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3 Dec 2015
DTN Closing Grain Comments 12/03 13:52 Grains Boosted By Unexpected Drop in the U.S. Dollar All three grains closed higher Thursday thanks to a surprising sell-off in the U.S. dollar index after the European Central Bank announced a less aggressive plan of monetary easing than was expected. Wheat prices especially benefited as noncommercial bears w...
3 Dec 2015
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 12/03 12:12 Live Cattle Futures Tumble at Midmorning Sharp losses redeveloped in live cattle futures Thursday. This push in futures prices has sparked increased cash selling to develop, leaving lower prices and concern of further weakness. By Rick Kment DTN Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: Livestock futures are sharply lower ...
3 Dec 2015
DTN Midday Grain Comments 12/03 11:24 Grains Higher at Midday Trade is higher across the board at midday with outside market support. By David Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst General Comments U.S. stock markets are mixed with the Dow down 35 points. Interest rate products are higher. The dollar index is 155 points lower. Energies are mixed with crud...
3 Dec 2015
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/03/15 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE DTN WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 9,225 WEEK T0 DATE: 11,282 STEERS 3,276 124.00-125.00 124.00-125.00 124.15 HEIFERS 1,240 124.00-125.00 124.00-125.00 124.15 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 938 WEEK TO DATE: 27,139 STEERS No reportabl...
3 Dec 2015
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 12/03 06:03 Cattle Contracts Set to Open Moderately Lower Look for live and feeder futures to open moderately higher, pressured by follow-through selling and lackluster cash expectations. Lean hog contracts should begin on a mixed basis tied to a combination of residual selling and short covering. By John Harrington...