by Brian Schad | May 18, 2016 | Corn Futures, Grain Futures, Grain Markets
Corn futures are strong coming back more than .30c from earlier month lows despite being ahead of planting schedule and nearly half of the national crop emerging. Corn futures are up .025c today currently trading at $3.995 per bushel at the Chicago Board of Trade. The...
by Brian Schad | May 17, 2016 | Agricultural Futures, Agricultural Markets, Cotton Futures
Cotton futures are experiencing a technical rally as all 15 major producing states report a total of 40% of domestic cotton now planted. Cotton futures are up .015c today currently trading at .6249 cents per pound at the Intercontinental Exchange in New York....
by Brian Schad | May 13, 2016 | 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 | May 12, 2016 | Agricultural Futures, Agricultural Markets, Lumber Futures
Lumber futures initially extended gains from its contract lows in early October despite both hardwood and softwood prices being at their lowest levels in 10 years. Lumber futures are currently up $17.30 today currently trading at $321.20 per 1,000 board feet at the...
by Brian Schad | May 11, 2016 | Grain Futures, Grain Markets, Soybean Futures
Soybean futures gained as much as .65c per bushel yesterday following the USDA’s forecast of falling domestic and world stocks, plus heavy domestic crushing volumes and lower South American production. Today soybean futures backed off just over a nickel to close near...
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