Entries for April 2018
RECENT NEWS
27 Apr 2018
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 04/27 05:59 Cattle Futures Seem Staged to Open Mixed as Traders Position Ahead of Cash News The cattle complex is expected to open on a mixed basis with nearbys gaining on deferreds. Lean hog futures should begin under further selling pressure tied to uninspiring fundamentals and ongoing supply worries. By John Harr...
27 Apr 2018
DTN Early Word Grains 04/27 05:54 Turnaround Friday July corn was unchanged, July soybeans were 5 cents lower, and July Kansas City (HRW) wheat was 1 cent higher. By Darin Newsom DTN Senior Analyst 6:00 a.m. CME Globex: July corn was unchanged, July soybeans were 5 cents lower, and July Kansas City (HRW) wheat was 1 cent higher. CME Globex Recap: M...
26 Apr 2018
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 04/26 16:02 Longs Continue to Run From Summer Lean Hog Futures The lean hog board closed significantly lower with spot May through August especially attracting selling interest. Live and feeder cattle futures fell mostly lower with only the spot months finishing in the green. By John Harrington DTN Livestock Analyst GE...
26 Apr 2018
DTN Chart Technical Points 04/26 16:30 DTN FUTURES 10 4/26/18 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 MAY 480.75 475.25 471.64 473.25 474.24 56.66 54.82 53.10 78 58 59 55 CBTWT JUL 489.50 486.81 485.00 488.22 489.77 52.17 51.66 51.54 72 54 50 4...
26 Apr 2018
(Washington, D.C., April 26, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement regarding Senate confirmation of Ken Barbic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations: