Louise Gartner of Spectrum Commodities gives a daily analysis of the wheat and cattle futures and cash markets. She is a 30-year veteran of the commodities markets and owner of Spectrum Commodities, an Introducing Broker located near Cincinnati, OH. Raised on a farm/ranch in eastern Montana, she com…
Futures trade in sideways pattern; cash steady; boxed beef sees good volume on lower prices; cash feeders slightly lower.
Grains saw strength last week on weather concerns and improving world prices for wheat; this week's forecast reduces weather threats.
Futures quiet; cash lower; boxed beef mixed on good volume; cash feeders higher.
Wheat and corn drift lower but, soybeans finding support on hot and dry weather threat during pollination and strong bean oil prices.
Futures push higher again; cash weaker; boxed beef lower on good volume; cash feeders higher; export sales disappointing.
Futures mixed while export basis improves; Russian wheat production estimates increasing; mixed results for export sales.
Futures recover some of Monday's losses; cash a bit lower; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders higher.
Futures trade in sideways pattern as weather looks good for pollination and wheat harvest moves forward.
Futures give up much of last week's gains; cash firm while boxed beef continues lower; cash feeders lower; weekly cash summary.
Quiet futures as spring crops move through pollination with good weather in the forecast.
Futures soar higher last week; cash sharply higher; boxed beef under pressure; cash feeders higher.
Grains continue lower after Supply/Demand report; excellent weather ahead for pollination; tariff threats cast more bearishness.
Futures soar again but struggle to hold gains; cash steady while boxed beef drops again; cash feeders sharply higher.
Grains quietly higher, supported by strong export sales and waiting for today's Supply/Demand report; weather looks good for corn and bean pollination.
Mexican border closes again; futures continue mostly higher; cash and boxed beef weaker; cash feeders higher.
Grains work lower on good weather and tariff uncertainty; CONAB increases corn production for Brazil.
Futures soar into new highs; cash quiet; boxed beef higher; cash feeders stay strong.
Futures continue lower but corn and bean basis firming; weather looks mostly good for corn and soybean pollination; market waits for Friday's Supply/Demand report.
Futures reach old highs; cash steady; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders slip on light volume.
Gaps lower in grain space on disappointing trade progress and good pollination weather.
Futures chop sideways; cash mostly steady with boxed beef lower; cash feeders higher; average export sales.
Strength last week fades as no trade agreement announced with China; weather looks good for row crop pollination; solid export sales last week.
Futures higher while cash trades mixed; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders lower.
Grains push higher on trade optimism, bio-fuel support and Russia attacking cargo ships.
Futures under pressure on announcement the Mexican border will see staggered re-openings for cattle; cash higher; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders higher.
Grains mixed in quiet trade; weather looks good as row crops head into pollination.
Futures quietly higher; cash firms slightly; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders lower; US to begin re-opening Mexican border for cattle imports.
Quiet price action following Stocks & Plantings reports; rains slowing winter wheat harvest in central plains, lowering quality.
Futures higher for the week; cash under pressure; boxed beef higher; cash feeders retrace earlier gains.
Grains sharply lower for the week on good weather; Quarterly Stocks and Plantings reports today.
Futures quiet as cash stays weaker; boxed beef firm on low volume; cash feeders sharply higher.
Futures continue lower as wheat harvest progresses and weather stays near ideal for row crops.
Futures quiet; cash lower; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders higher.
Another down day for grains as threats remain absent; July weather outlook; stocks and plantings estimates.
Futures steady; cash quiet; boxed beef mixed on light volume; cash feeders higher.
Grains space continues lower on reduced war fears and good weather; harvest moving forward across Northern Hemisphere.
Futures quiet; cash and boxed beef mixed; cash feeders slightly lower; Cattle-on-Feed analysis; weekly cash summary.
Grains under pressure from sharply lower crude oil and improving weather; crop condition update.
Futures lower; cash slightly lower; boxed beef mixed on light volume; cash feeders lower; Cattle-on-Feed summary.
Grains correct on Friday; export sales; hot weather to move out by week's end.
Futures quiet headed into a holiday; cash slips while boxed beef soars; cash feeders weaker; Cattle-on-Feed estimates.
Wheat soars again as weather beats down Kansas crops, and war escalates.
Futures plummet while cash moves higher; boxed beef soars on light volume amid declining slaughter rates; cash feeders lower; Cattle-on-Feed estimates.
Wheat leads higher on harvest delays and geo-political concerns.
Futures bounce back as cash and boxed beef push higher; cash feeders lower; cash market summary; confusion around immigrant roundups in agriculture.
Wheat and corn slip while soybeans hold on limit up soybean oil; Kansas harvest slow to get started amid storms.
Futures under pressure from packing plant raid; cash firm; boxed beef higher on light volume; cash feeders higher.
Soybeans lead higher; weather non-threatening; world FOB update.
Futures mixed; cash higher; boxed beef higher on light volume; cash feeders higher.
Grains quietly mixed following Supply/Demand report; export sales on the light side; Middle East war escalation supporting energies and biofuel feed stocks.
Futures slightly lower; cash firm; boxed beef higher on light volume; cash feeders higher.