by Brian Schad | Oct 13, 2015 | Cattle Futures, Livestock Futures
Cattle futures slid $25 from their June highs, but the $9 retreat may be signaling a beef price turnaround. Cattle futures are down .38 cents per pound currently trading at $137.20 (CWT) at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Feeder cattle has reportedly been trading at...
by Brian Schad | Oct 9, 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 | Oct 8, 2015 | Grain Futures, Grain Markets, Soybean Futures
Soybean futures had been under pressure from the flailing Brazilian currency (as posted here two weeks ago), but now a top importer of soybean oilseed is cutting the price outlook for soybeans once again due to the declining sentiment around China’s yuan. Soybean...
by Brian Schad | Oct 7, 2015 | Grain Complex, Grain Futures, Wheat Futures
Hard-red winter wheat futures led the wheat rally yesterday as data reflects the slower than usual pace of domestic plantings for this particular variety, adding to global weather woes and sending the whole complex higher. Hard-red wheat futures are down .07 cents...
by Brian Schad | Oct 6, 2015 | Cocoa Futures
Cocoa futures are hovering just below its multi-year highs and the rise in production from country’s such as the Ivory Coast – which supplied 40% of world’s cocoa demand last year – may be prompting the market to back off because of lessor demand. Cocoa...
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