Show Notes
Grains slip on chatter of diesel, fertilizer and beef export bans - which have been denied; soaking rains and high base insurance rates create big incentives for more winter wheat plantings; US/China agree to extend trade truce for two months; cattle futures bounce back; cash steady; boxed beef lower on light volume; cash feeders lower; another border crossing to open today.
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Lower wheat drags corn down, soybeans find buyers; export sales light for wheat but solid for corn and soybeans; active harvest weekend ahead; South American weather mostly good for row crop seeding; Southern Hemisphere winter wheat harvest underway; USDA announces grants for domestic fertilizer production; cattle futures mostly lower; cash quiet; boxed beef lower with cash feeders higher; solid export sales; Cattle-on-Feed today.
Wheat continues under pressure while corn and soybeans hold support; FOB basis gets a bump; Egypt buys non-Russian wheat; more rain headed to southern plains; cattle futures higher; cash quiet; boxed beef lower; USDA to re-open two more ports of entry on Mexican border; UDSA announcement to aggregate cash prices from 5 states to restore price transparency met with mixed reviews.
Grain space continued lower; China buys more US soybeans; USDA announces diesel fuel subsidy; NATO increases security on the eastern flank after Russia attacks vessels, US envoy again in Russia for peace talks; France updates corn production estimate; cattle futures higher while cash stays quiet; boxed beef higher; cash feeders higher.
Grain space sees more selling, stalling at support levels; good weather looks to advance harvest; seasonal outlook; cattle mixed for the day; cash firm; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders lower; weekly cash summary; holiday wholesale beef buying underway.
Grains space struggling to hold positive outlook; wars continue to add uncertainty, Russia and Ukraine exports about half of normal; markets expecting increase in US winter wheat plantings; Southern Hemisphere winter wheat harvest begins - El Nino had less impact on Australia than expected; export sales update; world FOB update; cattle markets continue higher; cash firm; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders higher; longer term outlook for cattle.