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31 Mar 2016
DTN Closing Grain Comments 03/31 13:53 USDA Stuns the Corn Market December corn fell to a new contract low Thursday after USDA predicted 93.6 million planted acres in 2016, much more than was expected. Wheat prices, on the other hand, closed higher with a planting estimate of 49.6 million acres, the lowest since 1970.
31 Mar 2016
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 03/31 11:56 Cattle Futures Rebound Midday Thursday Firm support is developing through cattle trade late Thursday as feeder cattle futures are leading the complex higher with triple-digit gains. Following the morning boxed beef report, beef values were lower, but still higher than expected, which helped to draw traders ...
31 Mar 2016
DTN Midday Grain Comments 03/31 10:57 Grains Mixed to Lower at Midday Trade is lower ahead of the report. By David Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst General Comments U.S. stock market indices are flat to higher with the DOW futures up 12 points. Interest rate products are lower. The dollar index is 30 lower. Energies are mixed with crude up .60. Lives...
31 Mar 2016
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 03/31/16 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 15,924 WEEK T0 DATE: 16,164 STEERS 10,229 131.00-133.00 131.00-133.00 132.89 HEIFERS 4,274 131.00-133.00 131.00-133.00 132.95 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 3,021 WEEK TO DATE: 8,723 STEERS 2,354 214.00-...
31 Mar 2016
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 03/31 06:09 Cattle Paper Braced for Follow-Through Buying Live and feeder futures should open moderately lower, further pressured by long liquidation and technical selling. On the other hand, lean hog contracts are set to open higher, supported by short-covering and improving pork carcass value. By John Harrington D...