Author: Ivan

  • Market Quick Take

    Trouble With South American Weather Presented by Heartland Investor Capital Management Inc. CTA https://vimeo.com/1043170861/64d922b285?share=copy Soybeans:Brazil’s heavy rains delay soybean harvest and Safrinha corn planting.Argentina remains dry, creating concerns over soybean meal availability.Soybean prices rally, supported by end-user buying and index fund shorts. Corn:Brazil’s Safrinha corn planting delayed in Mato Grosso due to rain.U.S. corn remains key supply…

  • Morning Update

    Happy New Year’s Eve! The last trading day of 2024 is greeted with another overnight rally. Corn is recovering from yesterday’s selling, coming within pennies of the high that brought about another swift bout of farmer selling that is being absorbed ahead of the end of the tax year. Soybean futures are higher, led again…

  • Morning Update

    Overnight weather forecast for Argentina return concerning. Grain futures are higher this morning, with soybeans leading the advance after a soft overnight performance. Light showers occurred over southern Argentina overnight, producing some light rains, but the forecasts for Argentina continue to show near to below-normal rainfall over the next week. Temperatures rise into the 90s…

  • Morning Update

    Corn set for the highest weekly close since mid-June. This morning’s grain trade is mixed, consolidating recent gains on a Friday settlement. If corn can close over 450, this will be the highest spot weekly close since June. Export sales numbers out this morning were considered strong, with soybeans just under 1 MMT and corn…

  • Market Quick Take

    Corn Continuing Higher, Soybeans Falling Presented by Heartland Investor Capital Management Inc. CTA https://vimeo.com/1042330978/1d0c71ca32?share=copy Corn Market Dynamics: Corn price forecast: Targeting $4.65-$4.69 and potentially reaching $4.85-$5.00 by February.Current position: Above the 200-day moving average, showing a strong upward trend. Soybean Market Developments: Explosive growth in soybean meal prices amid weather concerns in Argentina affecting crop…

  • Morning Update

    Markets return to regular time trades for the rest of the week. This morning’s grain trade lacks fresh news, so anticipated openings are mixed. Russia released its 2024 final Russian crop estimate earlier today, and they put the all-grain crop at 125 MMTs and the wheat crop at 82.4 MMTs. The USDA estimated the 24…

  • Market Quick Take

    Potential Soybean Rally? Presented by Heartland Investor Capital Management Inc. CTA https://vimeo.com/1042022204/982b0d6ca8?share=copy Soybeans:Soybean meal supports the market, driven by European demand and Argentine dryness concerns.La Niña may create January rallies, with potential upside targets of $10.20–$10.80. Corn:Strong momentum with measured moves suggesting targets of $4.65–$4.77.Seasonality could bring a rally through April-May, supported by Brazilian planting…

  • Morning Update

    Markets are set for a noon-time close today. Merry Christmas Eve Day! A thin holiday trade greets the overnight session, with the market fluctuating from both sides of unchanged. Trade thins out as it prepares for a 12:05 p.m. CT close for grains today and a 12:15 settlement for livestock. Markets reopen at 8:30 a.m….

  • Morning Update

    Corn recovers to its December highs to start the week. Grain prices were mostly higher overnight, with corn advancing towards the December highs near 450, prompting short-covering in wheat. The strength of soybeans overnight faded after the massive two-day lift in soybean meal stalled. Algeria is tendering for 50,000 MTs of wheat from mid-February into…