Morning Update 1/3/23

Soybeans and corn higher, wheat softer to start the new year. This first trading day of the new year has grains anticipating a mixed opening. Soybeans are called 5-10 higher with corn 1-3 higher, while wheat is indicated 2-5 lower with losses on French milling wheat. Some forecasted rains did fall over key Argentine crop…

Morning Update 12/30/22

Soybeans firmer on absent rain in Argentina forecast models. The last trading day before the New Year break has grains mixed with the soy complex higher as a result of Argentina moisture still lacking. Soybeans are up 14 cents while corn is up 1 and wheat markets mixed. The chances of moisture falling in Argentina…

Morning Update 12/28/22

EU weather models reduce Argy rain. The overnight grain trade was mixed for corn and wheat while the soybean market quickly added premium back in with, with the March soybean contract recovering back to the 15.00 mark, as the afternoon forecasts substantially reduced the weekend rainfalls for Argentina. The mid-day models on Tuesday implied better…

Morning Update 12/27/22

China cancels remaining Covid restrictions. Grain futures are set to open higher on the restart of trading this week, with soybeans anticipated 5-10 higher while wheat and corn look 3-5 cents higher. Over the weekend, China lifted the remaining portion of their covert restrictions, which included no longer quarantining inbound travelers starting on January 8….

Cattle On Feed

Cattle On Feed On Feed: 97% vs 97.1% estimate Placed: 98% vs 95.7% estimate Marketed: 101% vs 100.9% estimate Hogs and Pigs  All Hogs and Pigs: 98% vs 98.5% estimateKept For Breeding: 98% vs 99.8% estimateKept For Marketing: 100% vs 98.4% estimate Cattle numbers came out neutral to barely negative based on placement numbers.Hog numbers came out friendly for the…

Morning Update 12/23/22

Grains firmer this morning on outside market improvement. The last trading day before Christmas weekend shows thinning volume as many traders take this time of year off. However, the South American weather market will remain. Forecasted rain over the weekend for Argentina remains, we will monitor the effectiveness of the rains and determine price direction…

Morning Update 12/22/22

Mixed grains this morning with rain forecasts and Ukraine/Russia supply risks Weather models show a change in precipitation chances for Argentina with a 5-day forecast of 1-2 inches possible. Almost an inch of rain fell in Argentina last night over a vast area of the country. Extended models are showing January to have moisture and…

Morning Update 12/21/22

Grains firmer on outside markets and disappointing rain fall in SA. Light rains totaling under an inch fell across the producing areas of Brazil yesterday. Argentina however received nothing and saw temps up to 105 degrees. Forecasts continue to show light to moderate rains for Brazil but not for Argentina where more rain is much…

Morning Update 12/20/22

Grains are mixed as a result of South American weather forecast change. Monday’s rainfall for in south America was isolated to northern Brazil followed by zero rainfall anywhere else. Forecasts are showing drier and temps to remain in the 90s for Argentina making January rains that much more needed. Today’s forecast is showing 25-65% of…