December lean hogs tried to stage a rally but ended up finishing the day closer to unchanged. We continue to believe there is a longer-term upside opportunity.
U.S benchmarks started the week off on strong and the S&P extended to one-month highs overnight. A tailwind of positive sentiment comes from Washington and China lauding substantial progress in talks while pointing to the likeliness of an interim deal.
Chicago wheat futures staged a huge rally last week, much of that on the back of technical short covering. Friday’s Commitment of Traders report showed funds bought 8,573 contracts, trimming their net short position to 10,564 contracts.
The Soybean market tried to run higher yesterday but fizzled out into the close. The lack of bullish headlines and harvest has kept a lid on things through the week.
U.S benchmarks are shaking off weaker than expected China GDP from last night, the worst in nearly 30 years. Coming in at 6.0% versus 6.1% expected, it’s an ever-present headline reminder of the deteriorating growth conditions around the world.
Oliver Sloup breaks down the busy day in grain futures markets. Corn futures traded down -14 cents and Soybean futures traded down -1.25 cents after the WASDE report.
Corn futures saw another round of profit-taking yesterday, spilling into the overnight and early morning session. In yesterday’s report, we wrote: “We remain optimistic on prices but continue to feel a pullback/cleanse would be healthy for the market.
U.S benchmarks have been subdued just slightly from yesterday’s exuberance. Strong earnings, solid economic data and formidable Brexit framework all lifted the S&P by 1.1% and the NQ by 1.3%.
