September WASDE crop production report out at 11:00 This morning’s grain trade is higher across the board, as word of a ship the Black Sea was hit by a Russian missile strike, lifting wheat and corn. Soybeans firmed as CONAB stayed with their soybean estimate near 147.4 MMTs in the corn crop at 115.7 MMTs,…
Soybeans firm on world veg oil strength. Grains are firmer this morning, with wheat adding to its gains as further strength develops on French milling wheat. Russia continues to have weather concerns, with an extreme drought in the Southwest region and farmers delaying plantings until the prospect of rain arrives. Strengthening vegetable oils is helping…
Crop ratings influence overnight trade. A mixed grain trade this morning with soybeans weaker on crop ratings that came in steady when a decline of 1-2% was anticipated. Wheat futures are firmer as harvest pressure is now in the rearview mirror. 85% of the spring wheat crop is harvested and 6% of the new 2025…
Soybeans firm on world veg oil strength. This morning’s grain trade is mixed. Wheat and corn are softer, while soybeans mount a recovery from last week’s selloff. European and Canadian rapeseed/canola markets are recovering. It appears that Canola put in a double bottom on Friday in response to the Chinese retaliation for EV import tariffs….
The grain trade ended the overnight firm. After a softer overnight session, the grain trade ended firm at the close of the night session heading into the weekend, capping another week of gains. The grains firmed up as the US dollar tumbled this morning after the September jobs report came in softer than estimates. A…
The grain trade finds the first correction of the week. After a two-day surge following the Labor Day holiday, grains went into a corrective mode. For now, the setback is shallow, but yield guesses are coming out for next week, Thursday’s USDA September Crop Report, which maintains a strong yield bias. Brokerage firm StoneX produced…
This morning’s grain trade is mixed. This morning’s grain trade lacks the momentum it carried yesterday. The competitiveness of corn and wheat has now shifted with the current rally. Russian 12.5% fob wheat offers for October are bid at $216/MT, and offers are at $217/MT. Little changed when US and French milling wheat futures were…
Canola collapses as China and Canada go into a trade dispute. This morning’s grain trade is mixed, with soybeans higher on the dry Midwest weather forecast into mid-September. The wheat trade struggled as it failed to breach technical resistance, bringing in Algo/AI trade selling, which is still defending its position. The big story is that…
Soybeans and corn pushed new weekly highs overnight. A firm overnight grain trade, led by double-digit soybean gains, took November over $10.00 for the first time since August 9. Light deliveries and seasonal price trends that tend to find a low in August or early September are turning up, with Algo and AI trader computers…
Soybeans firm back to early week highs. This morning’s grain trade has soybeans recovering to near yesterday’s highs concerning dry Midwest weather and the end of September contract liquidation, while wheat futures are correct in price after a two-day price jump from contract lows. In row crops, the index funds are now the big short,…
