Author: Ivan

October 19, 2026 Grain Overview Grain futures opened soft Sunday evening and quickly turned mixed, with wheat trying to lead. A sizable reduction in the Australian crop outlook helped support wheat. Meanwhile, talk of peace continues as the war in the Black Sea region goes on. Somehow, the talk of Pres. Trump, Putin, and Xi…

October 19, 2026 Grain Overview Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:”Calibri”,sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-font-kerning:1.0pt; mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;} Grain futures opened soft Sunday evening and quickly…

October 16, 2026 Grain Overview Thursday’s soft close carried right into the overnight session as seasonal hedge pressure continues to build. Managed money is showing little interest in commodities, even with the US dollar down more than 1% from Wednesday’s high. Without much fresh news to stir up buying interest, the grain trade continues to…

October 15, 2026 Grain Overview The overnight grain trade saw wheat and corn test yesterday’s lows before finding support, keeping this week’s consolidation above last Friday’s lows intact and constructive. Meanwhile, soybeans saw follow-through selling overnight after yesterday’s poor chart performance, despite the first announcement of a large Chinese purchase of 470,000 MTs of beans….

October 14, 2026 Grain Overview After a sloppy overnight grain trade, soybeans caught a bid as soybean oil stabilized, helped by another strong crude oil market, with November crude up $1.70 at 95.85. Corn held near steady on slow reported harvest progress, while wheat has yet to find leadership from European values. Euronext continues its explosive…

October 12, 2026 Grain Overview Grain futures have corn and wheat firmer this morning, as Euronext corn is up €3/MT at 276.25, within €3 of its contract high. Meanwhile, French milling wheat is showing a similar gain of €2/MT. The shortfall of the corn crop in Europe and displaced wheat buyers from the Black Sea…

October 9, 2026 Grain Overview Grain futures found a temporary boost overnight when the Chinese Dalian grain exchange reopened after the holiday with a firm tone at 8 o’clock Chicago time, causing corn and bean values to push higher for an hour, but then retreat when no announcements or further price strength were maintained. The…

Stability comes to the grain trade overnight. Grain Overview The grain trade finds overnight support from Wednesday’s giveback and is now prepping for Friday’s big USDA data. Harvest reports continue to indicate wide variability in US crops, which is not surprising but makes it difficult to predict final crop size. We are seeing more interest…

Grains are posting a slight overnight correction after yesterday’s strong performance. Grain Overview After yesterday’s robust action, soybeans maintained most of those strong gains overnight as strength in the Brazilian real proved to be a topic, with Brazilian bean values getting elevated along with reports they are raising their soy crush and trimming some exports….