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 James Branch Cabell, The optimist claims we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true. (full story) |
Part of the reason I love trading grain is because there are still fundamental forces at play to give you a longer-term bias. Technicals and psychology are equally as important when it comes to finding shorter term entry and... (full story) |
Listen/Subscribe to the Grain Markets and Other Stuff podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other podcast. (full story) |
 $ASX Forecasting The Rally After Elliott Wave Zig Zag Pattern (full story) |
 Walmart (NYSE: WMT) Looking to Find Buyers During Pullbacks (full story) |
WASHINGTON, DC 17-JAN-2020 WA_FV102 ... (full story) |
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In this week’s AgFax Weekend – Deal Signed | More USDA Adjustments Likely | Comparisons to ’80s | and more. (full story) |
 Based on 8 algo trading strategies and 4 indicator based algo strategies, the current position bias for S&P500 is BULLISH. (full story) |
 Based on 4 algo trading strategies developed with the Strategy Factory approach and 3 indicator based algo strategies, the current position bias for Euro Currency is BEARISH. (full story) |
 Crazy 2 days (full story) |
This was a positive week for agriculture. For cotton, closing the week near its daily high is always good, The U.S. and China resolved what was called Phase1of the trade […] (full story) |
Budgets for 2020 have been revised and are now available on farmdoc. Revised budgets use a corn price of $3.90 per bushel and soybean price of $9.10 per bushel, both […] (full story) |
 The Trend Trader helps to identify the current trend status of your favorite futures markets. It not only helps us to stay on the right side of market direction, but also helps us avoid those without a trend. You can even use the grid as a spread matrix too - buying strength and selling weakness.... (full story) |
Across the Corn Belt, wintry precipitation is overspreading the middle Mississippi Valley and the middle and lower Missouri Valley. The remainder of the Midwest is experiencing cold weather and thickening cloudiness as precipitation approaches... (full story) |
For the remainder of Friday and Saturday, a significant winter storm will continue to unfold from the northern and central Plains into the Northeast. Storm-related livestock stress may be greatest across the upper Midwest—including the eastern... (full story) |
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) encourages agricultural producers to enroll now in the Agriculture Risk (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. March 15, 2020 is the enrollment deadline for […] (full story) |
The Southern Farm Show will celebrate its 43rd year at the NC State Fairgrounds in Raleigh February 5-7. The largest annual agricultural exposition in the Carolinas and Virginia, the show […] (full story) |
For the second straight year, Arkansas’ “ginning season” may go into extra innings. Despite the wet weather delays, growers had good reason to be optimistic about their 2019 crop, both […] (full story) |
Southeast farmers can learn tips to maximize profitability of cotton and peanut crops at annual meetings planned by the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service this month. The annual South Carolina […] (full story) |
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension in Wharton, Matagorda, Jackson, and Colorado Counties are happy to announce the Upper Gulf Coast Feed Grain and Cotton Conference for Thursday, January 23, 2020. This […] (full story) |
Lean hog May contracts were 2 cents lower at the end of Friday’s session, whereas Feb and Apr futures made gains. The 80 cent gain in the Feb futures pushed the weekly chart positive by $0.425. The CME Lean Hog Index got a 72 cent hike on 01/15 to ... (full story) |
The 5 3/4 cent gain in the March futures was not enough to erase the 16 1/4 cent loss on the week, however front month soybean futures did finish 5 1/4 to 5 3/4 cents higher on Fridya. Soybean meal futures closed steady, but were $2.90/ton lower wk/w... (full story) |
Cotton futures rallied 49 to 103 points in the front month futures. March futures ended the week with a 1 point loss. In the weekly Commitment of Traders report with data and positions from Tuesday the 14th, managed money was listed at 30,263 contrac... (full story) |
Live cattle futures came back from midday lows and ended the week on a high note with Friday gains of 22 to 82 cents in the nearbys. Feb futures were $1.075 lower wk/wk. As for nearby feeder futures, prices made a turnaround since posting midday loss... (full story) |
Corn futures came all the way back from the Thursday sell off, and even gained some ground with futures closing 13 3/4 to 9 3/4 cents higher. March corn was 3 1/2 cents higher on the week. Rumors of Chinese purchases appeared right on schedule after... (full story) |
