CORN
- September up 0.03 @ 3.49, December unchanged @ 3.5925, March down 0.005 @ 3.6875
- Rains over the weekend were lighter than expected in IA and IL
- 96% of Iowa is at least abnormally dry as of Tuesday, the most since September 2013
- December futures traded as high overnight as 3.6425, the highest price since March
- Prices traded through the 200-day moving average resistance level for the first time in over a year but have fallen back below
- Stochastics are sharply overbought
SOYBEANS
- September up 0.085 @ 9.59, November up 0.0675 @ 9.5725, January up 0.07 @ 9.6325
- Drier than expected weather in IA over the weekend
- Forecasts are showing below-normal precipitation
- Brazil eliminated 8% soybean import tax
- Strong gap higher opens this morning
- November beans traded as high overnight as 9.6675 but are now trading just off session lows
- Stochastics are overbought and Nov futures are trading above the upper Bollinger Band
WHEAT
- December CHI up 0.06 @ 5.5475, December KC up 0.085 @ 4.8075, December MPLS up 0.0475 @ 5.44
- US dollar is testing recent lows
- Black Sea wheat is still the cheapest in the world
- European production estimates are coming down
- CHI futures are trading at the highest levels since April
- KC futures are testing the 200-day moving average resistance, and a close above would be the first since June
- MPLS futures are testing the upper Bollinger Band resistance
CATTLE
- August lives up 0.72 @ 103.95, October lives up 0.12 @ 105.02, December lives up 0.15 @ 108.65
- September feeders down 0.27 @ 139.75, October feeders down 0.32 @ 139.87
- Beef production last week was up 2.3% from the same week last year
- Marketings are expected to increase with deteriorating pasture conditions
- Choice beef made its first negative close on Friday since August 5
- October lives tested the 50-day moving average resistance level but have since backed off
HOGS
- October up 0.02 @ 53.67, December up 0.20 @ 55.40, February down 0.12 @ 61.85
- Lowest carcass cutout close on Friday since August 11
- Pork production last week was up 9.5% from last year
- October futures barely traded below Friday’s lows but have since bounced back above
- October couldn’t break above the 10-day moving average resistance