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 bounce after lower open; cash steady; boxed beef higher; cash feeders higher.

Futures mixed after robust Monday; basis stronger for corn and beans while wheat slips; reports of east coast mills importing wheat; Southern Hemisphere wheat plantings expected to decline.

Futures lower; cash stays strong; boxed beef higher; cash feeders lower; weekly cash summary.

Grains sharply higher on China trade hopes; weather looks good for spring crops.

Futures higher last week; cash stronger again; boxed beef firm; cash feeders mixed; China renews export licenses for over 400 US beef plants.

Profit taking last week across the grain space replaced by strongly higher markets this morning on reports of more China commitments for US ag purchases; weather conditions remain very good across most of corn and soybean regions.

Futures lower after choppy price action; China renews import licenses for US beef processing plants; light export sales; CME re-sets annual daily price limits.

Rough day in the grain complex on disappointment with US/China summit; light export sales; hard red winter wheat tour results.

Futures strongly higher on China re-authorizing US beef processing plants for imports; cash steady; boxed beef lower; cash feeder slipping.

Kansas City wheat loses steam; soybeans disappointed so far in US/China summit; winter wheat crop tour results; wheat harvest under way in the south.

Futures under pressure; cash firm; boxed beef slightly lower; Supply/Demand summary.

Supply/Demand delivers super bullish report for wheat; report summary.

Futures buckle after announcement of US temporarily removing beef tariff rate import quotas, but manage to bounce back by the close; cash slightly higher; boxed beef higher.

Wheat leads higher; markets waiting for crop tour results and Supply/Demand report; weather looking good for rest of Northern Hemisphere.

Futures lower for the week; cash higher; boxed beef higher; cash feeders also higher.

Grains retreat from highs last week; weather looks good for row crops; markets looking forward to Tuesday's Supply/Demand report and US/China summit; weekly FOB update.

Futures under pressure; cash higher; boxed beef lower; cash feeders higher; solid export sales.

Wheat leads grain complex lower as cold weather gets replaced by warmer temps; corn and beans bounce off of weak open after Iran rejected US peace offer; light export sales.

Futures quietly higher; cash steady; boxed beef lower; cash feeders slip.

Grain complex under pressure on Iran peace talks; STATS Canada stocks report; EIA energy report; market waits for Kansas crop tour and Supply/Demand next week.

Futures regain Monday's losses; cash steady to higher; boxed beef firm on good volume; cash feeders higher.

wheat sees outside day lower on rains, but cold weather threatens western plains; potential peace agreement with Iran pressuring energies and grains; Oklahoma wheat production expected to be less than half of last year.

Futures under pressure, confirming Friday's key reversal lower; cash steady; boxed beef higher on good volume; cash feeders lower; weekly cash summary.

Wheat loses steam as rains come to parched western plains; corn and soybean higher on China hopes.

Futures give key reversal down; cash holds sharply higher trade; boxed beef slightly lower; cash feeders lower; markets looking for seasonal highs.

Wheat stalls as rains come to parched western plains; corn and beans holding out hope for demand following US/China summit; US offers safe passage through Hormuz, but few takers.

Futures mixed as April contracts expire; cash holds strong gains; boxed beef higher; cash feeders sharply higher; TX getting much needed rains.

Wheat leads grains lower on much needed rain in western plains and good rains across TX; Drought Monitor shows a decrease for major grains; strong export sales; SovEcon raises Russia wheat export estimates.Â

Futures push higher; cash sharply higher; boxed beef lower; cash feeders slip.

Wheat rally stalls; large deliveries pull wheat and bean oil off highs; northern Midwest weather improving for planting; central plains stay dry.

Futures push into new highs; cash quiet; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders higher.

Wheat surges higher again as crop losses get baked in; rains coming for far southern plains but leave Kansas dry; corn follows wheat higher; soybeans stuck in trading range.

Futures surge higher on reports of more NWS incidents in northern Mexico; cash steady; boxed beef higher; cash feeders steady; weekly cash update.

Wheat leads higher as drought persists in central plains; soybeans get a boost from EU rejecting Argentine soymeal; stronger crude oil supports biofuels.

Futures firm on Friday but lower for the week; cash lower; boxed beef higher with light weekly volume; cash feeders lower.

Kansas City still leads wheat higher; light rains over dry western plains not enough to save crop; improving weather in Midwest to help planting progress.

Futures quiet; cash lower; boxed beef lower; cash feeders slip; looking for seasonal highs.

Wheat takes a breather while soybeans give up gains; Russian production estimates increasing while US hard red winter wheat yields on the decline; energy report summary.

Futures and cash lower; boxed beef higher on good volume; cash feeders lower; looking for seasonal highs.

Grains higher, led by wheat and soybean oil; western plains stay dry while good weather prevails in most of Northern Hemisphere.

Futures slip; cash steady; boxed beef higher but choice loses to select; cash feeders lower; weekly cash summary; more Cattle-on-Feed analysis.

Grains trade in a mixed price action; crop condition and progress update; strong export inspections; drought worsens for western plains.

Futures bounce after lower Friday start, but still lower for the week; cash steady; boxed beef lower; cash feeders lower; Cattle-on-Feed mostly neutral; seasonal outlook.

Hard red winter wheat leads grains higher; Iran war uncertainty increases volatility; reports of US fertilizer imports being redirected to exports; Argentina continues harvest of huge corn and soybean crops.

Futures slip; cash steady; boxed beef slightly lower; cash feeders sharply higher; solid export sales; Cattle-on-Feed estimates.

Kansas City leads wheat higher as drought intensifies in central plains; export sales within estimates; Argentine corn production estimates rising; Australian farmers expected to reduce wheat plantings.

Futures quietly lower; cash steady; boxed beef lower; cash feeders decline; Cattle-on-Feed estimates.

Kansas City leads wheat higher as dry conditions take a toll on hard red winter wheat; corn and beans higher on good crush reports; Australia looking at potential drop in wheat production.

Futures firm; cash steady; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders steady; weekly cash summary; Cattle-on-Feed estimates.

Wheat leads higher on dry western plains; corn and soybeans find stability.