This morning’s grain trade is lightly mixed as it consolidates last week’s gains. The overnight grain trade was softer, as the market consolidated last week’s strong gains. Yet by morning trade was mixed at the end of the night session. The US dollar is weaker by $0.60 and back below 97.00 while gold and silver…
Overnight grain trade consolidates recent sharp advance for the week. Strong weekly chart closes are in the works if the trade just consolidates this week’s excitement. The grain trade consolidated yesterday’s sharp gains, with mixed trading overnight. The night session trading was lower, but by morning, soybeans reached new highs above Wednesday’s spike high. The…
Soybeans recovered back above 11.00 overnight, with the grain trade still not convinced of more substantial sales Grain futures had soybeans adding back to its gains overnight, putting it back over 11.00 after Pres. Trump’s announcement yesterday that China would buy another eight MMTs of beans this crop year. Logistics of adding 294 Mil Bu…
Grains retreat from Tuesday’s bounce in price. The grain trade had experienced a firm start in the night session, but as the session progressed, prices eroded. Soybeans drifted as what was supposed to be widely scattered showers developed into a rain-producing thunderstorm in the region of Southern Cordoba/Northern La Pampa into Western Buenos Aires province,…
Turnaround Tuesday did show up, led by soybeans. As I deduced in yesterday’s newsletter, a turnaround Tuesday was highly probable today, with soybean oil and soybeans getting a boost from a positive crush number yesterday. Not only was the crush just above expectations, but soybean oil stocks were revised lower back in the November numbers….
The grain trade slips below Friday’s lows but holds amid ongoing outside market influences. The grain trade pushed lower on Friday with the chaos and concern that the new potential Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, may be a fiscal hawk, unfounded for now, but it’s the momentum that goes with it. This selling continued overnight…
Cattle Inventory Report 1/30/26 All Cattle/ Calves 99.6 vs 99.7 estBeef Cows 99.0 vs 100.4 estDairy Cows 102.0 vs 101.1 estAnnual calf crop 98.4 vs 99.3 estReport is mostly neutral to pre report expectations.
Winter wheat values are challenging annual and 60-day highs. Grain futures are mixed this morning with wheat showing gains as corn and soybeans drift slightly from this past week’s lift. Wheat futures are following French milling wheat higher which is making new 2-month high. This is pulling US winter wheat values in a similar scenario,…
Grains climb higher again overnight, as the U.S. dollar potentially breaks down on the monthly charts. Grains have created a morning event that has remained a constant: higher starts over the past week. The only question is: can the day-session seller vigilantes stall it out again? Meanwhile, gold adds another $200 in gains on the…
Grains rally as index funds find renewed interest in ownership. Corn, soybeans, and wheat are all seeing gains in overnight trade, boosted by renewed interest from managed money. However, the real momentum is in the metals market, gold has surged nearly $200 an ounce and silver is up over $7, driven by growing concerns over…
