Among other topics, excerpts from Jim's newsletter discuss weather forecasting techniques and trading ideas for many commodities affected by the recent and current droughts and other meteorological events....
Cattle Continue Higher, as the Grains Were All Lower Before Next Week's WASDE Report
Soybeans settled with losses of 7 to 8 ½ cents across the board on the Friday session, as November slipped a total of 28 cents this week. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was down 8...
The wheat complex saw lower trade across all three exchanges on Friday, to close the week on a lower note. Chicago SRW futures were down 8 1/2 to 13 3/4 cents across the board, as December held onto a...
Corn futures closed out the Friday session with contracts down 2 to 4 ¾ cents across the board. Additional pressure came via a weaker wheat market and a stronger US dollar index. December was still up...
Cattle Markets work higher on Friday while Hogs make new high and falls back
In my opinion, this week's trade was influenced as much by headlines as much as fundamentals. With the port strike being at least temporarily resolved while negotiations continue, It takes one of the...
After a higher start to the week, wheat futures are fading off on the Friday session with losses across the three markets. Chicago SRW futures are down 14 to 15 cents across front months. KC HRW contracts...
Soybeans are trading with midday losses of 5 to 6 cents so far on Friday. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is down 5 3/4 cents at $9.77 1/4. Soymeal is down 80 cents to $2.20/ton across...