# Market Closes - March 2, 2017 - Kentucky Farm Bureau

> CBOT grain futures closed lower under a stronger US dollar, with corn, soybeans and wheat all down. Live cattle, lean hogs and pork values also fell. Brazilian trucks were stuck on a muddy highway, slowing soybean shipments to ports.

- Date: 2017-03-01 · published 2017-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5041-market-closes-march-2-2017-kentucky-farm-bureau
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Brazil's transport delays tighten near-term export availability, but record Brazilian crops are still expected to ship. The stronger dollar and weaker livestock values weighed on prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2017-03-01 | 1 | -3.6% | -5.5 | Market close recap for the move date notes live cattle fell alongside grains under a stronger US dollar, pointing to broad risk-off and currency pressure that hit futures. |

## Sources

- kyfb.com: https://www.kyfb.com/federation/newsroom/market-closes-march-1-2017/
- kyfb.com: https://www.kyfb.com/federation/newsroom/market-closes-march-2-2017/

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