Entries for April 2021
RECENT NEWS
1 Apr 2021
The end of March and end of June USDA reports have reputations for big price moves and volatility. We got some truly big price moves, but very little volatility on Wednesday, March 31, following the Prospective Plantings and March 1 Grains Stocks reports, because corn and soybean futures locked limit-up right after the reports were released. USDA s...
1 Apr 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- According to retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN for the fourth week of March 2021, some fertilizer prices are still climbing at pretty good clip, while others have not increased as much as in recent weeks. Like last week, only seven of the eight major fertilizers were up a significant amount, which DTN designates as 5% or more. ...
1 Apr 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- President Joe Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure package goes beyond roads and bridges to putting the wheels in motion to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in agriculture, as well as increasing federal spending for needs such as broadband and inland waterways. Among the policies included in the White House infrastructure plan being pit...
1 Apr 2021
DTN Chart Technical Points 04/01 16:30 DTN FUTURES 10 4/01/21 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 611.00 611.88 617.78 629.97 645.21 38.39 39.75 44.87 37 27 17 11 CBTWT JUL 610.50 609.50 613.33 623.58 634.91 40.88 41.39 45.78 41 31 20 1...
1 Apr 2021
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 04/01 15:51 Export Bullishness Boosts Hog Prices The consistently higher trend in pork and lean hog prices continued unabated through the end of this trading week. Cattle futures prices had more of a wobble alongside volatility in the feed grains markets. Though futures trading is done for the week, cash cattle trade m...