Wheat closes the week with Friday gains, and MPLS spring wheat led the way. MGE HRS futures were 8 1/2 to 9 3/4 cents higher at the close, which was enough to erase the week’s early losses. Chicago SRW futures, gained 6 cents on the weekly chart af... (full story) |
Corn futures came all the way back from the Thursday sell off, and even gained some ground with futures closing 13 3/4 to 9 3/4 cents higher. March corn was 3 1/2 cents higher on the week. Rumors of Chinese purchases appeared right on schedule after... (full story) |
An LSU AgCenter scientist is researching ways to increase food production by manipulating the processes of photosynthesis and photorespiration. Plant physiologist Paul South discussed his research at a seminar held […] (full story) |
More than 1,600 attendees were able to fine-tune their farming operations with information gained at the 44th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference on Jan. 16, 2020, at the […] (full story) |
Market Watch with Alan Brugler January 17, 2020 Hopium The dominant trading inputs this week were the record highs in the stock market (pulling hot money away from commodities) and the Phase One trade deal with China inked on Wednesday. Just... (full story) |
The USDA will invest $11 million to improve broadband access in rural Iowa and Minnesota. The money will be spread among three infrastructure projects that will create or improve connectivity for nearly 1,400 rural households and 120 businesses... (full story) |
A Minnesota agronomist suspects fungicides do a lot more than fight plant diseases. Mark Glady with WinField United says part of his job involves evaluating treated and untreated fields. “This year doing three different times in mid-July,... (full story) |
 March 2020 Corn futures are trading up 13 cents as of writing this report, recovering all of yesterdays nasty hair on fire sell off and then some. The selloff was sparked by the news that Mexico will be reducing its ethanol mandates (seen as negative for US corn exports). (full story) |
The presentations and handout given at the recent public forum on the essentials of growing hemp held at the West TN Research and Education Center on Jan. 14. (full story) |
WASHINGTON, DC 17-JAN-2020 WA_FV101 ... (full story) |
There are 9 upcoming agriculture related events in Tennessee between Jan. 24 and Feb. 13. (full story) |
The USDA is formally gathering feedback on ways to boost sales of ethanol and biodiesel. The Department announced in the Federal Register Wednesday it is looking to build upon the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program. Speaking to... (full story) |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were higher, with boxed beef up sharply at midday, waiting to see how much direct business there was left to do after Thursday’s light to moderate activity. February was up $.22 at $126.35 and... (full story) |
With so much going on in trade news this week, farmers might be wondering how this affects their marketing plan for 2020. “I think the easy answer is you buy the rumor, sell the fact,” said Payne. “We saw the run -up here in the last couple of... (full story) |
Just one day after the U.S. and China signed a Phase One trade deal, the Senate passed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA). Wall Street Journal writer William Mauldin reported on […] (full story) |
After drought (D1-D4) in the contiguous U.S. rose to 21.2% in late October (from a minimum of 2.3% on April 23) when late summer and early autumn flash drought conditions […] (full story) |
Brownfield’s Rhiannon Branch will be on the ground in Mt. Vernon, Illinois on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 for the Conservation Cropping Seminar. Continue reading Conservation Cropping Seminar at Brownfield Ag News. ... (full story) |
Summary Warmer than normal temperatures were common this week over the eastern half of the continental U.S., while temperatures were primarily near normal over the western half, with a few […] (full story) |
 Consolidation continues (full story) |
CORN HIGHLIGHTS: Corn futures finished with strong gains with contracts finishing 6-13 cents higher. Front month Mar corn was up 13-3/4 to 3.89-1/4, while Jul corn was up 12 to 4.01. Today’s strong close finished an impressive but volatile week, as... (full story) |
Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ended the week to the higher side as trade optimism remains in the market. January Class III milk up two cents at $17.01. February up 13 cents at $17.43. March four cents higher at... (full story) |
Mar. corn closed at $3.89 and 1/24, up 13 and 3/4 cents Mar. soybeans closed at $9.29 and 34, up 5 and 3/4 cents Mar. soybean meal closed at $300.60, unchanged Mar. soybean oil closed at 33.35, up 32 points Mar. wheat closed at $5.70 and 1/2, up 5... (full story) |
The U.S. Dairy Export Council says the prospects for dairy exports look a lot more promising this year with major trade deals moving forward. President Tom Vilsack tells Brownfield agreements with Japan, China and the passage of the USMCA will... (full story) |