Entries for February 2018
RECENT NEWS
28 Feb 2018
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 02/28 05:50 Meat Futures Staged for Mixed Opening at Midweek Look for cattle futures to open on a mixed basis thanks to follow-through buying on one hand and long liquidation on the other. Lean hog contracts are also expected to begin with uneven price action with nearbys losing more ground to deferreds. By John Har...
27 Feb 2018
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 02/27 16:00 Cattle Futures Close Higher, But Well Off Session Highs The cattle complex settled higher with the best buying interest in the feeder trade. Lean hog futures settled on a mixed basis with deferreds gaining on the spring and early summer issues. By John Harrington DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS The f...
27 Feb 2018
DTN Chart Technical Points 02/27 16:30 DTN FUTURES 10 2/27/18 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 463.25 456.56 455.33 454.04 440.26 62.28 60.24 56.99 67 47 63 65 CBTWT MAY 477.00 469.56 468.47 466.93 453.18 62.65 60.51 57.22 67 47 65 6...
27 Feb 2018
FARM MARKET NEWS - CORN REPORT FOR Tue, February 27 Exchange rate was 1.274 up 0.0063 Chicago corn closed slightly higher. MAY18 HI 3.79 1/2 DEC18 HI 4.00 LOW 3.76 1/2 LOW 3.97 3/4 CLOSE3.79 1/4 Up 2 CLOSE 4.00 Up 1 OLD CROP BASIS NEW CROP BASIS Location Spot 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt Cntrct U.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +MAY18+MAY18+JUL18 CK Low 0.60 ...
27 Feb 2018
FARM MARKET NEWS - CORN REPORT FOR Tue, February 27 Exchange rate was 1.274 up 0.0063 Chicago corn closed slightly higher. MAY18 HI 3.79 1/2 DEC18 HI 4.00 LOW 3.76 1/2 LOW 3.97 3/4 CLOSE3.79 1/4 Up 2 CLOSE 4.00 Up 1 OLD CROP BASIS NEW CROP BASIS Location Spot 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt Cntrct U.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +MAY18+MAY18+JUL18 CK Low 0.60 ...