The Final Bell

Drop in the grains with double digit drop in the soybeans. Corn effected by outside markets, stock down hard. Rush to safety & held. Bears have the momentum for the soybeans to prove the bulls wrong. NAFTA-are we close? Could world prices go higher for wheat? Tight trade for the cattle.

Grains finish to the higher. How is it 4-6% more cattle on feed month to month, but it’s the middle of August steer slaughter is less then a year ago. More heifers then bull calves? For the north could we see more numbers coming. Cash developing early tight numbers in KS…good boxed beef numbers. Hogs could still use a little help…NAFTA? Grain report of last week not very bearish for corn but beans some crazy numbers with market showing some resilience.

Corn & Wheat lower, while soybeans gain on the day. Good news for beans overnight & reached support on August & November beans. Weather forecast looks mild over the next couple of days. Corn & beans purchased by Mexico. A low could be set in the hogs.

USDA sees record corn yield in today’s WASDE report. Grains lower today in reaction to the numbers & crop conditions report is now behind us. Beans & corn with a lot of vegetation. Hogs finished the week with maybe a bottom in place. Livestock react to WASDE

Lower grains…crop report out tomorrow. How will the markets react? Is China wanting back in the market? Triple losses in the live cattle but a limit to the positive for the hogs.

Arlan Suderman, INTL FC Stone, discuses the key items to watch for in Friday's reports. Suderman also breaks down how global trade policy affects US commodities.

Report due out on Friday. China going to buy not going to buy. Weather from an international standpoint. Dollar influence. Wheat market continues to be a market leader. Latest happenings in the dairy industry. Volatility in the livestock market

Mike Zuzolo, Global Commodity Analytics, talks about wheat's higher day and why it may be close to a top. Zuzolo also looks at the latest CFTC report and what ag producers should be considering for their marketing options.

Volatility in the wheat market…Ukraine news caused a give back in some of the gains. Good day in the beans despite all the trade issues. Soybeans are almost un-tradeable with headline news. Concerns of extended forecast with August. Another up week in corn strong world fundamentals. Informa numbers released today. Tough week for the hogs to trade…weighed down by cash markets. Cattle given continued underlining cash strength up a couple of dollars yet this week.

Corn & wheat higher while beans traded lower for a Thursday. Pushed a limit move in the wheat & part to come from talk in Ukraine. Beans at a loss over the China deal. Livestock is seeing money move around until we see some cash trade. Hogs are sickening