Ag Hedge Daily Newsletter

2/25/2016
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IMPORTANT NOTICES

OPENING CALLS

Feb 25: Export Sales at 7:30am

Feb 28: Export Inspections at 10:00am First Notice for March Chi, KC, MN wheat, corn, soybeans, soyoil, soymeal
March 1: Grain Crushing at 2:00pm
March 9: Crop Production/WASDE

Corn:

up 0-1

Wheat:

up 2-4

Beans:

up 2-4

Cattle:
Hogs:
US $:
Crude:

GRAINS

52 Week
High

468-4 on
07/14/15

52 Week
High

631-2 on
06/30/15

52 Week
High

1034-0 on
07/14/15

52 Week
Low

354-2 on
01/07/16

52 Week
Low

446-4 on
02/24/16

52 Week
Low

853-4 on
11/23/15

20 Day MA 369-6

20 Day MA 468-6

20 Day MA 877-2

50 Day MA 369-5

50 Day MA 476-0

50 Day MA 877-1

100 Day MA 378-7

100 Day MA 491-3

100 Day
MA

883-2

up .100
down .10

Corn: ---Night Session Close: May up 06 at 3652 Dec up 04 at 3842

Opening the night at 3644, May posted a session low on the open. Closing the previous day on trend line support, May opened near the same trend which stands at 3642.
Further support is likely from the Feb-11/12 double bottom at 3632 with additional support likely in the 362 region as is gap support down to 3620. Trading to a session high of
3664, trend resistance may be found near 3660 while the 10 day moving average stands at 3674 and the previous session high stands at 3676.
Soybeans: ---Night Session Close: May up 32 at 8754 Nov up 34 at 8862
Opening the night at 8720, May traded to a session low of 8700, short of the previous session low of 8692. Trend line support may be found near 8656 while the Feb-09 low of
8634. Trading to a session high of 8762, trend line resistance stands at 8766, below the 10, 20, and 50 day moving averages that are clustered from 877-879; 100 day stands at
8832.
Wheat: ---Night Session Close: May up 40 at 4552 Sept up 30 at 4742
Opening the night at 4524, May traded to a session low of 4514. Support is possible at the fresh contract and 52 week low of 4466; further support is possible in the 440 region.
Posting a session high at 4556, resistance in the 455 region is likely while trend line resistance stands at 4556 with the previous session high standing at 4562.

News:
--- Export Sales
Wheat range 200,000-400,000; actual of 387,900 for 15/16 and 98,300 for 16/17
Corn range 700,000-1,200,000; actual of 934,400 for 15/16 and 131,800 for 16/17
Soybean range 300,000-700,000; actual of 328,300 for 15/16 and 300 for 16/17
Soymeal range 100,000-250,000; actual of 171,700 for 15/16 and 900 for 16/17
Soyoil range 5,000-20,000; actual of 3,200 for 15/16
--- Ethanol Production
Average production of 994,000 barrels per day with a weekly corn consumption of 104.37 million bushels. Total ethanol production for the week stands at 6.958 million barrels with
stocks falling to 23.105 million barrels vers 23.218 last week; down 0.49% on the week and up 7% vers last year. Demand rose from 6.563 to 7.071 million barrels while average
profit margins remain negative but mostly unchanged vers last week.
--- Chinese stocks struggled through the night and finished down another 6%.
--- On Wednesday, the traditional funds bought 2,000 soybeans and 2,000 soyoil; sold 2,000 corn and 2,000 wheat. They are estimated to be net short 44,500 soybeans, 44,800
soymeal, 148,000 corn and 99,000 wheat; estimated to be net long 48,900 soyoil.
--- 2016 USDA Ag Outlook Conference Average Estimates -- Bloomberg
Corn acres 89.689; range 88.3-92.5; production 13.719; 16/17 ending stocks 1.891
Soybean acres 83.345; range 82-85; production 3.821; 16/17 ending stocks 516
Wheat acres 52.374; range 51-56; production 2.015; 16/17 ending stocks 1.005
2016 USDA Ag Outlook Conference Average Estimates -- Reuters
Corn 89.6 million
Soybeans 83.3 million
2015 Planting Acres
Corn 88 million
Soybeans 82.7 million
Wheat 54.6 million
--- USDA Projections
Farm Exports at 125 Billion
Corn price of 3.45/bu with acres are 90 million
Soybean price at 8.50/bu with acres at 82.5 million
Wheat price at 4.20/bu with acres at 51 million
--- Brian

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MEATS

52 Week
High

155.100 on
06/23/15

52 Week
High

213.075 on
06/01/15

52 Week
High

82.525 on
07/07/15

52 Week
Low

123.050 on
12/17/15

52 Week
Low

142.550 on
12/17/15

52 Week
Low

70.250 on
11/16/15

20 Day MA 133.595

20 Day MA 154.650

20 Day MA 80.095

50 Day MA 132.882

50 Day MA 155.546

50 Day MA 78.497

100 Day
MA

100 Day
MA

100 Day
MA

134.412

162.701

77.350

LINKS

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