Spectrum Commodities Wheat & Cattle Markets Analysis

Futures firm last week; cash slightly lower; boxed beef mixed on light volume; cash feeders higher; Cattle-on-Feed report shows high placements.

Grains mostly lower for the week, following the volatility of energies and equities; possible war truce send energies sharply lower this morning, dragging grains lower; rains still in the forecast for plains wheat country; Brazil & China reach agreement on soybean shipments; world FOB update.

Futures run into selling pressure; cash quiet; boxed beef lower on light volume; cash feeders higher; disappointing export sales; markets wait for today's Cattle-on-Feed report.

Grains hold gains with corn nearing recent spike highs; rains showing up in US plains forecasts; solid export sales; fuel shortages threaten shipping ability.

Futures quietly mixed; cash quiet; boxed beef lower on very light volume; cash feeders lower; normal seasonal rally struggling.

Wheat led grains higher as hot and dry weather linger in the US plains; March 31 plantings estimate; FED leaves interest rates unchanged and warns of rising inflation.

Futures higher; cash quiet; boxed beef higher on good volume; cash feeders higher; Cattle-on-Feed estimates.

Wheat lower on talk of US importing European wheat and Mexico buying Russian wheat; corn and beans holding as Iran war continues; US looking for other fertilizer sources; Ag Appreciation Day on March 31 expected to see RVO/SRE announcement; record temps headed to US plains.

Futures strongly higher; cash steady; boxed beef higher on light volume; cash feeders lower; weekly cash summary; JBS's Greely packing plant goes on strike.

Grains buckle as soybeans lock limit down as US/China summit delayed, EPA's RVO/SRE announcement delayed and Brazil's soybeans exports back on track; Russia's wheat exports ramping up with better weather; US winter wheat conditions decline.