19 Dec 2024
DTN Chart Technical Points 12/19 16:30 DTN FUTURES 10 12/19/24 SLOW STOCHASTIC PRICES ARE DECIMAL MOVING AVERAGES RSI'S 5 Day 20 Day CONTRACT CLOSE 4-Day 9-Day 18-Day 45-Day 9Day 14Day 30Day %K %D %K %D CBTWT MAR 533.00 542.31 551.53 551.81 569.89 22.14 28.50 36.76 7 7 15 33 CBTWT MAY 543.50 552.69 561.31 561.26 579.87 23.46 29.38 36.93 5 5 17 34 K...
19 Dec 2024
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 12/19 15:23 Cash Cattle Trade Steady to $2.00 Higher Throughout the afternoon Southern live cattle traded at $191 which is fully steady with last week's weighted average and Northern dressed cattle traded for $305 which is $2.00 higher than last week's weighted average. ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMM...
19 Dec 2024
FARM MARKET NEWS - CORN REPORT FOR Thu, December 19 Exchange rate was 1.4334 down 0.0024 Chicago corn closed slightly higher. MAR25 HI 4.41 DEC25 HI 4.35 LOW 4.35 3/4 LOW 4.31 CLOSE4.40 3/4 Up 3 1/2 CLOSE 4.34 3/4 Up 1 3/4 OLD CROP BASIS NEW CROP BASIS Location Spot 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt Cntrct U.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +MAR25+MAR25+MAY25 CK Lo...
19 Dec 2024
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Thu, December 19 Exchange rate was 1.4334 down 0.0024 Chicago soybeans closed slightly higher. JAN25 HI 9.64 3/4 NOV25 HI 9.78 1/2 LOW 9.45 1/4 LOW 9.61 CLOSE9.63 Up 11 1/4 CLOSE 9.76 3/4 Up 11 OLD CROP NEW CROP Location Basis 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt Basis U.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +JAN25+MAR25+MAR2...
19 Dec 2024
DTN Closing Grain Comments 12/19 13:45 Ag Markets Recover Slightly From Wednesday Selloff Ag commodities were mixed for most of the session on Thursday following an ugly day for price action Wednesday led by a bearish soy complex. Soybeans Thursday posted a modest recovery after trimming a quarter off nearby prices Wednesday, with soymeal and soy o...
19 Dec 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a $4.5 million investment to create three additional USDA Nutrition Hubs. The hubs will support effective, translatable and scalable approaches to advance food and nutrition security and reduce the burden of diet-related chronic diseases, especially in underserved...
19 Dec 2024
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 12/19 11:33 Bids Have Surfaced for the Fed Cash Cattle Market Bids of $191 live and $305 dressed are currently being offered, but feedlot managers have their hopes sight on more money. ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: The livestock complex is again trading mixed as traders continue to push the cat...
19 Dec 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- Friday's Dec. 1 USDA Cattle on Feed report will likely showcase supportive data for the cattle complex, as all three divisions -- on-feed, placed and marketed -- are expected to be lighter than a year ago. It will be especially interesting to see how much the placement data is affected. We know that not only are seasonal dynamics com...
19 Dec 2024
DTN Midday Grain Comments 12/19 10:43 Corn Futures Mixed at Midday; Soybeans Higher, Wheat Lower Corn futures are narrowly mixed at midday; soybean futures are 4 to 5 cents higher; wheat futures are 6 to 9 cents lower. David M. Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst MARKET SUMMARY: The U.S. stock market is firmer at midday with the S & P 41 points higher. ...
19 Dec 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- Average retail prices for four of the eight major fertilizers tracked by DTN were lower and prices for the other four were slightly higher during the second week of December 2024, according to sellers surveyed by DTN. As has been the case in recent weeks, no fertilizer price saw a significant move, which DTN designates as anything 5...