Global wheat bids and offers were more closely aligned at the beginning of 2021 and then splintered as Northern Hemisphere crops became available in the May/June timeframe. By July, wheat supplies from all origins began their trek upward as the tightening global stocks situation became more apparent. U.S. wheat has been consistently higher priced, losing its competitiveness during the runup. Offers from Argentina have now taken the lead as the winter crop gets harvested, underbidding U.S. HRW by $60/MT. Black Sea wheat has been the most consistently competitive, followed by wheat from Russia. The reign of French wheat was brief but pronounced in early September, but it also was the lowest priced back in January. Whether it can repeat that...
What You Need to Know Today: There has already been a strong run of flash soybean sales announcements in recent weeks, but more than 1.4 MMT reported this morning is an exceptionally large single-day total with major implications for the market. If the sales to China and unknown destinations w...
On Friday, at 6:57 AM, President Donald Trump announced, via a social media post, a 90-day window during which up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef could be imported outside of tariff-rate quotas—a move aimed at bringing down costs for American consumers. This is the secon...
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