Spectrum Commodities Wheat & Cattle Markets Analysis

Futures firm; cash steady; boxed beef lower on light volume; cash feeders higher; solid export sales; dry conditions expected to slow demand for grazing calves.

Kansas City wheat leads grains complex higher as dry conditions linger; high hopes for bullish news on Ag Appreciation Day; solid export sales; China investigating US trade; shipping costs soaring.

Futures fade after firm open; cash higher; choice boxed beef collapses; cash feeders slightly lower.

Most grain markets see outside day higher; rain forecasts removed from western plains; Iran war looks to extend; plantings estimates.

Futures quiet; cash firm; boxed beef higher; cash feeders higher; seasonal trend warning signs.

Grains mixed on war and weather uncertainty; EPA to allow E-15 waiver for summer; railroad reports show US fertilizer shipments higher than last year but costs also higher; Russia and China halt fertilizer exports.

Futures firm; cash higher; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders lower; weekly cash summary; more analysis of Cattle-on-Feed report.

Grains caught up in broader market volatility and reverse lower; winter wheat crop conditions decline; rains still in the forecast for US southern plains.

Futures firm last week; cash slightly lower; boxed beef mixed on light volume; cash feeders higher; Cattle-on-Feed report shows high placements.

Grains mostly lower for the week, following the volatility of energies and equities; possible war truce send energies sharply lower this morning, dragging grains lower; rains still in the forecast for plains wheat country; Brazil & China reach agreement on soybean shipments; world FOB update.

Futures run into selling pressure; cash quiet; boxed beef lower on light volume; cash feeders higher; disappointing export sales; markets wait for today's Cattle-on-Feed report.

Grains hold gains with corn nearing recent spike highs; rains showing up in US plains forecasts; solid export sales; fuel shortages threaten shipping ability.

Futures quietly mixed; cash quiet; boxed beef lower on very light volume; cash feeders lower; normal seasonal rally struggling.

Wheat led grains higher as hot and dry weather linger in the US plains; March 31 plantings estimate; FED leaves interest rates unchanged and warns of rising inflation.

Futures higher; cash quiet; boxed beef higher on good volume; cash feeders higher; Cattle-on-Feed estimates.

Wheat lower on talk of US importing European wheat and Mexico buying Russian wheat; corn and beans holding as Iran war continues; US looking for other fertilizer sources; Ag Appreciation Day on March 31 expected to see RVO/SRE announcement; record temps headed to US plains.

Futures strongly higher; cash steady; boxed beef higher on light volume; cash feeders lower; weekly cash summary; JBS's Greely packing plant goes on strike.

Grains buckle as soybeans lock limit down as US/China summit delayed, EPA's RVO/SRE announcement delayed and Brazil's soybeans exports back on track; Russia's wheat exports ramping up with better weather; US winter wheat conditions decline.

Futures and cash lower for the week; boxed beef higher on very light volume; average cash feeders lower again; markets at risk from higher energy costs.

Grains running into volatile price action from Mideast war and threatening weather in US plains; large traders piling into grains space; world FOB update.

Futures mixed; cash down from last week; boxed beef higher on average volume; cash feeders lower.

Wheat and corn struggle to hold gains while beans hold out hope for Chinese purchases; Russian oil sanctions lifted but have little effect; strong export sales; Brazil crop report.

Futures lower as cash falls; boxed beef higher on light volume; cash feeders higher; markets reflecting weaker US stock markets.

Grains push higher as energies rally on continuing Middle East war; soaring fertilizer costs likely to shift more acres to soybeans; Brazil's soy harvest slower than last year at 51%; China requiring increased phytosanitary rules for soybean imports; US central plains look to stay dry.

Futures push higher; cash quiet; boxed beef higher on light volume; cash feeders under pressure.

Wheat leads grains lower while soybeans manage a higher close; heavy farmer selling pressures basis; Supply/Demand shows no surprises; EIA proposing to release huge volume of crude oil from strategic reserve.

Futures gap lower, feeders temporarily limit down; cash steady with last week; boxed beef higher on very light volume; cash feeders lower; weekly cash summary.

Grains spike higher then close lower in huge volume day, signs of a top? wheat and soybeans basis sliding; grains gapping lower on night session; Supply/Demand out today.

Futures under pressure; cash lower; boxed beef mixed on light volume; cash feeders slip; markets watching stock market and US economy for direction.

Futures soar higher on sharply higher energies, food supply fears, and short-covering; shipping costs soaring as well; US dollar rallying, making US exports more expensive; Supply/Demand report tomorrow.

Futures quietly mixed; no cash reports; boxed beef mixed on light volume; cash feeders surge higher; solid export sales.

Grains surge higher on war uncertainties, food inflation fears, and skyrocketing energy prices; exports sales solid for corn; STATS Canada's plantings estimates; western plains missing out on important rains.

Futures sharply higher; cash quiet; boxed beef higher on another light demand day; cash feeders firm.

Corn and wheat slip while beans hold steady; Middle East war has markets on edge; China import demand expected to slip as they lower GDP targets; winter wheat crop condition update.

Futures stabilizing after 3-day slide; cash quiet; boxed beef higher on low volume; cash feeders lower; charts showing gap failure.

Grains mixed as markets assess war threats; US to provide insurance and protection for Persian Gulf traffic; crop insurance rates set for spring crops.

Futures recover after weak start; cash steady/firm; boxed beef higher on another light volume day; cash feeders lower; weekly cash summary.

Grains slip after strong open; Middle East war creating support for bio-fuel markets; Ukraine reports potential 20% winterkill; US/China trade negotiators to meet mid-March to prep for summit. 

Futures under pressure late week; cash lower; boxed beef higher on very light volume; cash feeders higher.

Grains mostly higher last week; uncertainty abounds with Iranian war; weather improving in time for growing season; world FOB update.

Futures and cash weaker; boxed beef mixed on another light volume day; cash feeders higher; export sales solid; Mexico announced they are opening their market to Brazilian ground beef.

Grains push higher to end the month, led by wheat; export sales disappointing; weather improving across the Northern Hemisphere.

Futures firm; cash quiet; boxed beef higher on another light volume day; cash feeders lower.

Row crops move higher, pulling wheat off lower opening; weather to improve across major US and South American crop areas; world wheat business picking up; First Notice Day tomorrow not expected to move prices.

Futures and cash quiet; boxed beef soars higher; cash feeders higher.

Wheat leads lower on rain forecasts and talk of Argentine wheat coming into the southeast US; persistent rains in northeast Brazil creating quality concerns for soybeans.

Futures reverse lower after higher start; cash steady; boxed beef higher on light volume; cash feeders lower; weekly cash summary; South Korea inspecting Brazilian meet processing plants for import possibilities.

Kansas City leads grains lower on rains forecast for US southern plains; solid export inspections; markets uncertain about trade agreements; renewable fuels markets still waiting on EPA recommendations.

Futures higher for the week on stronger cash; boxed beef mixed for the week on light volume; cash feeders continue to set new record highs; Cattle-on-Feed report mostly neutral.

Wheat led grains higher last week, but rains forecast for US southern plains; trade agreements now uncertain after SCOTUS ruling; Brazil's soy harvest expected to accelerate on improving weather.

Futures mixed; cash quiet; boxed beef mixed on light volume; cash feeders reach new record high.