Brand new bets at the top of the market were noted with Friday's large increase in open interest.  New longs entered into a position of taking delivery at the highest price futures contracts have ever made.  New shorts entered into a position of making delivery at the highest price futures contracts have ever made.

Cattle lower again - Time to Buy the Grains - With Updated Corn Call Spreads

Grain and livestock markets were mixed to start the week as traders' position into the last full week of trade.

Soybeans are showing fractional to penny losses in the front months on Monday, pulling off the early session lows. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is down 1 cent at $9.49 ½. Soymeal futures are down $2.40/ton in the front months, with Soy Oil futures 7 points higher at...

The wheat complex is trading with losses across the three markets at midday. Chicago SRW futures are down 8 to 9 cents in the front months on Monday. Kansas City HRW contracts are 8 to 9 cents in the red so far on the day. MPLS spring wheat is 6...

The corn market started off Monday trade sputtering, but bulls are pushing higher at midday. Midday price action is steady to 2 cents higher. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 1 ¼ cents at $4.31. Export Inspections data showed a total of 1.463 MMT (57.6 mbu) in...

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The soybean market is kicking off Monday trade with weakness of 3 to 5 cents in the nearbys. Soybean futures posted slight losses on Friday, pulling off the lows into the close to settle with 2 to 4 cent losses. May was 6 ¼ cents lower throughout the week, with...

Wheat is trading with losses across the three markets so far on Monday morning. The wheat complex was choppy on the Friday trade, as bulls came out on top to end the session. Chicago SRW futures closed the session with gains of a penny in the nearbys and May up...

Corn is starting off Monday with 2 to 4 cent lower trade so far. Futures closed last week with Friday losses of 2 to 5 cents across most front months. Despite the Friday weakness, May saw a 5 ¾ cent gain on the week. New crop held steady, as the...

Corn, soybeans, and wheat futures re all lower in the early morning trade. Is a technical breakdown looming or will price consolidation continue ahead of the USDA report at the end of the month?

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