The corn market posted fractional gains in the front months on Thursday, as new crop December was 3 cents higher at the close. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up a penny at $4.66 1/2. The weekly EIA report from this morning showed a total of 1.084 million...

With great expectations of stabilizing, if not increasing box prices, through dramatic slaughter cuts, the packer has made his move.  These dramatic cuts are believed to have negated the foretelling of demand a rising box price would normally reflect.

Grain and livestock markets have presented some great tradable opportunities for participants on both sides of the markets as of late. These are the levels to keep an eye on.

The wheat market is trading with losses on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures are down 6 to 7 cents at the midday part of the session. KC HRW futures are 6 cents in the red at midday. MPLS spring wheat is trading with fractional to 2 cent losses so far. USDA’s...

The corn market is trading with 1 to 2 cent gains so far on Thursday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up a penny at $4.66 1/2. The weekly EIA report from this morning showed a total of 1.084 million barrels of ethanol production in the week of...

Soybean futures are seeing bulls push back on Thursday, with contracts 6 to 11 cents at midday. The cmdtyView national front month Cash Bean price is 10 cents higher at $9.71 3/4. Soymeal futures are up $1.40/ton on the day, with Soy Oil futures back up 59 points. Export Sales...

Grain markets have been choppy over the last 24 hours, presenting some great opportunities for shorter term traders

The wheat complex is trading with gains across the three exchanges so far on Thursday morning. Wheat pulled back from the recent strength on Wednesday, with contracts down across the three markets. Chicago SRW futures saw weakness on the session, with contracts down 11 to 13 cents. KC HRW futures...

Soybeans are trying to claw back most of the Wednesday weakness, with contracts up 4 to 7 cents. The soybean market fell lower on Wednesday, down 6 to 8 cents at the close. Preliminary open interest was down 12,145 contracts, with a bulk of that due to the March exodus,...

Thursday morning action in the corn market has prices trending 1 to 3 cents higher so far. Corn failed to hold above the $5 mark in March, with contracts down 1 to 5 cents across most months on Wednesday. Preliminary open interest continues to show rolling out of March ahead...

With reads on the corn market's real fundamentals in disagreement, what does it mean for trade and/or investment in futures?

The soybean market was falling on Wednesday, with losses of 6 to 8 cents on the session. The cmdtyView national front month Cash Bean price was down 6 1/4 cents at $9.71 3/4. Soymeal futures were up 40 cents to $1/ton on the day. Soy Oil futures were back down...