Entries for August 2019
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2 Aug 2019
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 08/02 15:42 Livestock Losses Continue Friday Triple-digit losses were seen throughout livestock markets again Friday as traders searched for answers. Deferred lean hog futures were hit hardest with December and February contracts closing limit lower. By Rick Kment DTN Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: Losses continued across a...
2 Aug 2019
FARM MARKET NEWS - CORN REPORT FOR Fri, August 2 Exchange rate was 1.3201 down 0.0020 Chicago corn closed moderately higher. SEP19 HI 4.00 DEC19 HI 4.09 3/4 LOW 3.93 1/2 LOW 4.03 CLOSE3.99 1/2 Up 6 3/4 CLOSE 4.09 1/2 Up 7 OLD CROP BASIS NEW CROP BASIS Location Spot 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt Cntrct U.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +DEC19+DEC19+DEC19 CK Low...
2 Aug 2019
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Fri, August 2 Exchange rate was 1.3201 down 0.0020 Chicago soybeans closed slightly higher. NOV19 HI 8.72 1/4 NOV19 HI 8.72 1/4 LOW 8.62 3/4 LOW 8.62 3/4 CLOSE8.68 1/2 Up 3 1/4 CLOSE 8.68 1/2 Up 3 1/4 OLD CROP NEW CROP Location Basis 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt BasisU.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +NOV1+NOV1+...
2 Aug 2019
DTN Closing Grain Comments 08/02 14:02 Wheat, Corn Lead Friday's Correction, Close Near Highs Following a Thursday meltdown in corn, which culminated in a 33-cent per bushel drop from the Monday high, Friday's 7-cent bounce would be considered modest, but we'll take it! Wheat and soybeans also bounced on Friday from oversold conditions, with Chicag...
2 Aug 2019
(WASHINGTON, D.C., August 2, 2019) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after an agreement was signed between the United States and the European Union regarding beef trade: