Jim winds up his pitch at readers to swing for the spring/summer grain market play

The soybean oil market experienced vigorous selling today, April 29. Some say it is the result of the EPA's failure to provide direction after approving summer E-15 ethanol sales. Soybean meal closed higher but the soybean oil selling forced soybeans to go lower even in the face of a morning...

3 week lows for July Corn

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New highs were made in all contract months in the fat market today.  The June contract is still under where April is going of the board by $6 and early-week cash trade is starting with 220 being passed on in Nebraska.

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WTI Crude Oil futures fell yesterday on a macro risk-off morning trade. Markets continue to be cautious about the global growth outlook, which has created a downward drag on risk assets on days with no positive news. Beijing once again denied claims that they are in trade negotiations with the U.S., which helped to drag markets lower on top of an extremely weak Dallas Fed Manufacturing report.

E-mini S&P and E-mini NQ futures were firm to start the week, battling back from a midsession lull to finish nearly unchanged at Friday’s elevated levels. Big tech saw a wave of profit-taking that began shortly after reports surfaced that Huawei had successfully tested its new AI

Phil Streible highlights the technical and fundamental signals that could determine whether silver and copper extend their rallies or hit resistance—tune into today’s Metals Minute!

Cattle futures were able to find strength to start the week on a firm cash trade and renewed fears of a boarder closure for cattle trade with Mexico.

Grain markets opened the week on softer ground but stabilized some through Monday’s trade. That choppy trade has led to mixed markets Tuesday morning.

Stocks saw a pretty nice and positive close at the end of last week, so it looks like this risk-on sentiment could possibly continue this week, but before that be aware of some retracements. After some dips, there could be new opportunities, and who knows, the next potential pullback could come now after China’s Foreign Ministry said that they have not engaged in any trade talks with the US.

The June WTI (CLM25 ) contract settled at 62.05 (-0.97) [-1.54%] , high of 63.92, low of 61.48. Spot price is 63.04 (+0.24). Open interest for CLM25 is 295,096. CLM25 settled below its 5 day (62.73), below its 20 day (63.33), below its 50 day (66.19), below its 100 day...

Futures responded positively to the new world screw worm headline that came in over the weekend where the US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins sent a letter to the Mexican Government stating that our borders would close again to Mexican cattle, horses and bison if steps were not taken to stop the spread into the US

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