Morning Update

Soybean oil tumbles limit down overnight A mixed tone greets the grain trade this morning, with wheat trending higher while soybeans are sharply lower. Soybean oil has dropped to its daily limit. On Tuesday afternoon, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin indicated that the Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) numbers for 2026 will be reviewed over the coming…

Morning Update

First notice day for May grain contracts is Wednesday. Last night’s grain trade opened soft and remained under pressure, driven by improving weather forecasts for spring planting. Volume was lower than usual, partly due to conflicting media reports about whether the U.S. and China are genuinely engaged in trade discussions. Given China’s tendency toward propaganda…

Morning Update

KC wheat maintains overall grain strength heading into the weekend. This morning’s grain trade has wheat and soybeans firm while the corn market retreats from yesterday’s recovery. March futures expire at the close today, and deliveries of 125 contracts of soymeal, 24 contracts of soy oil, 11 contracts of KC wheat, 30 contracts of soybeans, and…

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Weather models flip from dryer yesterday noon in Argentina to wetter overnight. This morning’s grain trade is lower on corn and sharply lower on soybeans and wheat as yesterday’s pre-noon forecast was pulling rain for Argentine this weekend but then put them back in again in the evening and overnight. The 8-15 day window models for…

Morning Update

The grain trade pushed higher overnight, with soybeans and wheat seeing double-digit gains This morning’s grain trade is higher across the board, as the Trump Trade, rains in South America, and fears of slowing grain sales could not get soybeans to push below 975 on Monday. With so much negative news digested, short covering is…

Morning Update

The World veg oil prices move on to new highs overnight. This morning, grain markets are higher as hedge pressure turns to a minimum, especially with rains on the way throughout the Midwest, but new highs in world vegetable oil markets persist. Malaysian palm oil overnight gapped higher and surged 170 ringgits, settling at $0.52/pound, a…

Morning Update

US port strike ends, and job numbers are better than expected. This morning’s grain trade is mixed. Wheat and corn continued yesterday’s selloff, while soybeans firmed on spread trading and bean oil, having followed crude oil higher overnight until the jobs data came out this morning. The US dollar firmed after 7:30 this morning, trading above…

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Morning Update

The grain trade chooses Thursday to relax early week gains. This morning’s grain trade is softer after three days of relentless buying in the face of harvest. Despite decent export sales numbers this morning, the market is choosing to still relax from recent strength. The corn rally, along with wheat, has started to reveal what we…