Commentary
U.S. gas: Futures bounce back from three-week low
Natural gas futures bounced back Tuesday from the three-week low reached Monday on bargain buying and a general upswing in energy futures.
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Oil futures: Crude, gasoline futures gain on flood woes
Crude futures settled higher Tuesday, led by a surge in gasoline futures following reports the Mississippi River floods are curtailing refinery operations and fuel shipments.
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Class III trade eerily quiet, butter weakens
A silent spot market with no trades, no bids and no offers - the futures market felt that way all day long, as just 360 trades occurred on the day. Prices traded mixed throughout the session, unable to sustain a move in either direction but ultimately closing mostly higher.
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Oil futures: Crude slumps; gasoline surges on flood concerns
Crude futures aimed lower Tuesday after exchange-operator CME Group Inc. (CME) raised margins on its U.S. benchmark oil-futures contracts.
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CBOT corn outlook: Up on slow planting in eastern Midwest
U.S. corn futures are expected to start stronger Tuesday as traders worry farmers will harvest a smaller-than-expected crop next fall due to planting delays in the eastern Midwest.
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CBOT corn outlook: Seen up, recovering from steep slide
U.S. corn futures are expected to start stronger Monday as commodity markets recover from last week's slide.
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U.S. gas: Natural gas near steady as traders weigh sell-off
Natural gas futures traded near steady Monday, supported as traders viewed last week's declines to two-week lows as a good opportunity to buy, but under pressure as the market remains well supplied during spring's dip in demand for the heating and power-plant fuel.
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Block cheese ended last week at $1.6475
Class III milk and cheese have failed to rally in the past week, but have also held up well while surrounded by outside markets that collapsed - grains, metals, energies, etc. Chart after chart on milk and cheese show clear consolidation following what was a large price increase. But sellers have not yet shown any panic.
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CBOT corn outlook: Seen down, spec sales, improved weather, slow export
U.S. corn futures are poised for a lower start Friday, pressured by continued investor liquidation, improved planting weather and slowing export demand.
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Widespread commodity sell-off, U.S. dollar skyward
It was a day of removing risk, seemingly form every portfolio on Earth; dairy did not go completely unscathed. The market opened weak and, despite modestly rising cheese prices, futures remained weak into the close. Corn weighed on dairy prices, so did the increasing U.S. dollar value which had its single biggest one-day price increase in over six months.
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CBOT corn outlook: Seen slumping on broad based commodity sales
U.S. corn futures are expected to retreat in early trade, stumbling on fresh investor liquidation in commodities, with plunging crude oil and precious metal futures laying the ground work for broad based selling.
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- Vilsack: Taking time to remember the fallen
- Ag markets diverge just before the long holiday weekend
- Study suggests dairy herd water quality linked to milk production
- Wis. lawmakers question challenges to large wells
- Traders evening up positions ahead of the weekend Friday
- Bio-Vet and Keller break ground on new facility
- Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
- White House urges Senate to cut crop insurance in farm bill
- Class III futures close out quietly last week
- 4 rules for growing a business or industry
- Drop in U.S. underground water levels has accelerated
- Ongoing wave of Calif. metal theft prompts further legislation
