Commentary
Schwieterman: Heavy snow to limit cattle feed conversion
Feeder cattle futures closed moderately lower on Tuesday and are under additional pressure in overnight trade. Overnight corn values are near steady as we write, with no clear direction from Tuesday’s price action.
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Schwieterman: Cattle futures close moderately higher Friday
Live cattle futures closed moderately higher on Friday, with April actually posting modest weekly gains, after a rough start to the week and weaker cash.
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What’s next for beef demand?
There is understandably a lot of concern in the beef industry about beef demand in the coming months. The expected decrease in beef production in 2013 will likely represent a 3.3 percent decrease in domestic per capita supplies. The decrease could be even sharper in 2014 with consumers potentially facing another 5 percent decrease in domestic per capita beef supplies.
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Beef demand to govern cattle & beef prices in 2013
The outlook for cattle and beef prices in 2013 and 2014 is decidedly bullish when examining the supply side factors. Cattle numbers are at half-century lows and any growth this year will be modest at best. While these supply fundamentals could push cattle and beef prices to new record highs in 2013, price advances will be limited by the willingness and ability for beef consumers to continue to pay more for beef.
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Feeder cattle review: Red ink floods the market this week
Compared to last week, feeder cattle and calves sold 5.00-8.00 lower with many instances fully 10.00 lower on all classes and as much as 15.00 lower on lightweight stocker calves.
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Softening fed cattle price expectations
Much of the conversation in the cattle market over the last several months (years, even) has focused on declining cattle numbers and the supply-side support for prices that will characterize the market for the foreseeable future. The recent inventory report provided confirmation of this decline in numbers.
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Schwieterman: Feeder cattle futures post major turnaround
The March corn made its 10th consecutive lower close yesterday, but is finally seeing some strength in the overnight trade and the market has taken out the previous two day’s highs.
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Schwieterman: Moderate cash cattle trade at $123, feeders down
Feeder cattle futures posted another day of 200 point losses, with new sellers remaining on the rise. Open interest jumped another 995 contracts as the market moved to new contract lows out thru the May contract.
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Schwieterman: Feeder cattle futures pressured lower
Feeder cattle futures traded to limit lower levels by midsession on Tuesday, before recovering more than half of the move.
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Schwieterman: News of a drop in corn lifts feeder cattle futures
Deferred feeder cattle futures contracts were boosted by ideas that corn prices are expected to drop dramatically as the year progresses.
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Schwieterman: Feeder cattle futures disappoint, corn falls too
Feeder cattle futures finished a disappointing week on Friday, with March off 2.20 for the day and 3.82 for the week.
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