Spectrum Commodities Wheat & Cattle Markets Analysis

Futures mixed; cash quiet; choice boxed beef weaker; cash feeders lower; Cattle-on-Feed report out this afternoon.

Grains surge higher on China demand rumors; weather taking a toll on winter and summer crops as too much rain becoming a problem; markets closed Friday.

Futures stronger; cash quiet; boxed beef higher; cash feeders higher; Cattle-on-Feed estimates.

Grains pushing higher on China interest in soybeans and weather concerns mounting for summer crops; drought intensifying in Europe; El Nino shaping up to be a monster.

Futures push higher; cash firms up; boxed beef higher on light volume; cash feeders lower; weekly cash summary; more NWS cases show up.

Grains reverse higher after pushing to new swing lows; crop progress and condition report; wheat quality becoming a concern in the Northern Hemisphere.

Futures and cash mixed for the week; boxed beef lower; cash feeders steady.

Grains mixed for the week; end of hostilities with Iran pushes crude oil and biofuel crops lower; large traders abandon bullish attitudes; weather continues to look good for US while dry conditions developing in the EU; world FOB update.

Futures higher; cash steady; boxed beef lower; cash feeders higher; strong export sales.

Supply/Demand summary - little market reaction; solid export sales; winter wheat harvest progressing.

Futures higher; cash steady; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders steady; more NWS cases.

Grains again struggle to hold gains; Supply/Demand and export sales today; Brazil updates supply/demand estimates.

Futures choppy; cash mixed; boxed beef mixed on good volume; cash feeders weaker; weekly cash summary.

Grains start strong but struggle to hold gains; markets preparing for slew of data from USDA and other countries; talk of China buying Brazil soybeans.

Futures reverse lower; cash steady; boxed beef lower; cash feeders higher; more NWS cases adding more uncertainty to markets.

Grains stabilize after long slide; Crop progress and conditions in line with estimates; weather continues to look good so far.

Futures volatile for the week as NWS reaches the US; cash steady; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders higher.

Grains under pressure last week, holding at major support levels; weather looking good for most of Midwest; wars continue to add volatility.

Futures see huge price swings after confirmation of first US screwworm case; cash slightly lower than last week; boxed beef lower; cash feeders under pressure; poor export sales.

Soybeans accelerate lower on fears that US tariffs will cause China to abandon US imports; rains delaying Kansas wheat harvest and creating quality concerns; China also seeing wheat quality issues; US export sales mixed. 

Futures under pressure on confirmation of US case of New World Screwworm in Texas; cash lower; boxed beef mixed on light volume; cash feeders higher.

Grains continue lower on fund liquidation and good weather; corn and soybeans at major support areas; US to re-impose 10% tariffs.

Futures lower, light cash trade lower; boxed beef higher; cash feeder firming; NWS updates.

Grains continue lower on good weather and lack of China business; world weather update.

Futures higher; cash lower; boxed beef mixed; cash feeders sharply lower; weekly cash update; New World Screwworm creeping north.

Grains weaker on no China news, good weather and expanding wheat harvest; crop conditions update; world FOB update.

Futures and cash lower for the week; boxed beef lower; cash feeders firm; solid export sales.

Grains lower on hopes for Iran cease-fire and improving weather; solid export sales; China moving forward with growing GMO corn and soybeans.

Futures under pressure with feeders mostly limit down; cash higher; boxed beef lower; cash feeders lower; Cattle-on-Feed report this afternoon.

Grains continue to retrace the China rally; good weather for the Midwest heading into a long holiday weekend; solid export sales supportive.

Futures and cash mixed; boxed beef lower on good volume; cash feeders strongly higher; Cargill locks out union workers in Ft. Morgan.

Grains slip on lack of Chinese trade confirmation; weekly energy report summary; US to increase domestic fertilizer production; Illinois wheat tour estimates huge yields.

Futures bounce after lower open; cash steady; boxed beef higher; cash feeders higher.

Futures mixed after robust Monday; basis stronger for corn and beans while wheat slips; reports of east coast mills importing wheat; Southern Hemisphere wheat plantings expected to decline.

Futures lower; cash stays strong; boxed beef higher; cash feeders lower; weekly cash summary.

Grains sharply higher on China trade hopes; weather looks good for spring crops.

Futures higher last week; cash stronger again; boxed beef firm; cash feeders mixed; China renews export licenses for over 400 US beef plants.

Futures strongly higher on China re-authorizing US beef processing plants for imports; cash steady; boxed beef lower; cash feeder slipping.

Kansas City wheat loses steam; soybeans disappointed so far in US/China summit; winter wheat crop tour results; wheat harvest under way in the south.

Futures under pressure; cash firm; boxed beef slightly lower; Supply/Demand summary.

Supply/Demand delivers super bullish report for wheat; report summary.

Futures buckle after announcement of US temporarily removing beef tariff rate import quotas, but manage to bounce back by the close; cash slightly higher; boxed beef higher.

Wheat leads higher; markets waiting for crop tour results and Supply/Demand report; weather looking good for rest of Northern Hemisphere.

Futures lower for the week; cash higher; boxed beef higher; cash feeders also higher.

Grains retreat from highs last week; weather looks good for row crops; markets looking forward to Tuesday's Supply/Demand report and US/China summit; weekly FOB update.

Futures under pressure; cash higher; boxed beef lower; cash feeders higher; solid export sales.

Wheat leads grain complex lower as cold weather gets replaced by warmer temps; corn and beans bounce off of weak open after Iran rejected US peace offer; light export sales.

Futures quietly higher; cash steady; boxed beef lower; cash feeders slip.

Grain complex under pressure on Iran peace talks; STATS Canada stocks report; EIA energy report; market waits for Kansas crop tour and Supply/Demand next week.