Rains less than expected in key dry areas over the weekend. Grain futures had a minor recovery overnight compared to last week’s losses. Weekend rains were helpful where they did fall, but the drought areas again came up short. Saturday’s Nebraska straight-line winds of 60-100 MPH is getting trade attention amid the widespread reports of…
Grain futures under pressure to end the week. Grain futures were mixed overnight, with wheat holding higher until late in the night session when the corn pushed back below 520. Corn is weakening now amid the storms occurring across Iowa and resulting in needed rainfall. Wheat futures are following corn lower, with soy futures holding…
Grain prices on retreat to start Thursday morning. After a higher start and firm trade in the evening, grain futures turned lower as the stock market retreated from new highs on Wednesday to down 500 Dow points this morning. Japan declaring a state of emergency to deal with Covid-19 variance ahead of the Olympics, along…
Grain futures attempt a Wednesday Turn-around Tuesday A mixed reaction overnight to grain futures with soybeans and spring wheat higher on continued eroding condition ratings, while corn is lower again on further margin liquidation with ratings stable week over week. CBT open interest totals for Tuesday’s trade showed a drop of 177 contracts in soybeans…
Crop Condition Ratings Corn ratings gd/ex came in at 64% vs 62% est. which was unchanged from last weeks 64% Bean ratings gd/ex came in at 59% down 1% from last week’s but 1% better than average guess MWE ratings gd/ex came in at 16% down from a 17% est. and down from last weeks…
Grain futures are called sharply lower to resume trade after July 4th weekend. Grain futures are called sharply lower to restart after a three-day hiatus, as rains forecasted for the northern Plains and Western Midwest is prompting calls of soybeans 20-30 cents lower, corn down 15-25 and wheat 12-20 lower. A sense of improved rainfall…
Last full trading day until Tuesday, July 6, 8:30 a.m Grain futures started the week’s last trading day, ahead of the Independence Day holiday, firm for row crops and mixed for wheat. Corn futures gave up yesterday’s gains, but still, corn futures at present values are experiencing the biggest weekly gain in corn prices in…
Row crop futures higher on follow-through buying from crop report. Grain futures pushed higher through the overnight session on follow-through buying from yesterday’s bullish NASS acreage data. After a brief break in the night session on soybeans, as Chinese President Xi gave a hardline speech that spooked bean pricing, a resumption of buying continued in…
USDA Acreage And Grain Stocks 6/30/21 Data bullish corn and soybeans.
