Entries for March 2018
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27 Mar 2018
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 03/27 05:57 Lean Hog Futures to Open Mixed as Traders Start to Position Ahead of Hogs & Pigs Report Look for hog futures to open on a mixed basis thanks to a combination of short-covering and long liquidation. The cattle complex should open moderately lower, checked by follow-through selling and reluctant buying int...
27 Mar 2018
By Des KellerProgressive Farmer Contributing Editor Dave Albin has a strong motivation to ensure his family's six-generation Illinois farm continues for decades to come. In doing so, he tries to make the farm as productive as possible for their operation as well as their landowners. To that end, Albin has embarked on the relatively uncommon strateg...
27 Mar 2018
DTN Early Word Grains 03/27 05:52 Tuesday, With a Touch of Turnaround May corn was 1 cent higher, May soybeans were 4 cents higher, and July Kansas City (HRW) wheat was 2 cents lower. By Darin Newsom DTN Senior Analyst 6:00 a.m. CME Globex: May corn was 1 cent higher, May soybeans were 4 cents higher, and July Kansas City (HRW) wheat was 2 cents lo...
26 Mar 2018
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 03/26 16:53 Cattle Futures Continue in Freefall Live and feeder contracts closed sharply lower once again, pressured by long liquidation, technical-selling and larger-than-expected February placement activity. For the most part, lean hog futures settled moderately lower, though well off the highs of the day. By John Ha...
26 Mar 2018
DTN Chart Technical Points 03/26 16:30 DTN FUTURES 10 3/26/18 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 MAY 454.25 455.94 462.53 480.97 470.55 34.52 39.89 46.35 42 28 11 12 CBTWT JUL 471.50 472.31 479.22 497.01 485.27 34.93 40.37 46.93 43 29 12 1...