include - Daily price action, Seasonality, Commitment of Traders, Relative Price and Positioning, CTA momentum, and the Relative Strength Index (full story) |
![]() Jim's video explains why the Midwest will see some important rains and discusses the Canadian fires and flooding for Brazil's crops (full story) |
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![]() Soft commodities have been the leading sector of the raw materials asset class in 2023. In 2022, coffee and cotton futures reached over decade highs in February and May. The prices have come down from the 2022 highs, but nearby Arabica coffee futures have made higher lows since the October 2022 low. (full story) |
Corn futures traded into technical resistance to start the week, offering producers an excellent opportunity to manage risk into a week filled with uncertainty surrounding weather and the WASDE report. The WASDE report was a big dud, with little... (full story) |
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![]() USDA reports un-momentous (full story) |
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![]() If you're new to the workforce or have always just wondered why so much is being taken out of your paycheck, we explain the various taxes you're ponying up each work period. (full story) |
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![]() Hogs surge while cattle markets struggle (full story) |
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WASHINGTON, DC 9-JUN-2023 WA_FV101 ... (full story) |
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PHOENIX Shipping Point Prices as of 09-JUN-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News... (full story) |
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PHOENIX Shipping Point Prices as of 09-JUN-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News... (full story) |
PHOENIX Shipping Point Prices as of 09-JUN-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News... (full story) |
PHOENIX Shipping Point Prices as of 09-JUN-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News... (full story) |
FRESNO Shipping Point Prices as of 09-JUN-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News... (full story) |
![]() Educational and Actionable Information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann Analysis (full story) |
Cash cattle markets continued a late spring runaway, with an active trade in all areas. The North led the way again with live prices mainly at $190 per cwt, $2 to $10 higher, and a dressed trade at $300 per cwt., which is $8 to $10 higher. Trade in... (full story) |
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![]() The cotton market ended the final trade day of the week with a 27 point loss in July, but 15 to 28 point gains in new crop. July fell by 201 points for the week, while December contracts were only 3 points below last Friday. USDA reduced new crop’s cash... (full story) |
![]() July lean hog futures closed ~60 cents under their session high, but still up by a 2.8%. That netted a weekly gain of $4.97. The other front months closed $0.20 to $1.52 in the black on Friday. USDA’s National Average Base Hog price for Friday afternoon dropped by $8.60 to... (full story) |
![]() The live cattle futures market reversed course and ended Friday mostly higher. June and August futures ended in the red by 55 and 40 cents respectively, while the deferred months closed up by 10 to 15 cents. For the week’s move, June cattle were $1.80 in the black, while August... (full story) |
![]() CBT SRW futures closed with Friday gains of 1 1/4 to 4 cents. That left the July contract at a net 11 1/4 cent gain for the week. KC HRW futures fell by 7 to 10 cents on Friday which left the July contract at a 14 1/2 cent loss... (full story) |
![]() Soymeal missed out on Friday buying as beans closed with 1.2% to 1.7% gains and soy oil rallied nearly 4%. For July soybeans that left the board at a net 34c gain for the week, while November added 20 1/2. Soybean oil futures closed with a sharp 5c per pound... (full story) |
![]() Corn futures ended the report day near their initial report marks. July closed with a 6 cent loss for the session, which flipped the board net lower for the week at -4 3/4. December was down by 10 3/4 cents for the week. The cash average prices were shown UNCH... (full story) |
YAKIMA Shipping Point Prices as of 09-JUN-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service, USDA. Phone: (602) 557-0410 Fax: (602) Any questions or comments can be sent via email to:... (full story) |
ROTTERDAM Terminal Prices as of 09-JUN-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story) |
ROTTERDAM Terminal Prices as of 09-JUN-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story) |
ROTTERDAM Terminal Prices as of 09-JUN-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News Service,... (full story) |
MIAMI Shipping Point Prices as of 09-JUN-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News... (full story) |
MIAMI Shipping Point Prices as of 09-JUN-2023 Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal - State Market News... (full story) |
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SA_LS855 San Angelo, TX Fri Jun 09, 2023 USDA Market News National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, June 09, 2023 Weekly Trends: Compared to last week traditional slaughter lambs 1.00-4.00 lower, others firm to 15.00 higher, instances 20.00 higher on lambs over 90 lbs at... (full story) |
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![]() The extensive capital requirements to produce a pound of beef continues to move higher. As producers assume more risk, from higher and higher prices, I believe that more diligence should be applied to your business plan with much greater force. (full story) |
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LM_LM352 St. Joseph, MO Fri June 9, 2023 USDA Market News National Weekly Slaughter Sheep Review for w/e Friday, June 9, 2023 Comments: Compared to last week, negotiated purchases of slaughter lambs were generally 11.00-12.00 higher on comparable purchases. Negotiated... (full story) |
Photo: Taylor Klipp, Iowa State Graduate Student and Iowa State researcher Dr. Gail Carpenter A dairy researcher says raising beef calves on the dairy farm has become an important part of many farm operations. Dr. Gail Carpenter with Iowa State University tells Brownfield in the beginning of beef-on-dairy, producers were... (full story) |
NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Fri, Jun 09, 2023 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $303.52 $280.49 ... (full story) |