The Final Bell

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The Final Bell episodes

August 10, 2020 The Monday Final Bell with Sam Hudson of Cornbelt Marketing
8-10-20
• Weekly Crop Progress Report
• Weather
• Weekly Exports
• China…will buys be cancelled
• Wheat traded lower
• Center part of Iowa hit hard be weather
• USDA Report later this week
• Cattle/hogs how has back log caught up
• Feeder cattle cash leveled off
14 min
August 07, 2020 The Friday Fontanelle Final Bell with Troy Nielsen of Smart Yield
8-7-20
This is a week many are ready to put to bed.
Reality check is good once and awhile
USDA Report next week
Not everything isn't negative out there
where is the ethanol market at right now
don't become a buyer right now
Funds still have a sizable short position as it typically does near harvest
Are grain guys nervous on lack of protein movement
14 min
August 06, 2020 The Thursday Fontanelle Final Bell with Darin Fessler with Lakefront Futures
8-6-20
• Real crop conditions
• Latest drought map
• When will the markets catch up to the country side on crops
• A lot of numbers being tossed around for yield potential
• Weekly export numbers strong.
• A pull back in the cattle doesn’t come as much of a surprise
• Hogs with a mixed trade
• Feeder cattle reaching highs we haven’t seen since Feb/early March
13 min
August 05, 2020 The Wednesday Fontanelle Final Bell with Arlan Suderman of StoneX
8-5-20
• Restrict expanded limits?
• Why are markets not reflecting realty with the grain trade?
• StoneX on yield information released this week-how are producers reacting?
• Dakota Pipeline will not get shutdown while the case is heard-good for grain
• Lebanon explosion and the need for grains…port issues due to the explosion
• Hog prices are stagnate
• Cattle prices continue to trend higher
14 min
August 05, 2020 The Tuesday Fontanelle Final Bell with Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics
8-4-20
• Crop progress report
• Yield information that wasn’t a big surprise to the trade
• Collusion in grains?
• China buying more grain as they ramp up hog production
• Struggles in the cattle market
14 min
August 03, 2020 The Monday Fontanelle Final Bell with Brad Kooima of Kooima, Kooima & Varilek
8-3-20
• More bullish on cattle then in the past couple of weeks
• Cattle coming around
• Could be less cattle this fall then compared to previous years
• August 5, 2019 $107.80 not far off from where we are today
• Weeks…not months to getting caught up.
• Cash will grind higher the next couple of weeks
• Packers are willing to take on inventory.
• COVID & retail trade & exports are amazing.
• Hogs on the other hand struggle. Another gut punch to the trade
• Pork product not doing well, which makes the cash market struggle
• Export hogs are good, just need to get the short term to catch
• Grains-we will get another round of crop rating.
• We need to shift from supply to demand.
• Massive exports to China
13 min
July 31, 2020 The Friday Fontanelle Final Bell with Shawn Hackett of Hackett Financial
7-31-20
• Major export business this week
• Battle between good weather and crops
• Is there inflationary concern with the dollar?
• Record prices in China…how short are they on food?
• Little boy that called woof.
• Dairy price update
13 min
July 29, 2020 The Wednesday Fontanelle Final Bell with Arlan Suderman of StoneX
7-29-20
• DC Court of appeals decision Dakota Access Pipeline-removing risk for farmers
• Higher crop ratings…some ratings the highest in 10 years
• Some export business for wheat out of Kansas City
• Hogs see triple digit losses…roller coaster in general for the livestock
• Break in product prices.
• Cash for cattle sparce
• Safety for workers
• Fear factor continues to reign
14 min
July 24, 2020 The Friday Fontanelle Final Bell with Sam Hudson of Cornbelt Marketing
Tensions with U.S. & China
BUT we keep seeing export sales to them & unknown
Weather has become a non factor at this point for crops
Softer ethanol margins
Weaker dollar and the wheat market
Beans giving up the fight to stay positive
Demand for proteins
Boxed beef movement
13 min
July 23, 2020 The Thursday Fontanelle Final Bell with Sue Martin of Ag & Investment
7-23-20
Corn was able to turn higher at the close
Beans at & above $9
How much is China's flooding being factored into the markets?
Food Inflation
China's hungry for proteins
13 min