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5 Jan 2017
DTN Closing Grain Comments 01/05 13:51 2016's Losers Bounce Back After posting some of the worst losses for commodities in 2016, wheat contracts bounced higher Thursday with help from increased demand and a 1% drop in the U.S. dollar index. March soybeans ended down 2 3/4 cents, but protected most of Wednesday's big gain.
5 Jan 2017
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 01/05 11:53 Sluggish Trade Interest is Leaving Markets Undirected Traders are slow to step into the market through the morning Tuesday with prices stuck in a narrow trading range in both cattle and hog markets. The lack of overall direction in livestock fundamentals as well as outside markets is limiting overall intere...
5 Jan 2017
DTN Midday Grain Comments 01/05 11:26 Corn, Wheat Higher at Midday Wheat and corn are firmer, soybeans lower, in slow midday action. By David Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst General Comments The U.S. stock market indices are weaker with the Dow futures down 120. The interest rate products are higher. The dollar index is 130 lower. Energies are lower...
5 Jan 2017
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 01/05/17 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 84 WEEK T0 DATE: 17,112 STEERS No reportable live trade HEIFERS No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 4,735 WEEK TO DATE: 24,926 STEERS 250 188.00-188.00 188.00-188.00 188.00 HEIFERS 754 188...
5 Jan 2017
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 01/05 06:05 Meat Futures Staged to Open With Mixed Prices Cattle paper seems likely to open on a mixed basis thanks to a combination of light bull-spreading and profit-taking. Lean hog futures should also open with uneven price action with deferred losing more ground to nearby. By John Harrington DTN Livestock Analy...