For those interested I hold a weekly livestock webinar on Tuesdays and my next webinar will be Tuesday, March 04, 2025, at 3:15 pm. It is free for anyone who wants to sign up and the link for sign up is below. If you cannot attend live a recording will be sent to your email upon completion of the webinar. …
The Sinclair Report
Livestock Markets React to Supply Constraints and Market Shocks February 28, 2025By John Simpson Cattle Futures Hold Strong as Supply Tightens, While Hogs Face a Sharp Selloff Market Overview The livestock market is navigating a volatile landscape as cattle prices continue to rise on record cash sales, while hog futures experience a limit-down selloff following President Trump’s announcement that tariffs …
Chart of the Day – April Lean Hogs
The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Thursday, February 27, 2025 April Lean Hogs April Lean Hogs closed down 3.925 today, settling at 84.375. That puts prices just above the 200-day average (purple, 84.228). Volume was high today, which usually means position liquidation and further weakness ahead. However, tomorrow is …
Hogs Collapse on Negative Tariff News
For those interested I hold a weekly livestock webinar on Tuesdays and my next webinar will be Tuesday, March 04, 2025, at 3:15 pm. It is free for anyone who wants to sign up and the link for sign up is below. If you cannot attend live a recording will be sent to your email upon completion of the webinar. …
Pure Hedge – Livestock and Grain
2/26/25 . . If you would like to receive more information on the commodity markets, please use this link to join my email list Sign Up Now . . The Livestock Markets were mixed again today, with the Fats and Feeders trading lower, and the Hogs shooting higher today. The Fats are slowly approaching the 1-month lows again. …
Chart of the Day – November Soybeans
The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Wednesday, February 26, 2025 November Soybeans (Daily) Today, November Soybeans closed at 10.45 ½, down 5 ½ cents. This is the weakest close for new crop Beans since Feb 13th. However, you may notice that the 50-and 100-day moving averages (green, grey. 10.33 …
The Sinclair Report: Grain Markets Face Uncertainty Amid Speculative Shifts
Market Overview: Strength Emerging as Key Levels Hold As February comes to a close, grain markets are stabilizing, with key futures contracts recovering from recent pullbacks. The latest Commitment of Traders (COT) report shows that funds have been reducing short positions in corn and wheat, while soybeans remain under pressure from Brazil’s record harvest [CFTC, 2025]. In my opinion, the …
Grain Spreads: Meal Idea
Please join me for a free grain webinar every Thursday at 3pm. We discuss supply, demand, weather, and the charts along with speculative and hedge strategies. Sign Up Now Commentary A big Brazil harvest and better weather perhaps coming to drought-stricken areas in Argentina and yet the bean market still won’t turn over. Meal aided the beans today maybe and …
Chart of the Day – April Live Cattle
The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Tuesday, February 25, 2025 April Live Cattle (Daily) April Cattle closed at 195.725 on Tuesday, up 0.625. Prices have been moving higher this week, following last Friday’s Cattle on Feed report. I don’t think that report contained many surprises, as the overall herd …
Pure Hedge – Livestock and Grain
2/24/25 . . If you would like to receive more information on the commodity markets, please use this link to join my email list Sign Up Now . . The Livestock Markets were mixed, with the Fats and Feeders trading higher today. The Fats were slow again today but still gained almost a buck and a half. April’25 …