Hogs Stage Month-end Rally

Ben DiCostanzoGeneral Commentary

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Wheat Starts the Week Lower

Hans SchmitGrains

SOYBEANS–    There was a 159k mt flash sale to an unknown country for marketing year 2026/27 but it failed to help soybeans close higher. There could be some end-of-month profit-taking happening tomorrow with beans trading above 1300 today. Today, the EPA granted refinery exemptions totaling 1.76 billion credits, previously it was estimated that 990 million RINs would be exempted. …

WRT World Agricultural Supply and Demand August 30

Hans SchmitGrains, Softs

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Cattle Markets Breakdown and End the Week on a Sour Note

Ben DiCostanzoGeneral Commentary

For those interested I hold a weekly livestock webinar on Tuesdays. My next webinar will be Tuesday, September 01, 2026, at 3:15 pm.  If you cannot attend live a recording will be sent to your email upon completion of the webinar. Sign Up Now The Cattle futures markets opened higher on Friday and traded to their respective highs. The markets …

Wheat Leads the Grains Higher

Hans SchmitGrains

SOYBEANS–    The entire soybean complex was sharply higher today. November beans have resistance at today’s high at 1290 and the psychological resistance at 1300. Soybeans are trading at very elevated prices ahead of harvest. November’26 Soybeans (ZSX26) settled at 1287.75 (+19.75), high of 1290, low of 1269.25. January ‘27 Soybeans (ZSF27) settled at 1302.75 (+19.50), high of 1305, low …

DEC WHEAT-CORN SPREAD (ZWZ26-ZCZ26)

Richard MoranGeneral Commentary

WALSH PURE SPREADER Pure Hedge Division RICH MORAN                                                                                                                         8/27/2026 DEC WHEAT-CORN SPREAD (ZWZ26-ZCZ26) Wheat and Corn have obviously been on the rise.  They have both made 52-week highs over the last couple days.  The talk on the street is $6.00 Corn and time will tell.  Every Wheat farmer I speak with has had little to no luck with their wheat …

Pure Hedge – Livestock and Grain

Bill AllenGeneral Commentary

8/27/26 The Livestock and Grain Markets are moving, and I don’t think we have seen anything yet. The rest of this year and especially the 4th quarter could end up being one for the books… Starting with the Cattle Markets, a bottom needs to be found, and I feel we have not found it yet. I still believe we could …

Hog Wild

Ben DiCostanzoGeneral Commentary

For those interested I hold a weekly livestock webinar on Tuesdays, and my next webinar will be Tuesday, September 01, 2026, 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. …

Wheat Closes Higher, Corn and Wheat Trade Lower

Hans SchmitGrains

SOYBEANS–    November beans made at 1172 before reversing and finishing lower on the day. China booked almost half of the new crop sales on today’s export report. The soybean oil share has gone down significantly from just a few weeks ago. November’26 Soybeans (ZSX26) settled at 1268 (-2.50), high of 1272, low of 1250.75. January ‘27 Soybeans (ZSF27) settled …

Walsh Cattle Opportunities – Pure Hedge

Hans SchmitGeneral Commentary

The cattle markets have been under heavy pressure since mid-June, and price action has yet to confirm a bottom in either the fats or the feeders. However, the underlying fundamentals are becoming hard to ignore. Placements on last Friday’s Cattle on Feed report were 11% behind last year and below the average pre-report trade estimate. September feeder cattle are trading …