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DTN Livestock Midday: WASDE Report Focuses on Market Fundamentals
With Wednesday’s WASDE report sharing higher quarterly prices for cattle, feedlots are reminded that the market’s fundamentals do indeed matter. GENERAL COMMENTS: Coming in like a breath of fresh spring air, Wednesday’s WASDE report helped the market realize fundamentals are still critical market components and war isn’t the only thing the complex should trade off.
Texas Field Reports: Dry Spell, Drought Deepens
Soil moisture levels continue to decline in most areas of the state after a months-long dry spell as warm-season crop plantings and preparations increase. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agents and specialists have reported critically dry conditions in many parts of the state over the last several weeks. The U.S. Drought Monitor shows more than 93% of the state is in abnormally dry to extreme drought and nearly 81% of the state dealing with moderate-to-extreme drought.
Alabama Soybeans: Risks, Rewards of Ultra-Early and Early Planting
Soybean seed in planter hopper. ©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography Growers are planning to get every bushel out of their 2022 soybean crop as the current November soybean futures hover around $14.50 per bushel. Soybeans, a legume, also look attractive as farmers focus on cutting their fertilizer bills with nitrogen prices at record highs. Growers looking at increase yield potential with early-planted soybeans should be aware of the risks as well as the rewards.
DTN Cotton Open: Traders Edgy, Await Data
Photo: Tammi Arender/LSU The cotton market has been all over the place as traders position themselves for Wednesday’s crop report from USDA, as well as the volatility from the outside markets. Overnight, the energy and metals markets were sharply lower. USDA will issue its monthly crop update at 12:00 p.m. EST Wednesday. For that report, the average trade estimate for U.S. exports is 14.89 million bales, up from 14.75 million seen in the February update.
DTN Grain Open: Volatile Wheat Markets Plunge, Pressuring Corn; Soy Remains Strong
Young tillering wheat field. Photo: Justin Ballew, Clemson University Pre-6 a.m. Globex Prices: May corn is down 10 1/4 cents, May soybeans are up 17 cents, and July KC wheat is down 68 cents. CME Globex Recap: South American weather remains mostly neutral to bearish this week, with good rains expected to fall in southern Brazil and Argentina.
DTN Livestock Open: Further Follow-Through Strength Is Questionable
Cattle futures continued to rebound Wednesday as they correct from being oversold. Futures were overdone to the downside and corrected even though cash traded lower Wednesday. Hogs rebounded substantially as a reaction to strong cash with technical traders looking to close the chart gaps. Cattle: Lower. Futures: Mixed. Live Equiv: $190.38 -$2.24* Hogs: Higher. Futures: Higher. Lean Equiv: $112.90 -$1.25** *Based on formula estimating live cattle equivalent of gross packer revenue.
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