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29 Feb 2016
DTN Closing Grain Comments 02/29 14:03 Grains Not Green Heading into Spring The grain complex watched as both gold and crude oil spent Leap Day establishing long-term bullish technical signals. With meteorological spring getting under way Tuesday, corn and soybeans were in no hurry to turn green. However, wheat contracts were able to rally on a mon...
29 Feb 2016
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 02/29 11:53 February Live Cattle Futures Surge Higher Monday The lack of trade activity in the livestock market has sparked aggressive gains in front-month February live cattle futures. This is pushing contracts near $140 per cwt at midday before February futures expire. The rest of the livestock market remains quietly...
29 Feb 2016
DTN Midday Grain Comments 02/29 11:43 Grains Mostly Lower at Midday Trade is flat to lower at midday with limited fresh news. By David Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst General Comments The U.S. stock market indices are higher with the Dow futures up 40 points. The interest rate products are mixed. The dollar index is 15 points higher. Energies are mo...
29 Feb 2016
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 02/29/16 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK T0 DATE: 0 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 34 WEEK TO DATE: 34 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SAL...
29 Feb 2016
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 02/29 06:07 Cattle Futures Set for Solidly Higher Opening Look for live and feeder contracts to open significantly higher, supported by greater packer spending and early-week short-covering. Lean hog futures seem likely to begin with mixed prices thanks to follow-through selling and profit-taking. By John Harrington...