5 Minutes on the Markets – 04/21/2025

This is posted every morning at about 8 AM, before the markets open.

Cattle trade posted a strong close before Thursday’s Cattle on Feed report. Will there be a muted reaction following the long weekend? Grains mildly firmer overnight. Weather is in focus, large storms through the Midwest dropped 4-5″ in some spots over the holiday, may delay this week’s planting efforts. Crop Progress data this afternoon.