Author: Ivan

  • Morning Update 12/3/21

    Weather is becoming a concern in S Brazil and Argentina. Row crop prices pushed higher overnight while the wheat market consolidated yesterday’s sharp gains. Risk-on continues across the commodity complex overnight, with the current variant being less invasive than the current Delta virus. Corn and soybeans continue to find new buying interest in South America’s…

  • Morning Update 12/2/21

    Risk-on is the order of the day for index funds. Grain futures were sharply higher overnight, with the wheat trade recovering from heavy selling in a short period of time as the risk-on trade comes back in vogue. Yesterday, Pfizer indicated that it expected its current vaccine to hold up to omicron with the World…

  • Morning Update 12/1/21

    Commodity values rebound from Tuesdays washout. Grain futures are firmer this morning, recovering from yesterday’s wide-ranging equity and commodity liquidation. A slow return of risk-on exposure is working its way back from investment managers, as the EU government reports reveal what African doctors stated over the weekend. The omicron variant is mild in less lethal…

  • Morning Update 11/29/21

    The financial and commodity world recovered overnight from Friday’s sharp losses. Grain futures offered a mostly higher night session, as the new Covid variant is proving to be no worse than the Delta Covid variant. This allowed for a sharp recovery overnight in energies, financials, and metals markets. This buying spilled into the grain complex…

  • Morning Update 11/26/21

    The financial and commodity world risk-off on a low liquidity day. Grain futures are called sharply lower today, with the financial world taking a significant risk-off day in a low liquidity holiday atmosphere. Interesting how the news story is delayed until now when it obviously was apparent already on Wednesday, but concerns over the uncertainty…

  • Morning Update 11/23/21

    French Milling wheat and KC wheat make new contract highs. Overnight French Milling wheat scored new contract highs, with spot December French Milling wheat hitting $312.25/MT before retreating $2, while Kansas City wheat pressed to a new contract high slightly before values started to drift in the morning session. Australian wheat futures rallied $15/MT overnight…