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8 Apr 2016
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 04/08 15:50 Cattle Futures Explode With Triple-Digit Gains The cattle complex closed sharply higher with bulls scoring significant technical progress thanks to aggressive short-covering, technical buying and renewed cash optimism. Lean hog issues settled mostly higher, supported by late-week profit-taking and spillover...
8 Apr 2016
DTN Closing Grain Comments 04/08 14:02 Brazil's Woes Influence Soybeans Higher May soybeans finished the day higher, influenced by political problems in Brazil that sent the real up more than 2%. Corn prices stayed quiet all day, ending slightly higher while wheat enjoyed a modest end-of-the-week bounce, courtesy of commercial bargain-hunters.
8 Apr 2016
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 04/08 12:04 Cattle paper hold triple-digit gains at midday Live and feeder futures continue to hold significant advances at midday, fueled by late-week short covering and ideas that seasonal cash strength has found new life. At the same time, lean hog contracts are mixed with summer months firmer than either spot April...
8 Apr 2016
DTN Midday Grain Comments 04/08 11:33 Soybeans Leading Grains Higher at Midday Beans are seeing double-digit gains at midday keeping corn green. By David Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst General Comments The U.S. stock market indices are mixed with the Dow futures up 40 points. The interest rate products are lower. The dollar index is 25 points lower...
8 Apr 2016
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 04/08/16 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK T0 DATE: 23,926 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 3,251 WEEK TO DATE: 26,057 STEERS 2,060 216.00-216.00 216.00-216.00 216.00 HEIFERS 629 215.00-...