| CME Group Futures settlements (preliminary) 5/7 |
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Settle |
Change |
High |
Low |
| May corn |
7.72 3/4 |
+13 1/4 |
7.75 |
7.55 |
| Jul corn |
7.32 1/4 |
+13 1/2 |
7.35 1/4 |
7.15 1/2 |
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Dec corn
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6.36 1/2 |
+11 |
6.38 |
6.18 1/4 |
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| May beans |
16.21 |
+15 1/2 |
16.30 1/4 |
16.02 1/2 |
| Jul beans |
15.89 3/4 |
+20 1/4 |
15.99 1/2 |
15.62 1/4 |
| Nov beans |
14.33 1/2 |
+24 1/2 |
14.43 1/4 |
14.06 1/2 |
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| May soy meal |
442.5 |
+14.8 |
442.7 |
426.8 |
| Jul soy meal |
441.8 |
+14.5 |
443.4 |
425.5 |
| Aug soy meal |
435.8 |
+14.2 |
437.4 |
420.4 |
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| May wheat |
7.73 1/2 |
+9 1/4 |
7.72 |
7.60 1/2 |
| Jul wheat |
7.61 3/4 |
+8 1/2 |
7.67 1/2 |
7.45 1/4 |
| Sep wheat |
7.62 1/4 |
+8 |
7.67 3/4 |
7.46 3/4 |
| Ethanol Futures settlements (preliminary) |
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Settle |
Change |
High |
Low |
| Jun |
2.340 |
UNCH |
— |
— |
| Jul |
2.340 |
UNCH |
— |
— |
| Aug |
2.260 |
UNCH |
— |
— |
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The rallies keep coming for the grain markets as forecasts are hot and dry in Brazil, Total Farm Marketing said. The Dow reached a record high for the second session in a row, while the S&P 500 also made highs, CHS Hedging said. “Investors believe that a friendly fed policy will continue due to the slower job recovery.” That comes after this morning’s jobs report, which showed only 266,000 jobs were added in the month of April and unemployment rose to 6.1%.
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Corn is trading into new highs “on both the old and new crop contracts,” CHS Hedging said. “Concerns about the weather are growing as drought conditions in the west move east.” “Talk of new fund money buying hard assets including corn due to a hedge against inflation is just adding to the bullish fundamentals,” ADM Investor Services said. “Trade will be watching to see if USDA lowers Brazil crop and raise China imports.”
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Soybeans are finding support from “stout demand” and concerns about rapeseed areas in the EU, Total Farm Marketing said. “World veg oil markets continue to surge pushing futures higher.” “With a red-hot corn market due to a strong export program,” soybean futures are trying to find acres, CHS Hedging said. The possibility of fewer soybean acres is supportive to the market.
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Wheat is support by the drought in the U.S. plains, which “continues to be the big story in wheat,” Total Farm Marketing said. The USDA is forecasting “record global wheat feeding,” ADM Investor Services said. “Wheat has to be a follower of corn on upside as to insure too much wheat feeding.”
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| Lean Hogs CME — Close 5/7 |
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Settle |
Change |
High |
Low |
| May |
111.975 |
+.575 |
112.175 |
111.500 |
| Jun |
112.850 |
-1.625 |
114.825 |
112.600 |
| Jul |
113.550 |
-1.100 |
115.025 |
113.450 |
| Live Cattle CME |
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Settle |
Change |
High |
Low |
| Jun |
116.025 |
+.550 |
117.350 |
115.625 |
| Aug |
118.850 |
+.375 |
120.125 |
118.700 |
| Oct |
123.450 |
-.025 |
125.350 |
123.350 |
| Feeder Cattle CME |
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Settle |
Change |
High |
Low |
| May |
131.725 |
+1.250 |
134.350 |
130.175 |
| Aug |
144.275 |
+.875 |
147.375 |
142.950 |
| Sep |
146.050 |
+.500 |
148.975 |
145.125 |
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Hogs close “sharply lower” on the day to close out the week, The Hightower Report said. This came after posting another contract high on the day, suggesting a “significant top” is in place, they said. Cattle slaughter for this week came in at 638,000 head, down 11,000 head from last week, but up from last year’s mark of 476,000 head. Lean hog slaughter was pegged at 2.408 mln head, down 46,000 head from last week, but up 600,000 head from this stretch last year.
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Hogs close “sharply lower” on the day to close out the week, The Hightower Report said. This came after posting another contract high on the day, suggesting a “significant top” is in place, they said. Cattle slaughter for this week came in at 638,000 head, down 11,000 head from last week, but up from last year’s mark of 476,000 head. Lean hog slaughter was pegged at 2.408 mln head, down 46,000 head from last week, but up 600,000 head from this stretch last year.
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In weighted average negotiated prices for barrows and gilts, USDA reported; - National carcass base down $2.72 to $113.70/cwt.
- National live was down 45 cents to $88.94
- Iowa-Minnesota carcass base was reported at $121.76
USDA reported carcass cutout values this afternoon fell 7 cents to $113.79/cwt. “Tightening supplies will keep packers searching and bidding aggressively,” Total Farm Marketing said. They said today’s price action came on profit-taking heading into the weekend. Today’s price action came despite a “collapse” of the U.S. dollar and strength in most other markets, The Hightower Report said. “Ideas that China import demand for meat and for pork will taper off as the year progresses has helped to pressure.”
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Boxed beef cutout values this afternoon were lower on Choice and higher on Select, USDA said. - Choice fell 49 cents to $305.88/cwt.
- Select went up 91 cents to $290.27.
There were no reported negotiated cash sales in Nebraska or Iowa/Minnesota today, USDA said. Packers are needing cattle, Total Farm Marketing said, which may cause an increase in bids next week. Buying helped cattle close higher today as the “red-hot” beef market is supporting futures, The Hightower Report said. “Talk that cash cattle prices have stabilized this week and have the potential to trade higher in the next few weeks.”
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