Beware of a 10% Pullback in the Cattle Markets - Buying Opportunity in the Grains

New highs were made in all contract months in the fat market today.  The June contract is still under where April is going of the board by $6 and early-week cash trade is starting with 220 being passed on in Nebraska.

The wheat complex is facing slight weakness at Tuesday’s midday, with contracts down across the three markets. Chicago SRW futures are down 4 to 7 cents. Kansas City HRW contracts are 6 to 7 cents lower in the nearbys. MPLS spring wheat is 3 to 4 cents in the red....

The soybean market is down 7 to 12 cents so far on Tuesday, with pressure coming from a drop in bean oil. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is down 10 1/2 cents at $9.95 1/4. Soymeal futures are up $4/ton, with Soy Oil futures were back down 115...

The corn market is falling on Tuesday, with contracts anywhere from 5 to 13 cents in the red, led by the front months. The nearby CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 12 1/2 cents at $4.37. USDA reported a private export sale of 120,000 MT of corn to...

Grain markets opened the week on softer ground but stabilized some through Monday’s trade. That choppy trade has led to mixed markets Tuesday morning.

Wheat futures are trading with early Tuesday gains in ‘buy the fact’ action following the ‘sell the (improved ratings) rumor’ action on Monday. The wheat complex fell lower across the three markets on Monday, as futures never recovered from sharp overnight losses. Chicago SRW futures were down 13 to 15...

Soybeans are facing Tuesday morning losses of 4 to 6 cents. The soybean market posted 2 to 4 cent gains in the nearby contracts on Monday, with new crop down ¼ cent on the day. Preliminary open interest was down 24,512 contracts on Monday, with May down 32,666 contracts and...

The corn market is showing fractional to 2 cent losses across most contracts on Tuesday morning. Corn futures failed to get back above 0 by the close, as contracts were down 2 to 6 cents across most contracts on Monday weakness. Preliminary open interest was down 34,144 contracts on Monday,...

Corn futures failed to get back above 0 by the close, as contracts were down 2 to 6 cents across most contracts on Monday weakness. The nearby CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 2 1/4 cents at $4.49 1/2. Spillover pressure came from the wheat market. Weekly Export...

The wheat complex fell lower across the three markets on Monday, as futures never recovered from sharp overnight losses. Chicago SRW futures were down 13 to 15 cents. Kansas City HRW contracts were 11 to 14 cents lower on Monday. MPLS spring wheat was 8 to 10 cents in the...

The soybean market posted 2 to 4 cent gains in the nearby contracts on Monday, with new crop down ¼ cent on the day. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price as up 2 3/4 cents at $10.06 3/4. Soymeal futures were down $2.50 to $3/ton, with Soy Oil futures...