Entries for February 2018
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28 Feb 2018
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 02/28 15:59 Livestock Futures Hit Wall at Midweek Cattle futures settled significantly lower at the conclusion of a very choppy session with feeder issues losing ground to their live counterparts. Lean hog contracts also closed lower with the first four months suffering triple-digit losses. By John Harrington DTN Lives...
28 Feb 2018
DTN Chart Technical Points 02/28 16:30 DTN FUTURES 10 2/28/18 SLOW STOCHASTIC PRICES ARE DECIMAL MOVING AVERAGES RSI'S 5 Day 20 Day CONTRACT CLOSE 4-Day 9-Day 18-Day 45-Day 9Day 14Day 30Day %K %D %K %D CBTWT MAR 484.50 464.88 458.53 455.90 441.54 75.01 69.68 62.74 87 68 74 66 CBTWT MAY 495.00 477.25 471.33 468.64 454.42 73.58 68.56 62.13 87 67 74 6...
28 Feb 2018
FARM MARKET NEWS - CORN REPORT FOR Wed, February 28 Exchange rate was 1.2826 up 0.0086 Chicago corn closed slightly higher. MAY18 HI 3.84 3/4 DEC18 HI 4.03 1/4 LOW 3.78 1/4 LOW 3.99 CLOSE3.82 Up 2 3/4 CLOSE 4.01 1/2 Up 1 1/2 OLD CROP BASIS NEW CROP BASIS Location Spot 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt Cntrct U.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +MAY18+JUL18+JUL18 CK ...
28 Feb 2018
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Wed, February 28 Exchange rate was 1.2826 up 0.0086 Chicago soybeans closed mixed. MAY18 HI 10.59 NOV18 HI 10.36 1/4 LOW 10.45 3/4 LOW 10.29 CLOSE10.55 1/2 Up 6 CLOSE 10.32 1/4 Up 1/4 OLD CROP NEW CROP Location Basis 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt BasisU.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +MAY1+MAY1+JUL18 CK Low 2.00...
28 Feb 2018
DTN Closing Grain Comments 02/28 13:42 Winter Wheat Surges Higher On Dry Weather May contracts of Chicago and K.C. wheat were up 18 cents and 17 1/2 cents, respectively, as commercial buying added to the bullishness of ongoing drought concerns in the western U.S. Plains. May corn and May soybeans posted modest gains on the day, while spot soybean m...