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DTN Closing Grain Comments Explosive Rally to End the Week Fri Sep 3, 2010 02:41 PM CDT
Buying from commercial and noncommercial traders pushed grains sharply higher, making market bulls awfully confident heading into the long, 3-day Labor Day weekend. Corn posted the most impressive gains technically as the December contract closed at a level not seen since June 2009.
DTN Closing Livestock Comments Meat Futures Closed Mixed in Light Pre-Holiday Trade Fri Sep 3, 2010 03:57 PM CDT
Cattle futures experienced choppy action with early profit-taking countered by late fund buying and spreading. Lean hog contracts close moderately higher, supported by late-week packer spending and cash optimism after the holiday.
Gulke: Informa's Curve Ball Sun Sep 5, 2010 09:22 PM CDT
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Market Matters Blog
Friday's trade started out with Chicago Dec wheat up another dime, and the Financial Times headline reads "Fears grow over food supply."
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The next round of pre-report guesses comes out today, with Allendale now and Informa in a few hours.
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Merchandisers added a few cents to bids on Thursday, while the markets took on a here-comes-the-holiday-weekend feel.
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Technically Speaking
The short-term trend of the wheat market has finally turned up, though price resistance lies just ahead.
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Market bulls are trying to talk up the DJIA following Wednesday's rally. The market's daily chart indicates otherwise.
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The corn continuous monthly chart reflects a couple of interesting aspects of the market.
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Fundamentally Speaking
For the five key exporters including the U.S., Argentina, Australia, Canada,and the EU, their ending stocks as a percent of global stocks will be about the second lowest of the past ten years.
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This piece looks at the days between when the crop is 50% silked and 50% dented and the time between the when the crop is 50% dented and 50% mature.
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A study of January soybeans noting their post July 1st highs and how far down values retreated after that high was hit.
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Contract Month Last Chg High Low
ELEC. CORN[10] Sep-10 448'6 -1'0 459'0 445'0
Dec-10 463'4 -1'0 469'0 459'4
ELEC. SOYBEANS[10] Sep-10 1029'6s 22'2 --- ---
Nov-10 1037'2 2'2 1039'4 1032'4
ELEC. WHEAT[10] Sep-10 711'2 3'0 711'2 711'2
Dec-10 745'6 4'4 748'4 736'4
ELEC. HRW WHEAT[10] Sep-10 743'4s 25'4 --- ---
Dec-10 760'6 3'0 764'0 753'4
ELEC. HRS WHEAT[10] Sep-10 742'0s 21'0 --- ---
Dec-10 761'0 2'6 764'6 755'2
LIVE CATTLE[10] Oct-10 98.450s 0.000 99.550 97.300
Dec-10 100.650s -0.675 101.900 100.100
FEEDER CATTLE[10] Sep-10 114.175s -0.575 114.700 114.075
Oct-10 115.075s -0.425 115.775 114.800
MILK CLASS III[10] Sep-10 16.16s 0.03 16.15 16.15
Nov-10 14.94s -0.04 14.95 14.95
ELEC. COTTON # 2[10] Oct-10 93.85 2.90 93.85 91.90
Dec-10 90.50 1.05 92.82 89.90
Mon, Sep 6, 2010 9:54 PM CDT    *Quotes are in market time.
Delay is indicated in brackets.
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