
Market Commentary and Analysis
Morning Crude Oil Market Report
- 23 May 2012 07:54:00 CDT
July crude oil prices trended lower throughout the overnight and early morning trading hours,...
July crude oil prices trended lower throughout the overnight and early morning trading hours,...
Morning Copper Market Report
- 23 May 2012 07:36:00 CDT
With noted declines seen in Asian copper prices overnight, substantial weakness in global equity...
With noted declines seen in Asian copper prices overnight, substantial weakness in global equity...
Morning Platinum Market Report
- 23 May 2012 07:33:00 CDT
Like most other physical commodity markets, fear of additional global economic slowing is widely...
Like most other physical commodity markets, fear of additional global economic slowing is widely...
Morning Silver Market Report
- 23 May 2012 07:33:00 CDT
Compiled 05/23/12 6:00 AM (CT) Statistics: London Gold Fix $1,555.00 $-20.75 LME Copper Stocks...
Compiled 05/23/12 6:00 AM (CT) Statistics: London Gold Fix $1,555.00 $-20.75 LME Copper Stocks...
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Lean Hogs Ripe for Lower Opening - 23 May 2012 01:55:00 CDT
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 05/23 06:16 Lean Hogs Ripe for Lower Opening The lean hog pit should open mod... |
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Grains Mostly Lower Early Wednesday - 23 May 2012 01:40:00 CDT
DTN Early Word Grains 05/23 06:07 Grains Mostly Lower Early Wednesday Corn futures are trading slightly high... |
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Market Recap: Cattle Futures - 22 May 2012 15:13:57 CDT
Live cattle futures ended a choppy day of trade by closing near opening levels, which was good for slight gain... |
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Market Recap: Hog Futures - 22 May 2012 15:13:25 CDT
Lean hog futures closed 50 to 92 1/2 cents lower in the June through April 2013 contracts. That was on or nea... |
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Market Recap: Wheat Futures - 22 May 2012 15:12:34 CDT
Nearby wheat futures in Chicago, Kansas City and Minneapolis ended with double-digit losses in all but some fa... |
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Market Recap: Corn Futures - 22 May 2012 15:11:48 CDT
Corn closed 16 1/4 to 36 cents lower, with nearbys leading losses. Funds sold an estimated 25,000 contracts to... |
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Market Recap: Soybean Futures - 22 May 2012 15:10:54 CDT
Soybean futures settled 30 1/4 to 31 cents lower in the July through September contracts. November soybeans settled 24... |
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Soybean Complex Market Recap - 22 May 2012 14:30:03 CDT
July Soybeans finished down 31 1/2 at 1381, 36 3/4 off the high and 6 up from the low. November Soybeans closed down 25 ... |
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Wheat Market Recap Report - 22 May 2012 14:30:02 CDT
July Wheat finished down 17 1/2 at 686 1/2, 15 3/4 off the high and 4 3/4 up from the low. December Wheat closed down 13... |
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Recap Cattle Market Report - 22 May 2012 14:30:02 CDT
June cattle managed to close higher on the session in the face of sharply lower trade for other agricultural markets. Ju... |
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Recap Hog Market Report - 22 May 2012 14:30:00 CDT
July hogs closed 90 lower on the session and closed down for the third session in a row. The market was trading moderate... |
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Corn Market Recap for 5/22/2012 - 22 May 2012 14:30:00 CDT
July Corn finished down 31 3/4 at 601 1/4, 33 1/2 off the high and 6 1/4 up from the low. December Corn closed down 15 3... |
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Livestock Futures Close Mixed With Cattle Higher,... - 22 May 2012 12:00:00 CDT
DTN Closing Livestock Comments 05/22 16:29 Livestock Futures Close Mixed With Cattle Higher, Hogs Lower The ... |
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Mid-Session Hog Market Report - 22 May 2012 11:39:00 CDT
July hogs were trading moderately lower on the session into the mid-day and the market is already down as much as 277 po... |
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Mid-Session Cattle Market Report - 22 May 2012 11:39:00 CDT
June cattle traded as much as 100 points higher into 10:00 central time and have seen some weakness since then to trade ... |
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Mid-Session Soy Complex Market Report - 22 May 2012 11:15:01 CDT
July soybeans were trading down as much as 19 cents on the session into the 10:00 AM central time frame and bounced back... |
