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Low ethanol demand will likely sway corn planting intentions

Rhiannon Branch - Brownfield - 8 mins ago

Economists say the recent weakening of ethanol demand will likely sway some farmers to plant less corn than they originally planned. USDA chief economist Rob Johansson says their prospective planting report showed US farmers intend to plant more... (full story)

ADP Employment Report Better than Expected

Alan Bush - InsideFutures.com - 15 mins ago

The Automated Data Processing national employment report showed a decline of 27,000. The estimate was for down 180,000. (full story)

The Dow Approaching Support - Elliott wave analysis

Gregor Horvat - InsideFutures.com - 20 mins ago

Three waves of decline on DAX and S&P500 suggest a corrective movement within the uptrend. (full story)

Daily Technical Spotlight - June Gold

Rosenthal Collins Group - InsideFutures.com - 33 mins ago

Bulls have technical advantage amid choppy trading. Bulls need to step up and show more power to keep their chart advantage. (full story)

USDA March Prospective Plantings Report

GrainNet - 37 mins ago

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USDA March Grain Stocks Report

GrainNet - 40 mins ago

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Grain Bin Fire Reported at Bluegrass Farms oh Ohio Inc. Near Village of Jeffersonville, OH

GrainNet - 45 mins ago

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USDA Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin: March 31

GrainNet - 1 hr 2 mins ago

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Canadian Grain in High Demand as Shipments Abroad Increase

GrainNet - 1 hr 3 mins ago

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IA Sen. Grassley Expects USDA to Consider Aid Package

GrainNet - 1 hr 4 mins ago

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Temps to vary; an active pattern for the Heartland

Greg Soulje - Brownfield - 1 hr 9 mins ago

A developing storm system across the northern Plains will result in unsettled weather across the north-central U.S. and draw cold air southward across the Plains and much of the West. During the next 2 days, significant snow accumulations may... (full story)

Variable weather greets April across the Heartland

Greg Soulje - Brownfield - 1 hr 20 mins ago

Across the Corn Belt, cool, cloudy weather lingers across the eastern half of the region. Meanwhile, a few rain showers are occurring early Wednesday in the upper Midwest, mainly across Iowa and Minnesota. In late March, topsoil moisture was rated at... (full story)

US Dollar Charts Showing Planetary Angle Lines & Time Cycles

Dave Gleason - InsideFutures.com - 1 hr 29 mins ago

Below is a daily US dollar continuation chart showing planetary angle lines. I used a price per degree of .0426. Uranus is support at 93.590. The bottom Neptune crosses at 91.425. The bottom Saturn crosses at 89.260. The upper Jupiter crosses at 104.085 and was target. Below is a daily US dollar... (full story)

Daily Grain Commentary

Oliver Sloup - InsideFutures.com - 1 hr 31 mins ago

Will the USDA report take us to new lows? (full story)

Controlling weeds after the 2019 growing season

Shannon Yokley - Brownfield - 1 hr 32 mins ago

The difficulties of the 2019 season didn’t just impact last year’s crop performance, it also set the stage for some additional challenges this year. In this Managing for Profit, DEKALB Asgrow technical agronomist Harmon Wilts of Minnesota shares... (full story)

Brownfield Ag Weather Today

Greg Soulje - Brownfield - 1 hr 39 mins ago

Sponsored by Pivot Bio PROVEN The focus for stormy weather will shift to the northern Plains and the Northwest. At mid-week, late-season snow will overspread parts of Montana’s high plains and continue across the Cascades and northern Rockies. As... (full story)

Farmers Plan Huge Corn Crop Despite Lower Ethanol Demand

Allendale Inc - InsideFutures.com - 1 hr 45 mins ago

Farmers Plan Huge Corn Crop Despite Lower Ethanol Demand (full story)

Trading the Noise - Blue Line Futures

Bill Baruch - InsideFutures.com - 2 hrs 14 mins ago

A Newsletter with actionable ideas, ES, NQ, Crude, Gold and more (full story)

Old Crop Soybeans Down Double Digits

BRUG - 2 hrs 17 mins ago

Soy trading has resulted in soybean futures that are 2 to 11 cents per bushel lower, with the old crop contracts in double digit territory. On Tuesday, soybean futures rallied back from the post report midday lows, and finished in the black despite p... (full story)

Ag Market Commentary

BRUG - 2 hrs 17 mins ago

Overnight trading led to 2 to 3 cent per bushel declines for corn futures. Yesterday futures rallied back from a post report meltdown and ultimately ended with 1/2 to 2 1/4 cent losses. The Planting Intentions survey depicted 96.99 MA of 2020/21 corn... (full story)

Cotton Futures Down 92 to 98 Points Overnight

BRUG - 2 hrs 17 mins ago

The Wednesday session begins after losses of another 92 to 98 points from overnight action. The stock market futures turned lower, and the dollar is firmer. Cotton futures were higher by 14 to 43 points in the front months yesterday, with December 3... (full story)

Lean Hogs Still Have Major Discount to Cash

BRUG - 2 hrs 17 mins ago

On Tuesday, April hogs were down $1.75, but deferred contracts had some triple digit gains. The CME Lean Hog Index for March 27th was $65.56, down 90 cents. That is still a substantial premium to futures. The National Average Base Hog price was down ... (full story)

Cattle Futures Market Bounces While Wholesale Market Retreats

BRUG - 2 hrs 17 mins ago

Cattle futures roared back to limit and near limit gains on Turnaround Tuesday after losses at midday. Feeder cattle futures ended the day $1.87 to $2.00 higher. The March 30 CME Feeder Cattle Index was $131.10, down by $1.47. The Fed Cattle Exchange... (full story)

Wheat Market 3 to 7 Cents Lower This Morning

BRUG - 2 hrs 17 mins ago

The wheat markets are 3 to 7 cents lower this morning after closing mostly higher on Tuesday. Chicago is down the most, with MPLS spring wheat the firmest of the three. Yesterday, KC HRW wheat led the gains, with the front months 6 1/4 to 7 1/4 cent... (full story)

Corn Market Down 2 to 3 Cents Overnight

BRUG - 2 hrs 17 mins ago

Weakness Appears To Be Setting For This Week's Economic Data

Chris Vermeulen - InsideFutures.com - 2 hrs 45 mins ago

Our research team believes a deeper price low will likely set up over the next 30+ days... (full story)

Morning Comments; Wednesday, April 1st, 2020

Agrivisor - SETZ - Wed Apr 01, 6:40AM CDT

Overnight trade was pressured by a lack of buying interest and sharp losses in the equity markets. Trade will likely continue to react to the USDA data that was released yesterday during today’s session. Stocks numbers came out pretty much as expec... (full story)

The Selloff Structure Explained, Fibonacci On Deck

Chris Vermeulen - InsideFutures.com - Wed Apr 01, 6:29AM CDT

...the US stock markets may recover to levels near the 50% Fibonacci Retracement levels... (full story)

Gold, Silver and Miners Could Bottom Next Week!

Przemyslaw Radomski - InsideFutures.com - Wed Apr 01, 6:25AM CDT

Its 2008 all over again, only much worse. And just like back then, PMs are likely to slide very fast, very far and then recover in a big way. A lot of money is likely to be made by those, who are positioned correctly. Normal 0 21 false ... (full story)

Protect Yourself from Online Activism

AGWEB - Wed Apr 01, 6:00AM CDT

This spring has brought us many unexpected challenges as the U.S. and the rest of the world reacts to the spread of COVID-19 and the coronavirus. Conferences are canceled, schools are closed, and travel has come to a screeching halt. In addition to... (full story)