Hedge Recommendation

Hedge recommendation: Corn and soybeans achieving sales recommendation values. Make a 10% sale of new crop corn in December at 557. Make a 10% sale of new crop beans in November at 1227. Keep in mind that corn in Brazil right now is offered for $5.61 US equivalent, we have not been selling corn and…

Morning Update

Overnight weakness finds renewed buying interest. Grain futures traded lower last night after US weekly crop progress data showed both corn and soybeans down 3% in the good/excellent category (near expectations) while wheat was up 2%. Morning weather models that again keep rain void of the W Midwest region through the end of this week…

Morning Update

Weather is the key feature this week. The grain trade was mainly firmer overnight on the concerns for soil moisture throughout the Midwest, while Kansas City wheat continued to create the most weakness, along with July soybeans finding resistance in the 1390 range. Less rain than forecasted fell across the W and NC Midwest over…

Morning Update

Grain trade mixed ahead of today’s crop report. This morning wheat and corn are lower on the session while soybeans maintain strength in the overnight trade ahead of today’s NASS and WASDE crop report at 11 AM CT. Adjustments are anticipated to South American crops along with downward US corn and soybean exports which are…

Morning Update

Grain trade mixed overnight. The overnight trade ended with a firmer wheat market while row crops were lower. Wheat prices suffered heavily yesterday but are finding a short-covering rebound led by spring wheat. Russia said that the blast, which damaged an ammonia pipeline, will not be positive for the extension of the Black Sea grain…

Morning Update

Grain trade remains erratic overnight. Grain prices traded on both sides of unchanged overnight, and in the case of soybeans, several times. The trade ended mixed with corn mostly lower, wheat mixed, while old and new crop soybeans are split with strength in old crop weakness and new crop. Obviously, the debate over the US…

Morning Update

Crop ratings slipped more than expected. Grain futures opened higher last night on worse than anticipated crop condition ratings, but row crop pricing went out near the lows of the night session at 7:45 AM. Wheat prices moved sharply higher overnight as it was reported that a critical dam in Ukraine that supplies water to…

Morning Update

Grains are firm but not sharply higher to start the week. Grains are firmer this morning, but well off overnight highs, as evening and morning weather models are slowly pulling moisture into the week 2 forecast for the Central and Eastern corn belt. Over the weekend, Russian media reported that the country’s Foreign Minister said…

Morning Update

Grain markets brace for another weather Monday. The grain trade this morning is mixed, heading into another weather weekend. July corn paces the weakness as basis levels started to diminish, as Brazilian corn values again reflect values considerably less once availability arrives in July. Midwest River and CIF corn bids yesterday fell $.02- 0.14/Bu as…