Dairy markets: Quietly higher
The Class III market relegated a majority of trading action to August through October contracts, as technical traders pushed contracts higher in response to the spot session activity. Cheese futures...
View ArticleDairy markets: WASDE report due today
Class III futures closed mixed yesterday as the market continues to trade sideways. Butter prices skyrocketed yesterday, with nearby contracts limit up. Grain values plummeted.
View ArticleDairy markets: The day after WASDE
USDA dealt the grain markets a swift bearish blow in yesterday’s World Ag Supply & Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, triggering violent limit-down selloffs before finding some traction and finishing...
View ArticleDairy markets: Dry whey moving lower
The Class III and cheese futures trade was stunted again yesterday, largely ignoring a 3.75¢ decline in the price of spot block cheese and the continued dry whey futures price weakness. The grain...
View ArticleDairy markets: Last week in review
The Class III futures market finished the week on a relatively quiet note, settling unchanged to -9¢ all the way out through the end of 2016.
View ArticleDairy markets: GDT auction today
Yesterday's market shook off a lower spot cheese session to finish modestly higher. Many eyes will be intently watching today’s GDT auction after Fonterra’s announcement last week they will be offering...
View ArticleDairy markets: Last week in review
This market commentary is provided by the Dairy Division at FCStone in Chicago, Ill.
View Article‘Slightly bullish’ milk production bolsters Class III, but not powder
Steady overnight price action spilled over into verifiable strength in the Class III and cheese markets courtesy of Wednesday’s relatively bullish milk production report.
View ArticleDairy market recap
FCStone provides a recap of the previous market day's dairy closings, and reviews current trends and factors affecting the markets.
View ArticleDairy market recap
FCStone provides a recap of Friday's dairy market closings, and reviews current trends and factors affecting the markets.
View ArticleDairy market recap
FCStone provides a recap of yesterday's dairy market closings, and reviews current trends and factors affecting the markets.
View ArticleDairy market recap for Oct. 28
FCStone provides a recap of yesterday's dairy market closings, and reviews current trends and factors affecting the markets.
View ArticleDairy market recap
FCStone’s Dave Kurzawski provides a recap of dairy market closings on Oct. 29
View ArticleDairy market recap for Nov. 2
FCStone’s Dave Kurzawski provides a recap of dairy market closings on Nov. 2.
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FCStone’s Dave Kurzawski provides a recap of dairy market closings on Nov. 3: Soft GDT weighs on dairy markets
View ArticleCropp: December Dairy Situation and Outlook
Milk prices will weaken into the first quarter of 2016 before rebounding in the second half of the year.
View ArticleCME Group moves again to reduce volatility in cattle futures
Additional changes are being made to livestock futures markets in an effort to reduce the recent volatility that has raised so much concern among cattle ranchers.
View ArticleNCBA: Concerns CME Group changes won't fix market volatility
The CME Group has proposed a number of recent changes in an effort to resolve instability seen in cattle markets. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) officials say the moves aren’t addressing...
View ArticleBleak outlook for milk futures
On the heels of several negative market reports last week, half of the 2017 Class III futures are now below $15.
View ArticlePartnership to launch 'barometer' of confidence in ag economy
Purdue University’s Center for Commercial Agriculture and the derivatives marketplace CME Group are partnering to produce the Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, a monthly nationwide measure of the...
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