For those interested I hold a weekly livestock webinar on Tuesdays. My next webinar will be Tuesday, August 25, 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 gap opened lower on Friday as news from the White House sent …
Grain Spreads: Case for Meal
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 Bullish case for soymeal comes on a few fronts and I will make this quick. Heading into winter, end users in my view extend feed coverage. That comes in many forms with meal being one. …
Pure Hedge – Livestock and Grain
8/20/26 Estimates for the Cattle on Feed Report look like a Bearish Report is ahead. If tomorrows Report is Bearish, I cannot think of a better time for the US Government to announce some new plan to make beef cheaper, with the aim of crushing the Cattle Markets. The Government tried last month after the Cattle on Feed Report to …
DEC-MAR CORN SPREAD (ZCZ26-ZCH27)
WALSH PURE SPREADER Pure Hedge Division RICH MORAN 8/20/2026 DEC-MAR CORN SPREAD (ZCZ26-ZCH27) The corn market has been on a tear lately. As a matter of fact, the March ’27 contract (ZCH27) made a new 52-week high today of 520 ¾. Corn is not alone as the grain market as a whole has been very strong. Corn, in particular, may …
Cattle Markets Bounce Back after Weak Open
For those interested I hold a weekly livestock webinar on Tuesdays. My next webinar will be Tuesday, August 25, 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 broke down at the open to their respective lows of the …
Grain Spreads: Lock in 12.00 Soybeans
Commentary Please join me for a free grain webinar every Thursday at 3pm Central. We discuss supply, demand, weather, and the charts. Sign Up Now Yesterday, we discussed hedging $5.00 corn. Today $12.00 beans are discussed for hedge purposes using March 27 options for both crops. Today soybeans were the leader of the market, taking support from building demand and …
Cattle supplies Look Limited into February
For those interested I hold a weekly livestock webinar on Tuesdays. My next webinar will be Tuesday, August 21, 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 Cattle futures continue to weaken as traders see producers struggle to find places to bring their …
Pure Hedge – Livestock and Grain
8/18/26 I continued to buy Soybean Oil today and bought a lot of it. I bought Futures, Futures Spreads, Options and Option Spreads. I still feel Soybean Oil is going much higher, and this is why. December’26 Soybean Oil was 1.85 higher yesterday, so a pullback today was healthy, and the December’26 Soybean Oil is still 0.66 higher for the …
DEC-JAN SOYBEAN OIL SPREAD (ZLZ26-ZLF27)
WALSH PURE SPREADER Pure Hedge Division RICH MORAN 8/18/2026 DEC-JAN SOYBEAN OIL SPREAD (ZLZ26-ZLF27) I am still a big fan of the Soybean Oil market, and as a result, I am a big fan of the Soybean Oil Spreads. Nothing is always in commodity futures, but in general, these spreads are directional. What I mean by that is the front …
Grain Spreads: Lock in $5.00 Corn
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 December corn has added over 30 cents after the USDA cut yields (and increased exports) last week, with crop ratings and troubling early crop tour numbers adding to concerns this week. U.S. corn condition ratings …