Futures Prices
Chris Swift says the beef industry is in a tiger trap it can’t get out of with a wide basis spread — the cash market is trading considerably higher than the futures.
In times of chaos, it’s best to go back to the basics of basis and price. Effective risk management has little room for mistakes, but that doesn’t mean it has to be perfect.
The May Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor found even with improved commodity prices over the past month, ag economists’ views on the net farm income picture slightly eroded, falling to $110.4 billion in May.
Here is your weekly grain and livestock market outlook and review for Nov. 25 from the economic experts at Doane Advisory Services.
Block Trades Come to Agriculture, Sparking Transparency Concern
Temperatures seen 15 to 25 degrees below normal, NWS says.
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The latest Cattle on Feed report from the USDA was considered to be bearish by analysts. Now traders are looking at whether futures markets can find a way to hold on to current prices.