Today is the last trading session of the week. Grain futures are mixed after of firm overnight session. Today is the last full day of trading before closing for tomorrow’s Christmas holiday weekend. World financial markets and crude oil and metals are higher, as omicron variant infection is commonly understood as only creating mild illness….
Hedge recommendation: From the Weekend Hedger Target 1335 on March soybeans to make a 25% sale of 2021 beans. Target 622 on the March Corn contract to make a 15% sale of 2021 corn.
Grain futures have corn over $6.00. Grain futures continued to press higher overnight led by soybeans. Corn has pushed to the highest price since July 1 and is above $6.00, with March soybeans near $13.30. Acute drought stress is occurring across southern Brazil, and Argentina with limited rainfall forecasted over the next 10 days. Yesterday,…
Grain futures have a mixed start for Tuesday. Grain futures found overnight stability with Dow futures and energy values also recovering after Monday’s massive risk-off liquidation. Dow futures and energy values are recovering at is again becoming understood that omicron is not a major threat other than it is the variant which is very contagious,…
Two fears drive markets. Omicron and SA building drought. Grain futures have two concerns this morning. The initial concern is the deepening drought across S Brazil and Argentina, showing no signs of rains but in increasing temperatures into early 2022. The second concern is the spread of the covert variant omicron across the world and…
South American weather becomes focus. Grain futures were mostly higher overnight with corn mixed as holiday reduced volume continues to come into play while index funds completing their re-balancing yesterday. This is the last full trading week of 2021, with the next two weeks being shortened to four-day weeks. Open interest data shows that funds…
Soybeans lead overnight recovery. Grain futures recovered overnight with soybeans leading the advance on the developing concerns that Southern Brazil and Argentine weather forecasts are arid with warming temperatures the next 2 weeks. Wheat futures stumbled on further liquidation while corn pricing is caught between the weakening wheat value but concerning Southern Brazil corn crop…
Grain futures start Wednesday mixed. Grain futures find the row crops firmer this morning on drying as a forecast grows concerning SA. In contrast, wheat futures moved lower as Algeria went with optional origin wheat, allowing a break in French milling prices that US values followed. At 1:00 p.m. today, the Federal Reserve will reveal…
Grain futures trade lower overnight with soybeans reversing. Grain futures are mixed this morning after a mostly lower night session that found technical selling from yesterday’s poor performance carryover the night session with low holiday volume. A resurgence in soybean meal buying helped turn soybeans around after overnight weakness. Monday’s rain across N Argentina and…
Grain futures start week under selling pressure. Grain futures start the last full trading week of the year under pressure, with profit-taking noted with corn and soybeans ending last week near the best levels of the month. Drying weather is noted for S Brazil and Argentina, but lite scattered showers keeps buying interest at bay…