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 With a gov’t shutdown avoided the corn market is working back up by 2 ¾ to 3 cents. The overnight high had Dec 4 ¾ cents in the black. On Friday, corn futures dropped in tandem with the bean and wheat markets despite receiving a fundamentally bull friendly report. The... (full story) |
 October and Dec hogs closed down by their $3.75 limit on Friday after the bearish Hogs & Pigs report, and will see $5.50 trading limits today. The other front months also closed triple digits lower in reaction to the Hogs and Pigs report on Thursday. December hogs were a net... (full story) |
With a gov’t shutdown avoided the corn market is working back up by 2 ¾ to 3 cents. The overnight high had Dec 4 ¾ cents in the black. On Friday, corn futures dropped in tandem with the bean and wheat markets despite receiving a fundamentally bull friendly report. The... (full story) |
 Wheat futures opened higher on Sunday night into the new month of trading. Current quotes are 3 to 9 cents higher across the domestic classes. Many of the wheat futures contracts saw new LoC lows on Friday. SRW dropped 20 to 37 cents with a 6.4% loss in the Dec... (full story) |
Wheat futures opened higher on Sunday night into the new month of trading. Current quotes are 3 to 9 cents higher across the domestic classes. Many of the wheat futures contracts saw new LoC lows on Friday. SRW dropped 20 to 37 cents with a 6.4% loss in the Dec... (full story) |
 Morning soy quotes are 5 to 7 cents in the red, and near their overnight lows, for the beans. Meal is also down by $2/ton, though BO futures are 16 points higher so far for the new month’s positioning. The Friday soy session closed with sharp losses, primarily in the... (full story) |
 Cattle ended the last trade day of the week with another triple digit pullback. December’s $2.50 loss on Friday left the contract $3.42 lower for the week but still $3.12 higher for the month after new all-time highs were set last week. USDA had Friday sales from $181 to $185,... (full story) |
 Cotton is starting off the month with 24 to 36 point weakness in the active contracts. The board shows October contracts are down 187 points this morning. Cotton futures closed 0.8% to 1.8% in the red on Friday. The December contract ended 13 points off the low for the day... (full story) |
 The Chart of the Day belongs to the off-shore rig services company Tidewater (TDW) . I found the stock by using Barchart's powerful screening functions to find stocks with the highest technical buy signals, highest Weighted Alpha, superior current momentum and having a Trend Seeker buy signal then used the... (full story) TDW: 71.07 (-1.21) |
REPORTING OFFICE: WASHINGTON OCT 02 2023 RAIL AND PIGGYBACK SHIPMENTS FOR: FRI SEP 29 2023 SAT SEP 30 2023 SUN OCT 01... (full story) |
REPORTING OFFICE: WASHINGTON OCT 02 2023 RAIL AND PIGGYBACK SHIPMENTS FOR: FRI SEP 29 2023 SAT SEP 30 2023 ... (full story) |
Philadelphia 2-October-2023 Auction Sales - Prices To Growers Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Market News, Federal-State Market News Service, USDA Phone: (215) 551-6791 Fax: (215) 336-0355 AH_FV160 Hart County Kentucky Produce Auction Summary Data compiled by: Hart County... (full story) |
8O_LS800 Oklahoma City, OK Mon Oct 02, 2023 USDA-OK Dept Ag Market News The Oklahoma National Stockyards is estimating 6,500 head of feeder cattle and calves for the sale Monday 10/02/2023. Source: USDA Market News Service, Oklahoma City, Ok Joe Massey ... (full story) |
Philadelphia 2-October-2023 Auction Sales - Prices To Growers Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News, Federal-State Market News Service, USDA Phone: (215) 551-6791 Fax: (215) 336-0355 AL_FV160 Lincoln County Produce Auction Summary Data compiled by: Lincoln County Produce... (full story) |
 A confluence of major transitions in the global economy is changing the nature of risk and how it is managed, says CME Group Chief Economist Blu Putnam. (full story) |
 On Friday with a looming government shutdown the markets traded Mixed. What will we see today? Read on to learn more... (full story) |
 This option strategy is an advanced strategy because it utilizes options over different expiration periods and different strike prices. (full story) ADBE: 509.90 (+5.23) |
Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It’s Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. Start your day with everything you need to know about today's weather. You can also get a quick briefing of national, regional and local weather whenever you like with the FOX Weather Update podcast. The calendar... (full story) |
 The common theme in Friday's post-USDA report commentary was that the markets didn't react correctly. What many failed to take into account is demand. (full story) |
 December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are up +0.06%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are up +0.24% this morning as market participants looked ahead to comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell and other Fed officials later today, while also bracing for more data on the U.S. labor market after a U.S. government shutdown was averted over the weekend. (full story) |
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The U.S. government and all agencies remain open for now. Congress appeared deadlocked Friday with many politicians and experts predicting a Saturday midnight government shutdown, but the U.S. House was able to pass a continuing resolution keeping all federal agencies funded through November 17th. For farmers, that means USDA functions... (full story) |
 Jim's video delves into the crucial role that these three elements play in market direction (full story) |
Yes, it is now October, but it appears Mother Nature has not checked the calendar lately. Record high temperatures are putting fall on pause from Minnesota to Texas to Maine. Keep those flannels, sweaters and pumpkin-spice lattes nearby though, weather models have fall temperatures poised to invade. The Climate Prediction... (full story) |
 Small and large dividend stock and ETF investors can use covered calls and puts trades to generate monthly income from options premiums and options trading. (full story) ACN: 307.11 (+6.34), GD: 220.97 (-1.42), GNRC: 108.96 (-0.02), DG: 105.80 (+0.43), MRK: 102.95 (-1.35), V: 230.01 (-1.65), XBI: 73.02 (-0.75), XLY: 160.98 (+0.85), DHR: 248.10 (+0.91), DVN: 47.70 (-1.11), KHC: 33.64 (-0.11), MRNA: 103.29 (+3.02), MSFT: 315.75 (+2.11), NEM: 36.95 (-0.08), XLE: 90.39 (-1.86), XOM: 117.58 (-1.89) |
October's first storm will finally bring a taste of fall after much of the country slipped back into summer. Fall, the second severe weather season, arrives in the Plains with the threat of thunderstorms packing damaging winds, hail and possible tornadoes. Higher elevations will finally see a little snow. And... (full story) |
 We’ll see some key data releases this week as well as some potentially market-moving news. Here are 5 things to watch in the market this week. (full story) |
/Apple%20Products%20on%20Desk.jpg) Apple stock Is trading at 4-month lows at $171.21, close to its lows in May. But earnings are still expected to grow and its free cash flow outlook is bright, making it attractive to value buyers. (full story) AAPL: 171.21 (+0.52) |
MINNEAPOLIS – Warmer-than-average temperatures have hit a pause on fall to welcome October as much of the Plains, Midwest and Northeast are forecast to see highs well into the 80s and even a few 90s. The summerlike warmth will focus on the central U.S. to start the week before the... (full story) |
Updated Sunday at 9:30 a.m. EDT The tropical two-step that Tropical Storm Philippe and Tropical Storm Rina were doing in the Atlantic east of the Caribbean will end today. Rina will end up the loser of the close-quarters competition that resulted in the storms doing a tropical twirl – rotating... (full story) |
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 Consumer staples stocks, such as Kroger and Sysco, can help you create a defensive moat for your portfolio if the U.S. economy enters a recession next year. (full story) |
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NEW ORLEANS – Salt water making its way up the Mississippi River could reach areas outside of New Orleans by the end of October, according to estimates by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A combination of drought, leading to low water levels, and high tides has helped allow seawater... (full story) |
 We are entering the most seasonally bullish window of the year for Soybean Meal. Soybean Meal futures tend to rise over the coming weeks as we build risk premium ahead of the South America’s important production window. (full story) |
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