Soybeans– Soybeans closed higher today, while soybean oil moved slightly lower following two limit up moves in a row. Soybean conditions fell to 66% good/excellent, down 2% over last week. Last year at this time, the good/excellent rating for soybeans was 70%. Planting is at 93% complete, ahead of the five-year average at 84%. The 8–14-day forecast shows above normal …
Grain Spreads: Dec 25/26 corn
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5 Minutes on the Markets – 06/17/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! Cattle markets shook off Friday’s bearish close and rallied on Monday. The trend is still up, traders waiting to see if cash market strength continues. Boxed Beef jumped another $4.23 to 382.11, seeming to show that higher prices are still ahead …
Livestock Markets Surge as Strong Cash Dominates
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Soybean Oil Limit Up Again on Monday Using Expanded Limits
Soybeans– Soybean oil was limit up again today off the EPA’s announcement of higher RVOs for bio-mass based biodiesel. The EPA raising the blending rate from 3.35 billion gallons in 2025 to 5.61 billion gallons in 2026 and 5.86 billion gallons in 2027. Soybean oil was limit up on Friday as well. Temperatures are expected to rise over the next …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 06/16/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle futures dropped aggressively on Friday. Live Cattle filled in a price gap, but Feeders still need to get a little over 2.000 lower to fill in the gap from June 4th. Lean Hogs closed strong last …
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Hogs Hold up While Cattle Markets Sink
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SEPT ’25 CORN 440/455 CALL SPREAD 6/13/2025 Settlement : 4-3 As we entered the summer months the expectations were for a strong corn harvest. So even with the projected high demand corn has been trending down. However, for the past couple weeks corn has been trading in a somewhat smaller range between $4.19½ (the contract low) and the low $4.30’s. …
Grain Spreads: Wheat Boost
Please join me for a free grain webinar every Thursday at 3pm Central. We discuss supply, demand, weather, and the charts. Sign Up Now Commentary Wheat markets closed sharply higher and near the highs of the day as wheat followed the broad-based commodity rally that was seen on the heels of the Israeli strike on Iran and the rumors/news releases …