Cattle On Feed On Feed: 99% vs 98.9% estimate Placed: 92% vs 94.1% estimate Marketed: 90% vs 90.7% estimate The placement numbers were slightly lighter than pre-report estimates, alongside marketing being softer than expected. We anticipate a firmer start on feeders, barring any outside events.
Wheat retreats modestly while corn and soybeans continue with gains to end the week. Not much has changed fundamentally in the past 24 hours, with weather and geopolitical developments remaining the primary factors in price discovery. Wheat prices are retreating modestly after Wednesday’s large surge, as world markets are now catching up and reacting to…
The KC wheat futures this morning are at their highest price since late April. Counter-seasonal with harvest for HRW wheat fully underway. Futures traded in a narrow range overnight, with grains showing modest strength while soybeans held steady to slightly weaker. The market appears to be consolidating ahead of another holiday-shortened trading week. Markets will…
The grain trade is set for a Turnaround-Tuesday recovery. Grain futures are mostly firmer this morning, with the exception of Minneapolis wheat, which is down 2 cents. July corn remains near steady and continues to appear undervalued. Weekly corn demand remains strong, even with Brazil’s safrinha crop entering the export market. However, Brazil’s domestic corn…
Soybean oil is sharply higher with expanded limits in place today. Grain futures are broadly mixed this morning, with wheat and corn trading lower, while soybeans find support from a sharply higher soybean oil market, which is rallying in expanded limits. Friday’s announcement of a proposed biodiesel blending rate increase to 5.6 billion gallons came…
Geo-political events dominate the night session. As you are likely aware by now, Israel launched a preemptive strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities overnight, triggering a sharp rally in energy and metal markets and providing a modest lift to the grain trade. The world is now bracing for Iran’s retaliation. Several neighboring countries are calling for…
USDA WASDE Crop Report 6/12/25 Old and new crop stock data for corn and soybeans are both friendly to pre-report estimates, but the market remains unresponsive.
WASDE data out at 11 a.m. CT. This morning’s grain trade is firmer, supported by a wave of new data being released today, prompting short covering. First, Brazil’s CONAB updated its production estimates, putting soybeans at 169.6 MMT and corn at 128.3 MMT. Both figures are slightly above the May estimates but came in just…
The grains are firm to start on Wednesday. Will the day session get sold? The screens are green this morning. After two days of trade talks between the US and China, the framework agreement to follow the earlier Geneva plans remains intact. Additionally, this morning’s Consumer Price Index confirmed reduced inflationary pressure, which has pushed…
The soybeans remain firm while corn turned near steady, with wheat still having losses at the close of the night session. Grain markets continued yesterday’s pattern, with corn and wheat remaining under pressure while soybeans held firmer overnight. The market is largely lacking fresh news, leaving prices to follow their paths of least resistance. For…
