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Milk steady wheat, corn down slightly: Weekend market report

Idaho Farm Bureau's Podcast

English - November 20, 2020 13:00 - 2 minutes - 1.53 MB - ★★★★ - 6 ratings
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It’s 25 degrees this morning in the Treasure Valley.  And a cool 16 in Poky, 14 in IF,  Northern Idaho, its 28 this morning in CDA and a bit colder in Sandpoint with snow across the state…. Afternoon temps will hit the 40s and30’s. But a bit warmer on Sunday

On to the markets:

Corn opens the Friday session steady in the front months. Dec. 20 opens up this morning at $4.23, up 2 cents,

Domestic wheat falls back into the red this morning

 | Dec CBOT futures is at $5.95, down 3 cents,
 | Dec KCBT Wheat is at $5.51 1/2, down 6 1/2 cents,
 | Dec MGEX futures Wheat is at $5.50 1/4, down 4 1/4 cents,

Over in

 | Meridian | 
| - Soft White Wheat | 5.04 | down 6
| - Hard Red Winter | 5.75 | down 2
| - DNS 14% | 5.51 | down 3
| - Corn | 4.90 | down 3

Milk is still steady thanks to thanksgiving demand, now trading at  23.14 per hundredweight. 

Front-month live cattle futures are up 47 cents this morning. Feeders are trading 37 cents higher so far. The December CME Feeder Cattle Index is 33 cents stronger at $137.68. The only USDA confirmed cash cattle sales for Monday was light $170 action for northern dressed.

Idaho Hay, supreme quality trading at  $190, good quality going for $140 demand strong.

That's it for the Weekend market report from the voice of Idaho Agriculture, I'm Jake Putnam