Grain markets follow the pattern of selling sharply lower after crop report. Grain futures overnight did the classic sell off sharply the day after a USDA crop report. They are 100%, 6 for6, with last night’s overnight double-digit selling losses. But there is another statistic behind that, 100% of the time on the last 5…
USDA WASDE 6/10/21 Report was friendly corn and wheat and negative beans.
Grains higher overnight on concerning Midwest weather. A mostly higher night session except for Chicago wheat, as a drier/warmer weather pattern for the Central US becomes concerning. Heading into today’s USDA crop production data at 11 AM, traders lean slightly bearish on wheat while friendly corn and neutral soybeans. Expectations are for US corn exports…
Buy the December corn at 6.00 or better with a 583 stop. December corn retreated overnight to major moving average support and held the Sunday night gap. What has been consistent as of late, is markets rise at night and get sold during the day, or decline at night and get bought during the day…
Dakota rains lead overnight grain price decline. Grain futures turned sharply lower overnight as the driest areas of the Central US, most notably Western and Central Dakotas, received several widespread thunderstorm clusters from Tuesday into the early morning hours of Wednesday. The heaviest rain dropped across the Western Dakotas with amounts of .2-1.25″ with lighter…
Disappointing crop ratings lift grain prices overnight. Grain futures recovered overnight on disappointing crop ratings and reductions to Northern Plains precip expectations. The question is, does the grain trade sell overnight strength when it gets reopened at 8:30? Heavy rains in the South Eastern part of North Dakota were the only soaking rains experienced, with…
Crop ratings declined more than expected. Crop ratings out at 3 o’clock, had expectations for ratings on spring wheat to drop only 2%, but they dropped 5% out of the good/excellent category (at 38%). Corn was down more than expected, they were looking for 74% good/excellent it was at 72%. Soybean ratings, the first one…
Sharply higher weather market overnight. There was a sharply higher grain market overnight on concerns over heat and dryness in the Plains and now the western and northern Midwest into June 20. Extreme heat was noted on the weekend across the Dakotas, with high temps ranging from the mid 90’s to the lower 100’s. Record…
Another overnight grain rally that needs to overcome day session selling. Again for the 4th time this week, grain futures are higher in the night session, which begs the question for the 4th time this week, will they sell the opening?. Increasing concerns for the drought in the Northern Plains and the northern half of…
Grain futures start Thursday morning session sharply higher. Grain futures were higher from the opening tick overnight, advancing double digits for spring wheat and soybeans on concerning weather, with the euro and the afternoon turning drier than the GFS that midday tried to suggest chances of rain by June 11. Soyoil futures have scored new…