TFM Midday Update 7-24-20

CORN

  • September up 0.005 @ 3.285, December up 0.0125 @ 0.015 @ 3.37, March up 0.0175 @ 3.4725
  • Record weekly buying from China
  • Lack of threatening weather to price in
  • Ethanol stocks are at lowest levels since December 2016
  • December is trading above the 10-day moving average level since July 10
  • Oversold stochastics

SOYBEANS

  • August down 0.0025 @ 9.06, September down 0.01 @ 8.9975, November unchanged @ 9.00
  • Still weather uncertainty for August
  • China had their biggest week of buying since March 2019 but there is talk of increasing tensions
  • Lowest US dollar since September 2018
  • November beans are trading at their highest levels since July 10
  • Momentum still pointing higher

WHEAT

  • December CHI up 0.14 @ 5.4875, December KC up 0.1325 @ 4.655, December MPLS up 0.0975 @ 5.3325
  • US dollar at lowest levels since September 2018
  • Argentina bought wheat from Russia yesterday
  • US export sales and inspections are running ahead of the average pace
  • All wheat markets are breaking above significant moving average resistance levels
  • CHI futures are nearly overbought

CATTLE

  • August lives up 0.72 @ 101.57, October lives up 0.82 @ 105.42, December lives up 0.70 @ 109.72
  • August feeders up 1.27 @ 143.30, September feeders up 0.92 @ 144.10
  • Cash trade choppy to slightly higher so far this week
  • Beef values beginning to stabilize
  • Highest average carcass weights since March 7
  • August live cattle are trying to break back above their 10-day moving average resistance

HOGS

  • August down 1.30 @ 53.17, October down 1.17 @ 49.85, December down 0.55 @ 51.65
  • Cash Index slightly higher, pork values made a disappointing close yesterday
  • Increasing trade tensions with China
  • Pork production surging
  • August hogs tested the upper Bollinger Band resistance level and are now back below the 50-day moving average support levells

Author

Sam Seid

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