Spectrum Commodities Wheat & Cattle Markets Analysis

Futures and cash mixed; boxed beef lower on good volume; cash feeders strongly higher; Cargill locks out union workers in Ft. Morgan.

Grains slip on lack of Chinese trade confirmation; weekly energy report summary; US to increase domestic fertilizer production; Illinois wheat tour estimates huge yields.

Futures bounce after lower open; cash steady; boxed beef higher; cash feeders higher.

Futures mixed after robust Monday; basis stronger for corn and beans while wheat slips; reports of east coast mills importing wheat; Southern Hemisphere wheat plantings expected to decline.

Futures lower; cash stays strong; boxed beef higher; cash feeders lower; weekly cash summary.

Grains sharply higher on China trade hopes; weather looks good for spring crops.

Futures higher last week; cash stronger again; boxed beef firm; cash feeders mixed; China renews export licenses for over 400 US beef plants.

Profit taking last week across the grain space replaced by strongly higher markets this morning on reports of more China commitments for US ag purchases; weather conditions remain very good across most of corn and soybean regions.

Futures lower after choppy price action; China renews import licenses for US beef processing plants; light export sales; CME re-sets annual daily price limits.

Rough day in the grain complex on disappointment with US/China summit; light export sales; hard red winter wheat tour results.