by Brian Schad | Aug 13, 2015 | Grain Futures, Grain Markets, Wheat Futures
Wheat futures will have to assess the damage done to South American crops affected by the reportedly worst El Nino to strike the continent in 30 years. Wheat futures ended the day up .11 cents to close just above $5.03 per bushel at the Chicago Board of Trade. This...
by Brian Schad | Aug 12, 2015 | Corn Futures, Grain Markets, Soybean Futures
Corn futures and soybean futures initially went limit down following today’s USDA Crop Production report which increased corn and soybean yield estimates significantly. Corn futures ended the trading day down .195 cents at $3.68 per bushel and soybean futures down...
by Brian Schad | Aug 11, 2015 | Hog Fututres, Livestock Futures
Hog futures may not reflect it now, but spot pork belly prices have been on a tear since May due to the many creative uses of bacon in restaurants which is helping demand, but also depleting supplies. Hog futures are down .65 cents (CWT) today currently trading at...
by Brian Schad | Aug 7, 2015 | Agricultural Commodity Futures, Alternative Investment, Commodity Futures Trading, Global Markets, Hard-Asset Investments
Once each week, usually on Friday evenings, we update our personal weekly commodity trading charts and review them for changes in “net long” or, “net short” holdings between the big commercial commodity traders, large speculators, and the usually uninformed public....
by Brian Schad | Aug 6, 2015 | Grain Futures, Grain Markets, Wheat Futures
Wheat futures have rallied just over .20 cents from Monday’s monthly lows, but that’s peanuts compared to the unexpected $1.27 drop in wheat prices from the June 30th high. Wheat futures are up a nickel currently trading at $5.07 per bushel at the Chicago Board of...
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