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Mid-Session Wheat Market Report - 22 May 2012 11:15:00 CDT
July wheat was trading down about 11 cents on the session into the mid-day with a current range of 684 1/4 to 702 1/4. W... |
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DTN Closing Grain Comments 05/22 14:10 - 22 May 2012 09:45:00 CDT
DTN Closing Grain Comments 05/22 14:10 Good Old-Fashioned Beat Down Tuesday The grain complex settled sharply low... |
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Ukraine sees a sharp fall in 2012 wheat harvest - 22 May 2012 09:44:47 CDT
Poor weather is likely to slash Ukraine's 2012 winter grain harvest to 14 million tonnes, including no more than 12 mi... |
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Palm oil rises in thin trades on Europe hopes - 22 May 2012 09:40:32 CDT
Malaysian palm oil futures edged up in thin trades , as hopes grew that Europe would take steps to tackle its debt cri... |
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Drought concerns lift Russia wheat prices - 22 May 2012 09:39:24 CDT
Russian wheat prices gained ground last week as concerns about the severity of a spring drought in key southern region... |
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US corn, soy farmers plant in record time - 22 May 2012 09:38:16 CDT
U.S. farmers planted corn and soybeans in record time last week as they took advantage of the warm, dry weather throug... |
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Dry fields slash Kansas wheat ratings - 22 May 2012 09:36:56 CDT
Wheat in Kansas, the largest U.S. wheat producer, deteriorated this past week by the biggest ratings margin in 4-1/2 y... |
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Egypt buys 1.1 mln tonnes of local wheat - 22 May 2012 09:35:53 CDT
Egypt has bought 1.1 million tonnes of local wheat so far in the 2011/2012 season despite diesel shortages that have h... |
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Wheat eases after 6-day rally - 22 May 2012 09:34:55 CDT
U.S. wheat slid 1.2 percent on Tuesday, coming off an 8-1/2 month high hit in the previous session, as the market took... |
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Pro Farmers Morning Livestock Market Snapshot - 22 May 2012 09:32:41 CDT
Cattle are called to open higher on boxed beef market strength. • Choice boxed beef... |
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Pro Farmer Morning Grains Market Snapshot - 22 May 2012 09:31:04 CDT
Corn is trading 7 to 8 cents lower on negative outside markets and strong initial crop condition ratings. &... |
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Morning Hog Market Report - 22 May 2012 08:27:00 CDT
July and August hogs closed sharply lower on the session yesterday as the market reacted negatively to the premium of fu... |
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Morning Cattle Market Report - 22 May 2012 08:27:00 CDT
June cattle traded at the highest level since March 29th yesterday before closing moderately lower for the session and d... |
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Pre-Opening Soy Complex Market Report - 22 May 2012 08:15:00 CDT
July soybeans were trading 4 3/4 cents lower near 7:30 am. China futures closed down 0.1% in quiet trade overnight. Palm... |
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Pre-Opening Wheat Market Report - 22 May 2012 08:15:00 CDT
July wheat was trading 15 1/2 cents lower near 7:30 am central time. Outside market forces look mixed to weaker as the s... |
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Pre-Opening Corn Market Report for 5/22/2012 - 22 May 2012 08:15:00 CDT
July corn was trading 8 cents lower into 7:30 AM central time. Outside market forces look mixed with a firm equity marke... |
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All Grains Down at Midday - 22 May 2012 07:20:00 CDT
DTN Midday Grain Comments 05/22 11:44 All Grains Down at Midday Grain trade is lower at midday as weather foreca... |
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Live and Feeder Futures Geared for Mixed Opening - 22 May 2012 01:45:00 CDT
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 05/22 06:06 Live and Feeder Futures Geared for Mixed Opening The cattle compl... |
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Market Recap: Cattle Futures - 21 May 2012 15:29:33 CDT
Live cattle futures got off to a firmer start, but they softened as the day progressed and ultimately finished... |
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July natural gas prices traded flat to low during the initial morning hours, perhaps under modest...