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  • Sunday Update

    Tonight’s grain trade is called higher on multiple factors. Tonight’s grain trade is expected to open higher, with soybeans 5–8 cents stronger and corn and wheat up 2–5 cents, supported by ongoing wet weather across the Central U.S. that continues to delay spring planting. Additionally, sentiment has improved following news that U.S. grain exports will…

  • Cattle On Feed

    Cattle On Feed On Feed: 98% vs 98.2% estimate Placed: 105% vs 103.4% estimate Marketed: 101% vs 100.7% estimate The report came out mostly neutral compared to pre-report estimates, though the feeder cattle number could be considered slightly negative.

  • Morning Update

    Markets even up ahead of the three-day Easter weekend. This morning’s grain trade is firm. Wheat and soybeans are higher, while corn is steady-higher. A drier extended-range Midwest forecast offers active seeding in the 11-15-day window to help Midwest farmers get their crops seeded. The volume overnight was small as the market was winding down…

  • Morning Update

    A possible blink by China on trade. This morning’s grain trade is higher after making new weekly lows in the night session. At around 3:30 a.m., grain prices abruptly turned higher as it was stated that China had appointed a new trade minister and that it was open to negotiations. They also stated that negotiations…

  • Morning Update

    A mixed grain trade starts Tuesday morning. This morning’s grain trade is mixed, with wheat and soybeans trading softer while corn remains firm. Corn is holding strong due to a slower-than-expected U.S. planting pace, with wet weather forecast across the Midwest following the Easter holiday weekend. While serious concern about spring seeding is still a…

  • Morning Update

    HRW wheat is lower on potential rain after Easter. This morning’s grain trade is lower across the board, led mostly by losses in the wheat market due to potentially improving moisture for the HRW wheat belt over Easter weekend and into early next week. Meanwhile, soybeans are steady as non-Chinese buying continues to support the…

  • Morning Update

    Wheat prices led the overnight recovery as soybeans challenged the 100-day MA. This morning’s grain trade is higher across the board, with wheat leading the gains due to dry weather in the Black Sea region. Notably, the U.S. dollar is trading below par (100.00) for the first time in three years. This represents a decline…

  • Morning Update

    April WASDE crop report out at 11:00 CT a.m. today. Grain futures are higher this morning, extending yesterday’s gains, as Trump pauses new tariffs for 90 days a move likely to allow for normal grain flows into mid-summer. Active export sales numbers continue to suggest that the USDA may be underestimating total corn supplies. All…

  • Morning Update

    China places countervailing tariffs on the US of 84%. Grain prices were firmer overnight. Then, at 6 AM, when China announced their countervailing tariffs of 84% on US goods, they dipped too unchanged to slightly lower. They quickly recovered and are now headed out near the session’s best levels. This marks the third day in…